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Season 3 – Squid Game

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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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Squid Game — Season 3

Squid Game — Season 3

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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 Its poptastic visuals, perfectly pitched performances and cruel twists are a wild ride worth staying seated for. Rated: 4/5 Jul 9, 2025 Full Review Nadira Goffe Slate Did Squid Game stick the landing? The answer: Well, kinda. Jul 3, 2025 Full Review Tim Glanfield The Times (UK) But for all this chaos and apparent disregard for life, this final run manages to find light in the shadows. Rated: 4/5 Jul 2, 2025 Full Review Tia Fabi Geek Vibes Nation Squid Game' Season 3 is a brief, emotional finale that closes the chapter on one of the biggest pop culture sensations of the decade. Rated: 7.5/10 Jul 15, 2025 Full Review KT Mahe For Your Reference Podcast It’s unfortunate that the very messaging of Squid Game is compromised by the Network’s eagerness to franchise social commentary of wealth and greed. Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 9, 2025 Full Review Oti For Your Reference Podcast Squid Game’s final season delivers surface-level thrills, but Gi-hun’s return feels more puzzling than purposeful. Entertaining enough, but far from the impact of its debut. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 9, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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No C. Solid ending, didn’t really understand how it all came to a wrap though. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/17/25 Full Review Francesco c Work of art, this series is a masterpiece Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/17/25 Full Review Audience Member I don't know what kind of fever dream Netflix executives were having when they greenlit Squid Game Season 3, but I’d like to formally request they be checked for brain parasites. This season isn’t just a disappointment — it’s a cinematic crime scene. If the original Squid Game was a gripping social commentary wrapped in suspense, Season 3 is a Dollar Store knockoff written during a caffeine crash. Let’s start with the plot — or rather, the sad excuse for one. Imagine taking the tension, clever game design, and emotional depth from the first season, stuffing it in a blender, and replacing it with Instagram reels and leftover Hunger Games fanfiction. That’s Season 3. The “games” are about as thrilling as a PowerPoint presentation, and the stakes? I’ve felt more danger crossing the street with my headphones in. The characters? Don’t even get me started. They feel like NPCs from a mobile game ad you’d skip after 5 seconds. Every line of dialogue sounds like it was copy-pasted from ChatGPT on lazy mode. The protagonist has the emotional range of a damp sock and delivers lines with all the passion of a sleep-deprived substitute teacher. And the new villain? Less terrifying mastermind, more rejected Fortnite skin with a speech impediment. The pacing is so uneven you’d think the editors were using a roulette wheel to decide scene lengths. The emotional moments feel forced, the twists are laughably predictable, and the finale? A slow-motion, overdramatic mess that made me audibly groan. Twice. By Episode 3, I started questioning my life decisions. By Episode 6, I felt personally attacked. Watching this season feels like being stuck in a group project where everyone gave up halfway, but you still have to present it to the entire world. If you’re thinking of watching Squid Game Season 3, don’t. Read a cereal box. Stare at a wall. Clean your sink. All of those are more rewarding uses of time. This isn’t just a drop in quality — it’s a full-on nosedive into the abyss of cringe. And if you still defend it after watching, I regret to inform you that your standards need a wellness check. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/16/25 Full Review Irena N. Had me glued to the TV till 3:30 AM on a work day! Gripping! Great story line! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/16/25 Full Review Richard P If you don't have enough of ideas for a whole season 3 but you want to milk it as much as possible, add lot of empty dialogs, slow motions, dead end side stories, stir it and you have ending of squid game series. Player 456 wanted to stop it so much and find out who is behind it so much, he just killed himself. And I get it, I was bored the same way Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/17/25 Full Review mattew G is a gripping and intense survival drama that explores the dark side of human desperation. With high-stakes games and emotional backstories, it keeps viewers on edge from start to finish. Mattew Gamboa Vanegas Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/16/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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. Details 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. Details 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. Details 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. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 27, 2025 ○△□ No-eul tries to gain the upper hand in negotiations, but her plans backfire; Gi-hun faces a moral crossroads, testing his limits, how far will he go? Details 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. Details
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Season Info

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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