Netflix releases poster, first-look images of final season

Poster for
Poster for "Squid Game" season three (Netflix)

Netflix has officially announced June 27 as the premiere date for the highly anticipated third season of "Squid Game."

According to the streaming service, season three will thrust Ki-hun (Lee Jung-jae) into a relentless fight for survival following a failed and bloody rebellion against the game’s masterminds.

The upcoming season lands six months after season two debuted in December 2024. According to Netflix, both seasons were filmed back-to-back.

Alongside the announcement, Netflix also dropped a chilling new poster and a batch of first-look images.

The poster shows a masked guard dragging a lifeless contestant across an orange, flower-patterned floor arranged in a circular design. Cast in eerie shadows are the silhouettes of Young-hee -- the show’s infamous killer doll -- and Young-soo, a male robot poised to make his debut this season. The poster’s tagline, written in Korean, reads: "Will you participate in the final game?"

"Squid Game" season three, with Lee Jung-jae as Ki-hun (Netflix)

Meanwhile, the first-look images paint an equally grim picture, with Ki-hun handcuffed to a post, appearing to seethe over the death of his close friend Jung-bae (played by Lee Seo-hwan). Netflix also teased that No-eul (played by Park Gyu-young), a North Korean defector working as one of the game’s masked guards, may be seen outside the game’s confines, with her mask removed.

The second season of "Squid Game" has maintained its position as the most-watched title across all of Netflix's non-English-language shows in its fifth week of release.

According to the official Top 10 rankings on Friday, the second season of "Squid Game" has amassed 7.9 million views to date.

"Squid Game" season three, with Lee Byung-hun as Frontman (Netflix)
"Squid Game" season three, with (from left) Park Sung-hun as Cho Hyun-ju, Jo Yu-ri as Kim Jun-hee, Kang Ae-sim as Jang Geum-ja, Yang Dong-geun as Park Yong-sik (Netflix)
"Squid Game" season three, with Park Gyu-young as Kang No-eul (Netflix)