Director Hwang Dong-hyeok explained the ‘question’ he wanted to convey to the audience through seasons 2 and 3 of ‘Squid Game’.

Netflix original series ‘Squid Game’ Season 3, which will be released on the 27th, depicts the final fate of Ki-hoon(Lee Jung-jae), who loses his best friend in a game he re-entered with his own purpose, Frontman(Lee Byung-hun), who hid his identity and entered the game, and the participants who survived the cruel game.

At the production conference for season 3 of ‘Squid Game’ held at Seoul Dragon City in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 9th, director Hwang Dong-hyeok explained, “As many of you might have guessed from watching the trailers, season 3 is about Sung Ki-hoon, who lost his best friend at the end of a rebellion, falling to rock bottom due to guilt and despair over his mistakes, and how he overcomes that bottom and moves on with the rest of his life.” He added, “I hope you watch to see how the showdown between Sung Ki-hoon and the frontman, that is, the ‘showdown on human views on humans and faith’, will end in season 3 as a battle of values.”

He also drew attention by saying, “In fact, the message I wanted to give to the audience through seasons 2 and 3 of ‘Squid Game’ was not a ‘question’ but a ‘question’.” He continued, “In the post-capitalist society, the side effects are occurring, and amidst the endless frustration and defeatism about excessive competition and human desires, I wanted to ask the question, ‘Can we humans create a slightly better future? Can we show a sustainable, slightly better world to our future generations?’”



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