<p id=”par-1_49″>The <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/netflix/”>Netflix</a> series <em>Squid Game </em>recently <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/squid-game-season-2-everything-know.html/”>released its season 2</a>, and many might’ve considered it worth the wait. Similar to its previous season, which debuted in 2021, season 2 enjoyed similar critical acclaim. And fortunately for fans, the wait between seasons 2 and 3 won’t nearly be that long.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-hwang-dong-hyuk-gave-a-squid-game-season-3-update”>Hwang Dong-Hyuk gave a ‘Squid Game’ season 3 update</h2>
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<p id=”par-2_68″><em>Squid Game</em>’s season 1 quickly became a global phenomenon after it hit Netflix. But despite the show’s explosive popularity, its creator Dong-Hyuk didn’t see the show continuing after <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/squid-game-twist-ending-explained-more.html/”>the twist-ending to season 1</a>. Although its finale left room for more seasons, the main character’s arc seemed to have come to a conclusive end. However, Dong-Hyuk eventually realized that the series had more to tell past its first season.</p>
<p id=”par-3_98″>“I do remember when I was finishing up my scripts for the first season, towards the end, I did have this vague idea,” Hwang told <a href=”https://ew.com/squid-game-creator-hwang-dong-hyuk-explains-why-show-will-end-season-3-8760118″>Entertainment Weekly</a>. “And I got to thinking about creating seasons 2 and 3, firstly because of the huge success of season 1 as well as there being just so much anticipation and expectation for the story to further develop by the fans. So I revisited that little bit of a possibility that I had left towards the end of season 1 after it was created, and we wanted to do a further story.”</p>
<p id=”par-4_43″>The fact that the rest of the series hadn’t already been planned might’ve played a part in the long way between seasons 1 and 2. But Hwang implied to the show’s fans that the wait for season 3 won’t be nearly as long.</p>
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<p id=”par-5_57″>“At this point, anything I might say is going to be a spoiler, so I want to be cautious. But what I can say is, after Season 2 launches, I believe we will be announcing the launch date for Season 3 soon. I probably expect that to launch around summer or fall next year,” Hwang told <a href=”https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/squid-game-2-ending-jung-bae-death-explained-mid-credits-scene-season-3-1236255614/”>Variety</a>.</p>
<p id=”par-6_23″>It helped that Hwang already has a good idea where season 3 is headed, having worked on it in conjunction with season 2.</p>
<p id=”par-7_86″>“When I first wrote the story of Seasons 2 and 3 it was one long story arc,” Hwang said. “And I was originally planning to write this story across a span of about eight to nine episodes, but once I finished the story, it came to over 10 episodes, which I thought was too long to contain in a single season. And so I wanted to have an adequate point where I could give closure as a second season and then move on with the third.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-why-squid-game-will-end-with-season-3″>Why ‘Squid Game’ will end with season 3</h2>
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<p id=”par-8_36″><em>Squid Game</em>’s latest season will be its last according to its creator. Unlike with season 1, where Hwang felt he had unfinished business, the showrunner felt he said everything he needed to with its latest episodes.</p>
<p id=”par-9_81″>“The desire to put a closure to the story that I began to tell arose after we worked on season 1,” Hwang said. “In terms of why did I decide to end the story with season 3, I think that the story I wanted to tell came to a full closure at the end of season 3. The story that I both wanted to tell and that I am capable of telling through Gi-hun, it has been told with season 3.”</p>
<p id=”par-10_47″>On another note, Hwang confided that developing the hit show has taken a physical toll on him. At one point, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/squid-game-how-the-director-lost-six-teeth-after-filming-the-k-drama.html/”>he’d even lost six teeth</a> working on the series. So Hwang can’t help but feel a bit relieved knowing that his show is coming to an end.</p>
<p id=”par-11_67″>“I’m so exhausted. I’m so tired. In a way, I have to say, I’m so sick of<em> Squid Game</em>,”<em> </em>Hwang said in a separate <a href=”https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/squid-game-2-creator-sick-of-netflix-series-business-1236251673/”>Variety</a> interview. “I’m so sick of my life making something, promoting something. So I’m not thinking about my next project right now. I’m just thinking about going to some remote island and having my own free time without any phone calls from Netflix.”</p>