SEOUL, Jan 31 — The highly anticipated third season of Netflix’s global hit series Squid Game has officially been given a release date, Yonhap news agency reported.
The streaming giant announced on Thursday that the series will return for its third and final season on June 27, just six months after the release of Season 2.
It took three years and three months for the second season to arrive following the premiere of the first season in September 2021. The third season was filmed simultaneously with the second, which consists of seven episodes.
Netflix also unveiled a promotional poster and new stills, offering a glimpse into “what’s next for Squid Game hero Gi-hun (Lee Jung Jae), his enigmatic antagonist Front Man (Lee Byung Hun), and more characters caught in the terrifying competition.”
Series creator, writer, and executive producer Hwang Dong Hyuk shared his excitement for the upcoming season in a letter released by Netflix.
"I am thrilled to see the seed that was planted in creating a new Squid Game grow and bear fruit through the end of this story. We’ll do our best to bring you yet another thrill ride," Hwang wrote.
During its January 21 quarterly earnings report, Netflix revealed that Season 2 is expected to be “one of the most-watched seasons” of an original series on the platform, having garnered 165.7 million views in the fourth quarter of last year.
— Bernama
