The White Lotus season 3: key data
– Releasing on Netflix someday in 2025
– Comprised of six episodes
– No official trailer, however a mid-credit scene drops hints
– Predicted solid, although not confirmed
– Season 3 would be the present’s final
– Hwang Dong-hyuk talks spin-offs and franchise
Squid Sport season 3 is coming in 2025 and its arrival will mark the tip of the tremendously unstable and thought-provoking Netflix present.
It’s, in truth, one of many finest Netflix sequence out there to observe on the finest streaming service which broke Netflix data by bringing in 1.65 billion viewing hours for Squid Sport season 1.
Squid Sport invitations 456 gamers to compete for a mouth-watering 4.56 million gained prize. To win? Compete in childhood video games. Certain, that sounds easy sufficient, till the gamers be taught in regards to the lethal penalties. Participant 456, Gi-hun, gained the large prize pot in season 1, however he was additionally the one participant to go away with their life. So, he returned to play once more in Squid Sport season 2 to actual revenge by teaming up with fellow gamers – although we all know how that turned out…
Season 3 was at all times on the playing cards – approach earlier than season 2 even got here out – and so the solid and crew shot back-to-back, therefore the 2025 launch date. We’re glad we do not have to attend for much longer to see how the occasions of the season 2 finale unfold, however a wait is a wait regardless.
So, whereas we ponder the subsequent transfer, there’s a lot to learn about Squid Sport season 3 from launch date, to anticipated solid, to plot synopsis information and rumors, and extra.
Full spoilers for Squid Sport seasons 1 and a pair of to observe.
Squid Sport season 3: is there a launch date?
The video games won’t ever be the identical. Have you ever watched Squid Sport Season 2 but? Season 3 coming in 2025. pic.twitter.com/j8dnDev94iDecember 30, 2024
Whereas viewers needed to wait over three years for Squid Sport season 2, the await season 3 is not practically as lengthy. In truth, it’s been confirmed to hit Netflix in 2025. Provided that season 2 got here out in December 2024, that is a wait of lower than a 12 months – we hope.
#SquidGame’s director, Hwang Dong-hyuk, reassures followers that they will not have to attend too lengthy for season 3. pic.twitter.com/N9bmbXWrbPJanuary 6, 2025
Because of a 2025 Golden Globes crimson carpet interview in January, Squid Sport director and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk revealed to The Hollywood Reporter: “It’s coming. It’s coming. I’m engaged on it, so it’s coming quickly. Earlier than you count on.”
Plus, as reported by Forbes, the Netflix Korea YouTube channel “had a video go reside that didn’t simply have the 2025 launch date, however a selected date, June 27, 2025.” Whereas it was shortly eliminated, it didn’t go unnoticed, although there’s been no official affirmation from Netflix.
If we had been to take a position then, we’d say that with Dong-hyuk’s phrases in thoughts and contemplating season 2 got here out in late 2024, we’d guess a late summer time 2025 launch date for season 3.
Squid Sport season 3: has Netflix launched a trailer?
There isn’t any trailer for Squid Sport season 3 proper now. When there may be, we’ll you should definitely replace you right here. Provided that the season 2 trailer launched a month earlier than the present dropped on Netflix, we all know it will not be till later this 12 months.
Squid Sport season 3: who can we count on to return for the solid?
Spoilers observe for Squid Sport season 2.
Whereas there’s no official information of the Squid Sport season 3 solid, now we have a reasonably good thought of who’s returning – though you by no means fairly know the way lengthy any given character will survive. This is who we count on to return for Squid Sport season 3:
- Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun
- Lee Byung-hun as Hwang In-ho aka Entrance 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 Sport season 3: what can we speculate up to now in regards to the story?
Full spoilers observe for Squid Sport seasons 1 and a pair of.
Squid Sport season 2 definitely left rather a lot on the desk to select up in season 3, and contemplating they filmed each seasons back-to-back, we think about we’ll decide up proper the place we left off. So, the place was that? Gi-hun was planning a coup to achieve the individuals in cost on the prime to finish the video games as soon as and for all. Sadly, what he wasn’t conscious of, is that Participant 001 was in truth Entrance Man, who after becoming a member of him within the video games up till the pivotal second of his plan, returned to his place of management.
After which, he murdered Gi-hun’s buddy, Jung-bae, proper in entrance of him. All with out him understanding his true identification. As he reeled on the staircase mere moments away from the management room, season 2 ended and so did Gi-hun’s dream of freedom, it appears. However let’s not overlook Jun-ho, Entrance Man’s brother and police officer who spent season 2 hellbent on discovering the island and proving its existence to your entire world. And, we presume, exacting justice on his brother’s lethal video games.
In a present stuffed with unlucky moments although, it’s no shock that Jun-ho’s mission to seek out the island hasn’t been easy. In season 2 it seems that the fisherman that saved him from the seas in season 1 and is again to assist him along with his search has an ulterior motive. Whereas he seems to be serving to Jun-ho discover the island, one evening we see him tampering with the drone that they’re utilizing to look the skies. And, upon being found, stabs and throws one among Jun-ho’s crew overboard, undetected. A narrative thread that almost all definitely wants investigating.
Everybody say hello to Chul-su 👋 Squid Sport 3 coming 2025. pic.twitter.com/hCgNexjJbCJanuary 1, 2025
If you happen to watched by means of the credit, you should have additionally seen the teaser (above) that includes the large robotic from Pink Mild, Inexperienced Mild – Younger-hee – and her robotic boyfriend, launched on Twitter/X as Chul-su. It provides: “Squid Sport 3 coming 2025,” as if to counsel Chul-su will star as a brand new robotic in a completely new recreation. The larger tease right here although is that there’s extra video games to be performed, which has been one of many largest allures of Squid Sport. It’s within the title, in spite of everything.
It seems that season 3 is most positively a continuation of season 2. Chatting with MSN, director Hwang Dong-hyuk revealed the explanation behind splitting season 2 in half, slightly than beginning a brand new video games: “…as I wrote the story alongside, it grew to become to be too many episodes and too lengthy of a narrative since you see Gi-hun’s journey the place he returns to the sport, but additionally he goes by means of a revolt, and that’s truly the climax of that storyline, the place he tries to create an rebellion, however then that every one goes to failure. And I additionally noticed that side of it as yet one more recreation as nicely, and so I believed that we’d divide it into two seasons to have that…”
He added: “And to place a cease there, I believed that will simply be the fitting satisfactory second to relaxation and have it proceed on within the additional season as a result of after Gi-hun experiences that occasion, primarily based on the failure, in addition to that immense sense of guilt, you are going to get yet one more character arc from Gi-hun.”
Viewers have watched as Gi-hun reigned victorious in season 1 and returned stuffed with vigor and fueled by revenge in season 2. However, by the tip, he was left totally depleted by his failed plan and lack of his buddy. Hwang Dong-hyuk’s deal with Gi-hun going into season 3 ridden with guilt and failure appears to be the focus. Although we’re additionally anticipating extra video games and resolve (or demise).
Web optimization-hwan, who performed Gi-hun’s buddy Jung-bae in season 2, revealed to RadioTimes.com the place he feels season 3 will take Gi-hun subsequent. However, he stipulates: “I do know nothing about season 3, however as a viewer and a fan myself, I believe there may very well be three potentialities.”
Increasing on these potentialities, he mentioned: “One could be Gi-hun shedding all hope, and the second, him turning into much more vengeful. However the third chance could be him turning into vengeful in direction of the gamers, not the individuals behind the sport.”
Whereas Jung-bae won’t know the season 3 plot, returning participant Jo Yu-ri, who performs Jun-hee (Participant 222) advised Cinema At present: “It looks as if lots of people have been predicting the contents of season 3, however it looks as if not a lot of them have gotten it proper as I believed. A really unimaginably brutal and merciless story awaits, so please stay up for it.”
Will Squid Sport return after season 3?
No, season 3 has been confirmed as Squid Sport’s remaining season. However, creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has shared his future plans for a Squid Sport franchise with The Hollywood Reporter: “One of many concepts I’m tossing round is what occurred between season one and two. There’s a three-year hole. So, for instance, what was the Entrance Man doing throughout these three years?” mentioned Hwang. “What was the Recruiter doing? When I’ve some downtime, I like to simply toss some concepts round and go wild with my creativeness. So I suppose we might be open to something.”
And, again in 2022, Deadline reported that Dong-hyuk additionally had a satirical sequence primarily based on the creation of Netflix’s Squid Sport in early growth. At time of writing, it was rumored to be known as The Greatest Present on the Planet.
If you happen to’re craving extra from Squid Sport, the franchise has already expanded with Squid Sport: The Problem, a real-world adaptation of the present, which debuted in November 2023 and was subsequently renewed for a second season. Casting of which is now closed, although a launch date remains to be unknown.
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