Here’s the complete scoop on all three seasons of Squid Game:
Season 1
Release: Premiered in September 2021 on Netflix. (Context not in queries, but widely known) Premise: Introduced us to Seong Gi-hun (Player 456), who joins a deadly competition of childhood games for a life-changing cash prize.
Season 2
Release Date: December 26, 2024 Episodes: 7 episodes Highlights: Gi-hun, traumatized by the past, returns with the goal of ending the deadly games. The season ends on a chilling cliffhanger with his rebellion failing and a close friend’s death.
Season 3 (Final Season)
Release Date: June 27, 2025 Episodes: 6 episodes (one fewer than Season 2) Time of Release: Dropped at 3 AM ET (12 AM PT) on streaming day Plot Direction: Continues immediately after Season 2’s devastating finale—Gi-hun returns to the arena, facing even deadlier challenges and a tense showdown with the Front Man (Hwang In-ho) as VIPs loom large. Records: Set a new Netflix viewership record, with over 60.1 million views in its first three days, making it the platform’s highest launching TV show ever. Creator’s Insight: Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed the plan from the start was to tell this as a single story, but the length led to dividing it into two seasons. Season 3 was always intended as the grand finale. Expansion Talk: Although Season 3 concludes the main storyline, Hwang hinted that spin-offs could still explore the Squid Game universe.
Summary Table
Season
Release Date
Episodes
Key Notes
Season 1
Sept 2021
–
Series debut — sets the premise
Season 2
Dec 26, 2024
7
Gi-hun returns — dramatic cliffhanger ending
Season 3
June 27, 2025
6
Final showdown — record-breaking debut
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