In the wake of Squid Game Season 2’s release, series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has come out to claim that the franchise will continue even after the premiere of Season 3. Netflix’s South Korean thriller series took the world by storm in 2021.

But we will not have to wait another three years for season 3, thankfully, as both Netflix and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk have ensured that won’t happen by having no production breaks between seasons. The result is a season 3 of Squid Game that is much, much closer than we think.

Squid Game season 3 will be released in either the summer or the fall of 2025, according to creator Hwang Dong-hyuk.

"Squid Game" Season 3 may be here sooner than you think. Here's what the Netflix show's creator has said so far about the final season.

This story contains spoilers for Squid Game season 2. Can you believe it? Squid Game season 2 is finally here. It's been three years since the Korean drama captured our collective attention, rising to become the most popular Netflix series of all time.

After a three-year wait, the Squid Game phenomenon is back on Netflix with a second season consisting of 7 episodes. The South Korean series created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, which has become the most-watched of all time on the platform,

For those who need a refresher, the first season of Squid Game showed the full six games (not including the recruiting game) that Gi-hun had to participate in to win the entire prize pool of money, but Season 2 only featured three throughout its seven episodes.