‘Squid Game‘ is back with a bang, as the official teaser for Season 3 just dropped, and it’s already got fans on edge. The show turned out to be an internet sensation when it debuted in September 2021. After accumulating 1.65 billion viewing hours in less than a month, it became Netflix’s most-watched series ever.
Season 2 left us on edge with its sharp critique of capitalism, masterful storytelling, and brutal honesty about human desperation. Now, the chapter is about to close, and with it, the man who perhaps has most to lose is the Season 1 Squid Game winner, Gi-hun.
‘Squid Game’ Season 3: Gi-hun Is Back, But He’s Done Playing By The Rules
In Season 1, Seong Gi-hun, played by the brilliant Emmy-winner Lee Jung-jae, started off as a down-on-his-luck gambler, drowning in debt and trying to be a decent father, before he was dumped into a horrific game show from hell with 455 other desperate strangers. Then came a cruel set of children’s games, such as Red Light, Green Light, and the notorious glass bridge, dalgona game, all of which had lethal consequences. Eventually, Gi-hun was the only one left alive, damaged, and carrying the indescribable weight of what he had seen.
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In Season 2, Gi-hun changed from a hesitant winner to a rebel driven by vengeance. After discovering the recruiter who lured him in and realizing that the game continued, he made the ultimate decision: to go back in and destroy it from within.
Re-entering as Player 456 once again, he set a plan in motion to expose the evil puppet masters pulling the strings. But of course, nothing is ever that easy. The season ended on a cliffhanger so intense, fans are still catching their breath. Now, from what the teaser shows, Gi-hun is back in the arena, but this time, he’s hunting, not surviving.
Twisted Games, Twisted Motives
It’s time to play the final games 🔴🔵
— Netflix (@netflix) May 5, 2025
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The Season 3 trailer opens with Gi-hun waking up inside a coffin. This season will thrust Gi-hun back into the brutal heart of the games, determined to dismantle them once and for all. He will be dealing with the crushing loss of Jung-bae, also known as Player 390, who was not just a teammate but a symbol of the humanity still left in the game. Gi-hun faces new perils, including the Front Man, played by Lee Byung-hun, who shockingly infiltrated their rebellion disguised as Player 001.
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Then there’s the sensory chaos of the teaser. One shot shows a giant gumball downpour, but paired with the soundtrack of a crying baby? That’s nightmare fuel. That cry might not just be for shock value. Fans suspect it’s connected to Jun-hee (Player 222), who is pregnant. If a child is born mid-game, the emotional and ethical stakes skyrocket. What happens when innocence enters a place built for slaughter? It’s the kind of psychological torment only ‘Squid Game‘ could pull off.
A slew of familiar characters are returning, proving that no one ever truly leaves the game behind. Among them is Detective Hwang Jun-ho, who fans assumed was dead after he took a bullet and tumbled off a cliff in Season 1.
Yong-sik (Player 007), his fiercely protective mother Geum-ja (Player 149), and veterans like Hyun-ju (Player 120), Myung-gi (Player 333), Dae-ho (Player 388), Min-su (Player 125), and Nam-gyu (Player 124) are also making their return to the fold. And the silent menace of pink-suited guard No-eul is still masked, still mysterious, and still terrifying. With all these characters thrown back into the deadly mix, the final season is shaping up to be as much about closure as it is about carnage.
With Season 3 officially landing on Netflix on June 27, the platform isn’t pulling any punches. The final chapter of this South Korean survival thriller is promising to deliver gut-wrenching emotion, explosive drama, and high-stakes horror, all wrapped in that addictive neon-drenched aesthetic we can’t get enough of. As the final season, it’s packing in more trauma, more tension, and a whole lot of mind games.
