Netflix has confirmed the release date of season 3 of ‘Squid Game’ as June 27th, and has released a launch poster and first look stills, drawing attention.

The final game of the Netflix series ‘Squid Game’ will resume on June 27th. ‘Squid Game’ season 3 is the story of ‘Ki-hoon’, who lost his best friend in the game he re-entered with his own goals, ‘Frontman’, who hid his identity and hid in the game, and the final fate of the participants who survived the cruel game. Following season 2, which contained the full-scale confrontation between ‘Ki-hoon’ (Lee Jung-jae) and ‘Frontman’ (Lee Byung-hun), season 3 will tensely depict ‘Ki-hoon’, who is frustrated by the miserable failure of his rebellion against the game‘s organizers, and what choice he will make at the end of his despair. Expectations are high for the ‘Frontman’ who runs the game while observing ‘Ki-hoon’ who is at a crossroads of new choices in the ongoing game, and the psychology of the participants who go to extremes as the game approaches its end.

The released launching poster catches the eye with the signature scene of the ‘​ Squid Game’ where the pink guard drags a dead participant who is bleeding to a coffin wrapped with a pink ribbon. In particular, unlike the rainbow-colored playground of Season 2 ‘5-in Hexagonal Modern Pentathlon’, the colorful spiral flower-patterned floor heightens expectations by foreshadowing the passionate final story of the ‘Squid Game’. “Would you like to participate in the last game?” The copy, ‘Young-hee’ projected on the floor, and the giant shadow of ‘Young-hee’’s partner ‘Cheol-soo’, who first appeared in the cookie scene in episode 7, the last episode of season 2, raise curiosity about the new game that will unfold.



The first look stills that were released together give clues to season 3 with the appearance of ‘Ki-hoon’, the participants, ‘Frontman’, and the pink guard ‘No-eul’ (Park Gyu-young) after the failed rebellion. ‘Ki-hoon’ glaring at someone while handcuffed shows that ‘Ki-hoon’‘s anger at losing his friend ‘Jeong-bae’ (Lee Seo-hwan) is not small, and that it will be an important variable in the development of season 3. Leaving Season 2’s ‘Young-il’ behind, the stills of ‘Frontman’ wearing a black mask again stimulate curiosity about whether ‘Ki-hoon’ will actually confront the ‘Frontman’‘s true identity, and raise expectations for an important moment in Season 3. Also, the stills of ‘No-eul’, who was revealed to be a pink guard and not a contestant in Season 2, adding to the surprise, are standing outside the game center with her mask off, raising curiosity about what other moves she will show in Season 3. After the rebellion, the scenes of ‘Hyun-ju’ (Park Sung-hoon), ‘Yong-sik’ (Yang Dong-geun), ‘Geum-ja’ (Kang Ae-sim), and ‘Jun-hee’ (Jo Yu-ri) sharing their grief over the loss of their comrades foreshadow an even more brutal death game between the impossible choices of solidarity, friendship, and survival.

Following the most popular Netflix series of all time, ‘Squid Game’ Season 2, which was released on December 26, proved its explosive popularity by recording the highest number of viewers in the first week of Netflix release ever, and becoming the third most popular Netflix series in just 18 days after its release. In addition, the ‘Round and Round’ song, air play, shuttlecock kicking, and true or false voting are being explosively created among fans, and the ‘Squid Game’ syndrome is continuing around the world. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who announced that he will conclude the amazing narrative of ‘Squid Game’ through Season 3, is raising expectations for the grand finale, and fans around the world are also paying attention to the message that Director Hwang Dong-hyuk wants to convey through the final season, whether we can still hope for a shred of humanity even in the midst of a cruel reality.

Season 3 of ‘Squid Game’, which will feature the final game of the globally beloved series ‘Squid Game’, will be released exclusively on Netflix on June 27, 2025 (Friday).

Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga.com

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