Netflix has made fans very happy on Wednesday, confirming the return of a massively popular series.
The streaming service renewed the series for another season back in June 2022, after the first season set several viewership records.
Still, news on the second season has been scant since then, though Netflix gave fans quite the surprise on Thursday.
Not only did they reveal the date for Season 2, but also revealed that a third and final season will arrive in 2025.
Since the Wednesday announcement, fans have been expressing their excitement on social media.Â
Netflix has made fans very happy on Wednesday, confirming the return of a massively popular series
Still, news on the second season has been scant since then, though Netflix gave fans quite the surprise on Thursday.
The series is Squid Game, the global sensation from Korea that became Netflix’s most-watched show in history back in 2021.
Netflix released a new trailer on Wednesday, which not only confirmed that Season 2 will debut on Thursday, December 26, but also that there is a third and final season.
The streaming service didn’t give an exact date for the final season, but confirmed it will debut sometime in 2025.
The show amassed over 1.65 billion global viewing hours in the first 28 days and became the first show ever to have been watched by over 100 million Netflix accounts (111 million) in that time frame.
The series follows a secret contest where 456 people in dire financial straits are brought to play a game that could make them incredibly wealthy.
They soon find out how deadly the game really is, with familiar Korean childhood games given deadly twists, with each death contributing to the growing pool… with the last person standing to win it tall.
The first season centered on divorced gambling addict Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), who tries to turn things around to make life better for his daughter.
He ultimately comes out victorious, but emerges traumatized from everything he’s seen and done, and vowed to find those running the game at the end of Season 1.
The series is Squid Game , the global sensation from Korea that became Netflix’s most-watched show in history back in 2021
Netflix released a new trailer on Wednesday, which not only confirmed that Season 2 will debut on Thursday, December 26, but also that there is a third and final season
The series follows a secret contest where 456 people in dire financial straits are brought to play a game that could make them incredibly wealthy
Lee Jung-jae will return alongside Lee Byung-hun as Front Man, Gong Yoo as The Recruiter (who lured Gi-hun in with a game of Ddakji) and Wi Ha-joon as Detective Hwang Jun-ho for Season 2.
Jun-ho was shot by Front Man – who turned out to be his long-missing brother – at the end of Season 1, and he fell off a cliff, leaving his fate uncertain, though it seems he somehow survived that fall.
Fans flocked to social media on Wednesday to express their excitement for the two new seasons of the hit series.
@thirutamil07 said, ‘Can’t wait’ with an eye hearts emoji and ‘LETSS GOOO’ in two separate tweets.Â
@RichestBabalabo said, ‘Is this reallll’ with several different emojis in a tweet.
@TheSonOfWalkley added, ‘Can’t wait!!!’ in another tweet’ while @LosInvestor added, ‘Yesss’ and ‘Let’s go’ in two separate tweets.Â
@Aladin_Austin added, ‘I’m so excited right now,’ while @TheRyanHorton said, ‘I look forward to this and I am happy they have already set a final season.’
‘No dragging along we know it will finish at Season 3,’ @TheRyanHorton added in his original tweet.Â
@thirutamil07 said, ‘Can’t wait’ with an eye hearts emoji and ‘LETSS GOOO’ in two separate tweets
@RichestBabalabo said, ‘Is this reallll’ with several different emojis in a tweet
@Aladin_Austin added, ‘I’m so excited right now,’ while @TheRyanHorton said, ‘I look forward to this and I am happy they have already set a final season.’
@oldemidepaige added, ‘Can’t wait actually’ while @BTSProject25 added, ‘I might get Netflix for this again.
@olivia19766767 added, ‘Squid Game is first season is the best ever’
@oldemidepaige added, ‘Can’t wait actually’ while @BTSProject25 added, ‘I might get Netflix for this again.
@olivia19766767 added, ‘Squid Game is first season is the best ever.’
Series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk – who wrote and directed all 10 episodes – also shared a letter to the fans in a Netflix press release.
‘It’s been almost three years since Season 1 was met with incredible response around the world and many unimaginable events took place. I am beyond excited to be writing this letter to announce the date for Season 2 and share the news of Season 3, the final season,’ he began.
‘On the first day we began shooting Season 2, I remember thinking, “Wow, I can’t believe I’m back in the world of Squid Game.” It almost felt surreal. I wonder how it will feel for you to be back in Squid Game after three years, as well,’ he added.
‘Seong Gi-hun who vowed revenge at the end of Season 1 returns and joins the game again. Will he succeed in getting his revenge? Front Man doesn’t seem to be an easy opponent this time either. The fierce clash between their two worlds will continue into the series finale with Season 3, which will be brought to you next year,’ he continued.
‘I am thrilled to see the seed that was planted in creating a new Squid Game grow and bear fruit through the end of this story,’ Dong-hyuk added.
‘We’ll do our best to make sure we bring you yet another thrill ride. I hope you’re excited for what’s to come. Thank you, always, and see you soon, everyone,’ he concluded.