Netflix just dropped the trailer for Season 3 of “Squid Game,” premiering June 27, and now creator Hwang Dong-hyuk is teasing a potential spinoff for the South Korean international sensation.
“If I make [a] spin off, it will be a story happening between Season 1 and 2. There [was] a three years gap between Season 1 and 2,” Hwang told IndieWire on the Gotham Awards red carpet June 2. “So, I want to show what they did for those times.”
Hwang said that he dreamed up the third “Squid Game” season while he was planning the second.
“After I finished the whole season, the first season … I tried to come up with the idea of Season 2 and 3 at the same time,” he said.
Star Lee Jung-jae said fans will not want to miss the new episodes.
“There’s so much meaning and themes that are explored through each of the characters,” he told IndieWire. “Definitely the same for my own character as well. So, you have to check it out.”
Jung-jaw told The Hollywood Reporter that he was “nervous” about what the fan reaction might be to the third season.
“We are going to be releasing quite soon, I am very nervous. know that a lot of you out there are curious about what’s going to happen in Season 3, but all of us are more curious about how much you’re going to enjoy it. So, I can’t wait,” Jung-jaw said, and repeated, “I’m very nervous.”
Season 2 of “Squid Game” brought huge numbers for Netflix, netting 68 million views in the week following its December 2024 premiere, the largest ever debut for the streamer. The show is the biggest in Netflix history, and Season 1 brought in an earth-shattering 2.2 billion viewing hours back in 2021 during its first 90 days on the platform.
Watch IndieWire’s conversation with Hwang Dong-hyuk below.
