Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk has given some hopeful news for fans hoping for a date for the third season of the hit show, saying it will be coming “sooner than you’d expect”.
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Premiering in 2021, season one of Squid Game remains Netflix’s most watched series ever, becoming a worldwide hit and making an international star of Lee Jung-jae, who would go on to appear in Star Wars show The Acolyte.
Season two debuted on December 26, to the biggest ever premiere for a show on the streaming service, with 68million viewers in the first four days. The new season’s plot revolves around Jun-Jae’s character, Seong Gi-hun, infiltrating the latest edition of the deadly secret games in hopes of exposing those who are running it.
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Squid Game 3 coming 2025. pic.twitter.com/hCgNexjJbC
— Netflix (@netflix) January 1, 2025
The end of the latest season gave a teaser for season three, sparking speculation as to when it will happen. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet of this year’s Golden Globes, Dong-hyuk said of season three’s release date: “I don’t think it’s May, but it will come out this year” before adding, “It’s coming, it’s coming. I’m working on it. It’s coming soon. Sooner than you’d expect”.
#SquidGame‘s director, Hwang Dong-hyuk, reassures fans that they won’t have to wait too long for season 3. pic.twitter.com/N9bmbXWrbP
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) January 6, 2025
Squid Game would be nominated for Best Television Series – Drama at the Globes, eventually losing out to historical drama Shōgun. Season one won Best Supporting Actor – Drama for O Yeong-su’s performance, as well as winning six Emmys, the first non-English language television show to do so.
Fan discussions around Squid Game season two have also continued online. Viewers recently spotted a cameraman in shot, asking “how does stuff like this go unnoticed?”. A publicity stunt for the latest season also made the headlines when it didn’t quite go according to plan. Meanwhile, Dong-hyuk has compared the K-drama’s new season to Korea’s current political turmoil.
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