Overview

• Squid Game Season 3 confirms five new VIP actors: David Sayers, Jane Wong, Bryan Bucco, Jordan Lambertoni and Kevin Yorn.
• The gold-masked VIPs return as wealthy onlookers who wager on contestants’ lives and embody a critique of elite detachment.
• Casting favors lesser-known international actors over A-list stars and features creator Hwang Dong Hyuk’s entertainment lawyer, Kevin Yorn.
• Critics label the VIP scenes the series’ weakest for their jarring English dialogue and delivery that disrupt episode tension.
• Actors and reviewers point to non-native translation, heavy masks and isolated filming conditions for stilted performances.