The countdown has officially begun! There are only a few days left until Squid Game 3 premieres on Netflix. This final season of the Korean series promises to be more intense than ever, so get your popcorn ready—the mystery surrounding these sinister games is about to be revealed. Here’s everything we know so far.
When does Squid Game Season 3 premiere on Netflix?
The series finale will arrive on the streaming platform this Friday, June 27.
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How long will the episodes of Squid Game 3 be?
So far, the official runtime of the episodes in Squid Game 3 hasn’t been confirmed. However, the second season featured episodes ranging from 51 minutes to 1 hour and 16 minutes, so it’s expected that the new episodes will have a similar length.
How many episodes will Squid Game Season 3 have?
It hasn’t been officially confirmed how many episodes will make up the third season of the series. However, Netflix plans to release between 12 and 13 episodes across seasons two and three. Since the second season already had seven episodes, the final installment is expected to include 5 or 6 episodes.
What will Squid Game Season 3 be about?
The final season continues the journey of Gi-hun, devastated by the loss of his best friend and the betrayal of the Leader, who had hidden his true identity to manipulate the game from the inside. Now, Gi-hun is determined to end the brutal competition once and for all; however, the Leader already has his next move planned, and each challenge becomes deadlier than the last.
After the trailer was released, it was revealed that there will be new games and that the baby of Player 222, Kim Jun-hee, will be born amid them. The return of the VIPs is also confirmed—the wealthy spectators who hide their faces behind gold masks shaped like animal heads. To add more excitement to the plot, Detective Hwang Jun-ho, the Leader’s brother, finally manages to infiltrate the island where the twisted games take place. Will he be able to put an end to it all? We’ll have to wait for the premiere to find out.
Squid Game 3: Cast
Of course, main characters like Lee Jung-jae and Song Young-chan will continue in the series. However, others such as Gong Yoo, Choi Seung-hyun, or Lee Seo-hwan said goodbye to the show in Season 2 due to their characters’ deaths.
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Here’s a list of the characters who are still alive and will return in the third and final installment of the Korean series:
- Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun
- Wi Ha-joon as Hwang Jun-ho
- Lee Byung-hun as Hwang In-ho, the game’s Leader
- Park Sung-hoon as Cho Hyun-ju
- Yang Dong-geun as Park Yong-sik
- Kang Ae-shim as Jang Geum-ja
- Oh Dal-su as Captain Park
- Jo Yu-ri as Kim Jun-hee
- Im Si-wan as Lee Myung-gi
- Kang Ha-neul as Kang Dae-ho
What is the name of Player 456 in Squid Game?
Seong Gi-hun. He was the winner of the games in Season 1 and returns in Season 2 to seek revenge.
Who is number 001 in Squid Game Season 2?
In Season 2, Player 001 turns out to be Hwang In-ho, also known as The Leader, played by Lee Byung-hun. He hides his real identity and joins the games as a contestant, forming a bond with Gi-hun by sharing a heartbreaking personal story: his wife, who is expecting a child, is seriously ill, and he entered the games hoping to win enough money to save both their lives.
