Netflix original series ‘Squid Game’ Season 3 is a hot topic after releasing behind-the-scenes stills and VIP room set stills of director Hwang Dong-hyeok.

Season 3, where the final game unfolds, depicts the fate of ‘Ki-hoon’, who lost his best friend in the game he re-entered with his own purpose, ‘Frontman’, who hid his identity and entered the game, and the participants who survived the cruel game.

Season 1 of ‘Squid Game’, released in 2021, is a unique worldview where a game that everyone would have enjoyed at least once in their childhood becomes a cruel death game where life and death are at stake, and the winner takes home 45.6 billion.It made its debut with questions about humanity, giving a fresh shock to the world.

From the return of season 2 in December 2024 after three years, to the long-awaited conclusion of season 3, the scene of director Hwang Dong-hyeok’s ‘Squid Game’, which created an unprecedented syndrome around the world, has always been intense.

Director Hwang Dong-hyeok predicted that season 3, which will finally reach its finale with its release on the 27th, would be “darker and more brutal than season 2, but at the same time, quite quirky and humorous.”

Director Hwang then talked about the game set, which is like a symbol of ‘Squid Game’, saying, “Through the game set, I wanted to depict the atmosphere of childhood, the dark situations they face, moral dilemmas, and cruel fates.” He also conveyed his directing intention that contained his concerns and efforts to complete an immersive series.

He also added, “I wanted to ask the fundamental question of ‘Do we have humanity, and does that humanity have the ability and power to make the world a better place?’” raising expectations about how the world of Season 3 will end.
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In addition, the VIP room set stills that were released together make us truly curious about the more extravagant and colorful scale of Season 3.First of all, unlike the previous seasons that used black marble, the VIP room that uses white marble clearly shows the uniqueness of Season 3.

Art director Chae Kyung-sun said about this, “The temperature difference between the fiery ‘Ki-hoon’ (Lee Jung-jae)and the cold, indifferent, icy ‘Frontman’ (Lee Byung-hun)was expressed with white marble to create a stark contrast,” explaining the characteristics of the characters that permeate the space.

The space where the VIPs dine is, as art director Chae Kyung-sun said, “The hexagon is a very solid shape, and I wanted to express that meaning because it feels like an oracle.” The VIP room in Season 3 has a more secretive and private feel, while presenting a starker contrast to the space where the participants risk their lives playing the game.

He also said, “I thought that the evil that encompasses all things cruel and violent is poison.That’s why I used various colors to express and design the poisonous plants and created the VIP room.” He continued, “In season 1, I showed the world of the law of the jungle with a grassland feel, but in season 3, I created a space with a bold design using colorful but dangerous poisonous plants.”

Squid Game Season 3 is ready to captivate the world once again, premiering exclusively on Netflix on Friday, June 27, 2025.

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