Lee Jung-jae could really feel glad by the upcoming “Squid Sport” collection finale, however he’s nonetheless fearful about how followers will react to the top of the hit Netflix present.
Lee advised The Hollywood Reporter whereas on the Tudum 2025 occasion that the third and last season of “Squid Sport” could have a couple of twists. “We’re going to be releasing fairly quickly, I’m very nervous. I do know that a variety of you on the market are interested by what’s going to occur in Season 3, however all of us are extra interested by how a lot you’re going to take pleasure in it,” Lee mentioned. “So I can’t wait, I’m very nervous.”
“Squid Sport” Season 3 premieres June 27 on Netflix. Lee beforehand received an Emmy in 2022 for his lead efficiency within the collection created by Hwang Dong-hyuk. “Squid Sport 2” premiered in December 2024 and debuted to 68 million views in its first week, which was a file for Netflix on the time. Past Season 3, the franchise might proceed with David Fincher being rumored to direct an English-language spinoff.
Entrance Man actor Lee Byung-hun advised THR that he learn the scripts for Seasons 2 and three simultaenously. “It was simply completely written,” Lee mentioned. “It was such an intriguing and gripping learn and I used to be as soon as once more in awe of director Hwang [Dong-hyuk]’s talents.” As for the finale, he added, “I’m pleased with the way it ended however I do know that the followers on the market, they every have what they need to see occur, so I actually am interested by how they’re going to answer it. And I’m very nervous to seek out out.”
IndieWire’s assessment for Season 2 cited how the continuation felt like “the usual sequel to a Hollywood blockbuster” thanks partially to the “larger, bolder type that tends to come back with additional assets.” Critic Ben Travers wrote, “Season 2 is extra like half-a-season, full with a cliffhanger ending. For anybody glad with the primary competitors, the seven new episodes are nonetheless seemingly to supply sufficient visceral leisure or vicarious thrills to advantage a return journey. Season 2 continues to capitalize on a premise that’s instinctively absorbing — who will win and who will lose, who will play with honor and who will debase themselves, who will we establish with and who will we vilify. The marginally trickier questions — those that final slightly longer than the size of every sport — are when and why: When does a personality cross a line? Why do they cross it? And may we empathize with their justifications for doing so?”