Squid Game season 3: what we know so far about the hit Netflix show's return

Squid Game season 3 will officially launch on Netflix in June – here's all you need to know before it's released.

Feb 2, 2025 - 10:55

Squid Game season 3: what we know so far about the hit Netflix show's return

Squid Game season 3: key information

- Releasing on Netflix in late June
- No official trailer, but a mid-credit scene drops hints
- Predicted cast, though not confirmed
- Season 3 will be the show’s last
- Hwang Dong-hyuk talks spin-offs and franchise

It's official: Squid Game season 3 will launch on June 27, 2025 – and its arrival will mark the end of the tremendously volatile and thought-provoking Netflix show.

It is, in fact, one of the best Netflix series available to watch on the best streaming service which broke Netflix records by bringing in 1.65 billion viewing hours for Squid Game season 1.

Squid Game invites 456 players to compete for a mouth-watering 4.56 million won prize. To win? Compete in childhood games. Sure, that sounds simple enough, until the players learn about the deadly consequences. Player 456, Gi-hun, won the huge prize pot in season 1, but he was also the only player to leave with their life. So, he returned to play again in Squid Game season 2 to exact revenge by teaming up with fellow players – though we know how that turned out...

Season 3 was always on the cards – way before season 2 even came out – and so the cast and crew shot back-to-back, hence the 2025 release date. We're glad we don't have to wait much longer to see how the events of the season 2 finale unfold, but a wait is a wait regardless.

So, while we ponder the next move, there’s plenty to know about Squid Game season 3 from release date, to expected cast, to plot synopsis news and rumors, and more.

Full spoilers for Squid Game seasons 1 and 2 to follow.

Squid Game season 3 release date

Prepare for the final game.Squid Game Season 3 premieres 27 June.#NextOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/wnEv6gpBKMJanuary 30, 2025

As mentioned, Squid Game season 3 will be released on Netflix worldwide on June 27. It's unclear how many episodes it'll comprise or if they'll all arrive on launch day. However, gonsidering all episodes of the survival drama's first two seasons dropped on release day, we suspect that'll be the case for its final hurrah, too.

Squid Game season 3: has Netflix released a trailer?

Gi-hun wearing a green jacket looks over his shoulder slightly with a blue sky behind him — No trailer yet, but we'll be sure to update here when there is (Image credit: Netflix )

There's no trailer for Squid Game season 3 right now. When there is, we'll be sure to update you here. Given that the season 2 trailer released a month before the show dropped on Netflix, we know it won't be until later this year.

Squid Game season 3: who can we expect to return for the cast?

Front Man sits on a couch in Squid Game season 2 — Front Man's devastating season 2 ending means this character has more to give (Image credit: No Ju-han/Netflix)

Spoilers follow for Squid Game season 2.

While there’s no official news of the Squid Game season 3 cast, we have a pretty good idea of who's returning – although you never quite know how long any given character will survive. Here's who we expect to return for Squid Game season 3:

Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun
Lee Byung-hun as Hwang In-ho aka Front Man
Wi Ha-joon as Hwang Jun-ho
Kang Ha-neul as Dae-ho
Jo Yu-ri as Kim Jun-hee
Park Sung-hoon as Hyun-ju
Park Gyu-young as No-eul
Lee David as Min-su
Chae Kook-hee as Seon-nyeo
Kang Ae-sim as Jang Geum-ja
Im Si-wan as Lee Myung-gi
Yang Dong-geun as Park Yong-sik
Im Si-wan as Lee Myung-gi
Oh Dal-su as Captain Park
Roh Jae-won as Nam-gyu

Squid Game season 3: what can we speculate so far about the story?

Gi-hun looks down with an X on his jacket in Squid Game season 2 — *Squid Game* season 3 will pick up the pieces of the season 2 finale (Image credit: Netflix)

Full spoilers follow for Squid Game seasons 1 and 2.

Squid Game season 2 certainly left a lot on the table to pick up in season 3, and considering they filmed both seasons back-to-back, we imagine we'll pick up right where we left off. So, where was that? Gi-hun was planning a coup to reach the people in charge at the top to end the games once and for all. Unfortunately, what he wasn’t aware of, is that Player 001 was in fact Front Man, who after joining him in the games up until the pivotal moment of his plan, returned to his position of control.

And then, he murdered Gi-hun’s friend, Jung-bae, right in front of him. All without him knowing his true identity. As he reeled on the staircase mere moments away from the control room, season 2 ended and so did Gi-hun’s dream of freedom, it seems. But let’s not forget Jun-ho, Front Man’s brother and police officer who spent season 2 hellbent on finding the island and proving its existence to the entire world. And, we presume, exacting justice on his brother's deadly games.

In a show filled with unfortunate moments though, it’s no surprise that Jun-ho’s mission to find the island hasn't been straightforward. In season 2 it appears that the fisherman that saved him from the seas in season 1 and is back to help him with his search has an ulterior motive. While he appears to be helping Jun-ho find the island, one night we see him tampering with the drone that they’re using to search the skies. And, upon being discovered, stabs and throws one of Jun-ho’s crew overboard, undetected. A story thread that most certainly needs investigating.