Overview

• The six-episode Season 3 of Squid Game premiered on Netflix on June 27 as the definitive conclusion to the franchise’s central storyline.
• Hwang Dong-hyeok and Netflix originally shot Seasons 2 and 3 together before choosing to split them into seven and six episodes, respectively.
• Season 3 unfolds three parallel arcs following Seong Gi-hun’s bid to dismantle the games, guard No. 11’s moral conflict, and Hwang Jun-ho’s quest to locate the secret island.
• Critical response is split, with some reviewers lauding the season’s emotional depth and tighter pacing while others fault it for retreading familiar territory and escalating violence.
• Despite affirming that this installment ends the main narrative, Hwang Dong-hyeok has left open the possibility of spin-offs or derivative works in the Squid Game universe.