Overview

• Season three premiered June 27 on Netflix as a six-episode conclusion after the original two-and-three script was split
• It shattered Netflix’s previous record with 60.1 million global streams in its first three days
• A contentious infant subplot in the finale has provoked sharply divided audience reactions
• Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has left open the possibility of further spin-offs even as Netflix formally greenlights a U.S. version
• Deliberate symbolism—from Latin inscriptions on set to open-ended final scenes—reinforces the series’ examination of mortality and human values