Netflix has officially announced that the highly anticipated third and final season of Squid Game will premiere on June 27, 2025. The news comes after the explosive season 2 finale, which left fans hanging with a major cliffhanger.
Squid Game Season 2, released on December 26, 2024, was filmed back-to-back with the upcoming season, allowing for a much shorter wait compared to the gap between seasons 1 and 2. In the second season, Lee Jung-jae returns as Gi-hun, aka Player 456, who comes back to the deadly competition after winning 45.6 billion won in season 1. Now, Gi-hun aims to dismantle Squid Game and save the lives of its new players.
The cast of season 2 includes returning stars Wi Ha-jun as Jun-ho and Lee Byung-hun as the enigmatic Front Man, along with new faces joining the fray. Created and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, the series continues to captivate audiences globally.
As of now, Squid Game Season 2 has become Netflix’s second-most-watched non-English series, with over 173 million views and 1.2 billion hours watched since its debut.
The season 2 finale left fans on the edge of their seats, teasing major developments for the final season, which promises to answer lingering questions and bring the brutal competition to its epic conclusion.