Squid Game left Netflix subscribers shook last Christmas with Season 2’s horrific cliffhanger ending. After infiltrating the games and rallying his closest allies to fight back against the game-makers, Player 456 (Lee Jung-Jae) found himself totally defeated. Player 001 (Lee Byung-hun) revealed that he was actually the Front Man, turning on his fellow “rebels” at the most pivotal moment and murdering Park Jung-bae (Lee Seo-hwan) just to torture Gi-hun. Now we get to find out what happens next when Squid Game Season 3 premieres on Netflix…
Squid Game is the twisted brain child of Korean filmmaker Hwang Dong-hyuk. The show imagines an underground world where impoverished Koreans play children’s games in the hopes of winning a massive cash prize. The twist is that if they lose a game, they die.
The first season of Squid Game ended with the mercurial Seong Gi-hun, aka Player 456, managing to outlast everyone else, leaving him both obscenely rich and incredibly traumatized. In Season 2, he’s out for vengeance, devoting his fortune to tracking the shady organization that hosts the games to stop them once and for all. His journey leads him to joining the games again, this time with the goal of saving as many people as possible. He ultimately fails, leading to the death of his long-time best friend, Jung-bae.
So what’s next for Player 456? Can he save any of his remaining allies? Maybe the pregnant Player 222 (Jo Yu-ri) or the maternal Player 149 (Kang Ae-shim)? Will the Front Man’s brother, Detective Hwang (Wi Ha-joon), ever find the island where the games are held? Who will live, who will die, and what other games will the characters be forced to play?
Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch Squid Game Season 3 on Netflix…
The third season of Squid Game comes out on Netflix on Friday, June 27.
You already know Squid Game Season 3 is coming out on June 27, but what time can you start binging it?
Squid Game Season 3 will be on Netflix at 3 AM ET (or 12 AM PT) on Friday, June 27.
The entire third season of Squid Game will hit Netflix on Friday, June 27 at the same time. You’ll be able to binge the entire season as soon as it’s live on the streaming site.
There are 6 episodes in total in Squid Game Season 3 and they will release all at once.
Squid Game Season 2 followed Player 456 as he attempted to stop the games by going back in, with the hopes that Detective Hwang could track him. While inside, Gi-hun initially worked to save as many lives as possible, but as soon as he started helping people survive, the Front Man decided to enter as Player 001. The two team up and eventually convince other skeptics of the game to launch a rebellion against the game-makers.
Squid Game Season 2 ends with the Front Man revealing himself and sabotaging the revolt. He murders Gi-hun’s best friend in front of him and blames this atrocity on 456’s desire to play the hero. Meanwhile, Player 388 (Kang Ha-neul) hid in the dormitory like a coward instead of returning to the battle with more magazines, which could have made a material difference in the fight.
The pregnant Jun-hee and her crypto-shilling ex (Yim Si-wan) are still alive, as are the mother/son pair of Players 149 and 007 (Yang Dong-geun), and transgender Player 120 (Park Sung-soon).
There sure is! You can scroll to the top of this page to see the trailer for the third and final season of Squid Game.
The cast of Squid Game Season 3 is pretty much made of the lucky few who managed to survive the events of Squid Game Season 2. You’ll recognize the actors in Squid Game from other shows like The Acolyte, Mr. Sunshine, The King in Love, and Mimicus.
Here’s your guide to who’s who in Squid Game, character name, player number, and all: