‘Squid Game’ season 3 will premiere on June 27. Image: Courtesy of Netflix Korea
The highly-anticipated third season of “Squid Game” is set to premiere on June 27 on streaming service Netflix.
Season 3 will thrust Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) into a relentless fight for survival following a failed and bloody rebellion against the game’s masterminds.
The upcoming season lands six months after Season 2 debuted in December 2024. According to Netflix, both seasons were filmed back-to-back.
Alongside the announcement, a chilling new poster and a batch of first-look images were also released on its social media platforms.
The poster shows a masked guard dragging a lifeless contestant across an orange, flower-patterned floor arranged in a circular design. Cast in eerie shadows are the silhouettes of Young-hee — the show’s infamous killer doll — and Young-soo, a male robot poised to make his debut this season. The poster’s tagline, written in Korean, reads: “Will you participate in the final game?”
Nothing can prepare you for the final season of Squid Game! Squid Game Season 3 premieres June 27. #NextOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/ABaNMbGwGt
— Netflix K-Content (@netflixkcontent) January 30, 2025
Meanwhile, the first-look images paint an equally grim picture, with Ki-hun handcuffed to a post, appearing to seethe over the death of his close friend Jung-bae (played by Lee Seo-hwan). Netflix also teased that No-eul (played by Park Gyu-young), a North Korean defector working as one of the game’s masked guards, may be seen outside the game’s confines, with her mask removed.
Prepare for the final game. Here’s your first look at Squid Game Season 3 photos, premiering June 27. #NextOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/7MpsXdDO8c
— Netflix K-Content (@netflixkcontent) January 30, 2025
The second season of “Squid Game” has maintained its position as the most-watched title across all of Netflix’s non-English-language shows in its fifth week of release.
According to the official Top 10 rankings on Friday, the second season of “Squid Game” has amassed 7.9 million views to date.