Info in Movie News | Netflix has confirmed that Squid Game will end with its third season, wrapping up Seong Gi-hun’s emotional and violent journey. But according to the show’s creator, the Squid Game universe might just be getting started. Hwang Dong-hyuk, the mind behind the global phenomenon, says he's open to turning the series into a franchise with multiple spin-offs that explore new characters and fill in the gaps.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hwang revealed that he intended Squid Game to be a 3-episode series mainly about Gi-hun, portrayed by Lee Jung-jae. The initial season in 2021 gained massive popularity, skyrocketing to become the most-viewed show on Netflix in history. Season 2 brought Gi-hun back into the deadly games, not to survive, but to bring them down from within. But the season ended with a twist, his rebellion was crushed by the Front Man, who had been disguising himself as Gi-hun’s friend all along.
Season 3, which is expected to release in 2025, will continue that fallout. Hwang says it will focus on Gi-hun’s guilt, grief, and the psychological toll of his choices. After watching his best friend executed in front of him, Gi-hun is left broken. Season 3 picks up from that very moment, showing how far he’s willing to go to stop the games once and for all.
What’s made Squid Game resonate globally isn’t just the shocking games, but its social commentary and rich characters. Gi-hun isn’t a superhero, he’s just a man crushed by debt and despair, who chooses to fight a system that seems impossible to beat. His character arc has been the heart of the series, and Hwang confirms that arc will conclude in the third season.
Still, there’s room to expand the world. Hwang has teased ideas for a spin-off that would take a closer look at the masked guards, the Recruiter (played by Gong Yoo), or even the mysterious Front Man (Lee Byung-hun). One possibility is exploring the three-year time gap between seasons 1 and 2. What were these characters doing during that time? Why did they continue to participate in such a brutal system?
“There’s a lot of open-ended stuff that I’d love to explore,” Hwang said. “If I return to the world of Squid Game, it’ll be with fresh stories and new perspectives.”
Of course, not all extensions of Squid Game have been received positively. Netflix’s reality competition show Squid Game: The Challenge was criticized for missing the entire point of the original, glamorizing the same systems the series critiques. But if Hwang remains in creative control, any spin-offs will likely stay true to the original vision.
Gi-hun’s story may end soon, but there are many untold tales in the Squid Game universe, waiting in the shadows behind those red masks.
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