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Season 3 – Squid Game

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Jun 2025

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Hundreds of cash-strapped contestants accept an invitation to compete in children's games for a tempting prize, but the stakes are deadly.

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The games reach a grim crescendo in this climactic third season, repeating familiar beats but with a ruthlessness that drives creator Hwang Dong-hyuk's themes home.

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Leila Latif

Empire Magazine

Jul 9

4/5

Its poptastic visuals, perfectly pitched performances and cruel twists are a wild ride worth staying seated for.

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Nadira Goffe

Slate

Jul 3

Did Squid Game stick the landing? The answer: Well, kinda.

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Tim Glanfield

The Times (UK)

Jul 2

4/5

But for all this chaos and apparent disregard for life, this final run manages to find light in the shadows.

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William Schwartz

Book & Film Globe

Nov 5

Less an argument against capitalism and more an argument against specific terrible rich people being allowed to put on overly elaborate bumfights.

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Barbara Ellen

Observer (UK)

Oct 8

Heavy-handed messaging and the laborious nihilism weighs down this final series. Once again, you’re reminded that Squid Game was originally envisaged as a one-off.

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Pierce Conran

South China Morning Post

Sep 11

With season 3, Hwang probes his darkest depths yet. Souls are crushed as one despicable scenario after another unfolds, bleaker and meaner than the last, each trampling over the dying embers of morality and decency.

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Kunazzz T

@Conz_damonz 1d

The scenes were profoundly moving, eliciting tears from me, and I would certainly recommend it!

Saleem A.

@elxstv Feb 23

This season was the best out of all

Joshua R

Feb 19

Squid game season 3 was tragic the ending was advertisment

Leonardo A

@LeoElCineasta Jan 28

Although the producers should have come up with a better ending to convey the message, this season was the most devastating of all. The deaths of 007 and 149 left me in shock and with a lump in my throat. Even so, I feel they should have developed more characters. Everything felt rushed, since they got rid of half the cast in just the second episode. And another thing: player 222 (and the baby) was the worst burden in the entire series. And she didn't even give 333 a chance. Thanks to her, indirectly, 120, 007, 149, 333, and our beloved 456 died. Still, despite the bitter ending, I approve of it.

Mr. B

@Uijgfcc Jan 11

More the second half to season 2 than an actual season 3, I am once again reminded the creator wanted to do season 1 and done and it shows. The decisions made by the production to stretch this paper thin story over 2 seasons and those made by the players are both baffling to say the least. The ending is underwhelming and ridiculous and I'm disappointed this is how serious game ends.

David D.

@FrostyXP Dec 30

Started off strong, but ended poorly. Didn’t enjoy it.

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Seong Gi-hun

Wi Ha-joon

Hwang Joon-ho

Lee Byung-hun

Front Man

Im Si-wan

Lee Myeong-gi

Kang Ha-neul

Kang Dae-ho

Park Gyu-young

Kang No-eul

Episode 1

Aired Jun 27, 2025

Keys and Knives

No-eul infiltrates a dangerous operation with a risky plan; a new game is announced, hide-and-seek, where one group holds a key and the other a knife.

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Episode 2

Aired Jun 27, 2025

The Starry Night

The games resume and Gi-hun fixates on confronting Kang Dae-ho; Kim Jun-hee faces a sudden crisis that pushes her willpower to its limits.

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Episode 3

Aired Jun 27, 2025

It's Not Your Fault

Jun-ho's team gets close to finding the island; Jang Geum-ja makes a desperate plea to Gi-hun to help Jun-hee; the VIPs discuss a cruel proposal.

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Episode 4

Aired Jun 27, 2025

222

Even as Gi-hun supports Jun-hee amid rising tensions, she must make a pivotal decision; before the final game, the Front Man gives Gi-hun an ultimatum.

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Episode 5

Aired Jun 27, 2025

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No-eul tries to gain the upper hand in negotiations, but her plans backfire; Gi-hun faces a moral crossroads, testing his limits.

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Episode 6

Aired Jun 27, 2025

Humans Are...

As Jun-ho races to reach the island, tensions peak in the final round; the last players face a situation in the closing minutes of the game.

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