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Squid Game – Season 3, Episode 1 Keys and Knives

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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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Squid Game — Season 3, Episode 1

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Jennifer Zhan New York Magazine/Vulture Jun 27
3/5
At least for now, the game has succeeded in getting Gi-hun to turn his grief and anger on a fellow player, not the system they’re both in. Go to Full Review William Hughes AV Club Jun 27
A-
What it does have is a return to the tensions that make this show so wonderfully uncomfortable, a looming game designed specifically to exacerbate them—and a proven, and unflinching, willingness to twist the knife. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis 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.
Director
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Screenwriter
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Korean
Release Date
Jun 27, 2025
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