Overview
- Bryan Bucco confirmed that the voices heard during Squid Game Season 3’s VIP scenes were English dubs rather than the masked actors’ own performances.
- He agreed with viewers who labeled the VIP characters as “useless” and said their presence failed to advance the narrative meaningfully.
- Bucco suggested that Netflix drove the decision to dub the masked actors and underwrite their storyline.
- Squid Game Season 3 introduced five masked VIPs purportedly representing the United States, United Kingdom, France and China to underscore the series’ global stakes.
- Behind the scenes, Bucco praised a three-day rehearsal period with Lee Byung-hun and noted that fellow VIP actor Kevin Yorn holds a legal role representing creator Hwang Dong-hyuk.