The top of Squid Recreation is right here with the third and ultimate season now streaming with a Netflix subscription on the 2025 TV schedule. Though certainly one of Netflix’s largest sequence is formally performed, it’s doable the story might proceed in another manner, no matter the way it ends. Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk shared his huge thought for a derivative, and I might really like to see it someway.
The sequence shortly broke information when it first premiered in 2021 after Squid Recreation was pitched for 10 years. However that didn’t cease the streamer from making followers wait over three years for Season 2. In fact, rather a lot modified in between these two seasons, and it was clear when Season 2 premiered in December. However that’s an concept that Dong-hyuk, who additionally serves as showrunner, author, and director, has. He instructed Leisure Weekly that he’s been interested by a brand new sequence and his thought is definitely fairly good:
I really had this faint ideation about presumably a derivative — not a sequel, however possibly a derivative concerning the three-year hole between season 1 and season 2 when Gi-hun [Lee Jung-jae] seems round for the recruiters. There’s that three-year interval, and possibly I might have a portrayal of what the recruiters or Captain Park [Oh Dal-su] or officers or masked males had been doing in that interval, not contained in the gaming enviornment, however their life outdoors of that. So that’s some imprecise ideation that I’ve that would presumably be developed sooner or later.
It will be attention-grabbing to get a sequence that focuses on the years between Seasons 1 and a couple of. Season 2 did present a bit little bit of an aftermath, however getting the rapid aftermath of Gi-hun successful and settling again into his life and making the choice to take down the Recreation will surely be enjoyable to see. Not solely that, however to see these behind Squid Recreation of their regular lives and what they actually do outdoors of all of it would give viewers extra of a backstory as to how this all got here to be and why they’re a part of it.
There’s much more to inform with Squid Recreation and the general story, and followers misplaced out on three years of tales between Seasons 1 and a couple of. I might like to see extra of what occurred in these years. Whether or not or not that may really occur is unknown, particularly since Dong-hyuk mentioned it was a “faint ideation.” He did, nevertheless, say that it was doable for a future spinoff. It wouldn’t be shocking if Netflix jumped on the probability to do one other Squid Recreation sequence, particularly if it meant extra information to be damaged.
That being mentioned, it’s fairly shocking that Dong-hyuk would need to do extra Squid Recreation or, on the very least, is considering persevering with it in a derivative. He’s been open about how tough filming was, beforehand admitting Season 2 was “hell” whereas filming. He additionally misplaced practically 10 tooth in the course of the first season, however I suppose the sacrifice is value it if it means extra story to inform.
If a Squid Recreation spinoff had been to occur, it most likely wouldn’t be for some time, however the hope is there. For now, followers can stream all three seasons of the South Korean thriller now.