Overview
- Netflix made a last-minute change to release the Season 2 finale on Nov. 18 at 9 p.m. ET rather than the usual overnight window.
- The season concluded with a champion emerging from a final round featuring five remaining players.
- The reality competition began with 456 contestants competing for a $4.56 million prize and was filmed earlier in 2025 in England.
- Contestant accounts described continuity-focused production practices, including periods without showers and unchanged dormitory bedding, while participants affirmed the unscripted format.
- Netflix and Tudum confirmed Season 3 with casting active through Squid Game: The Experience events in New York and London.