The Final Season Concludes the Previous Narrative
Launch Poster and First Look Stills Unveiled
'Squid Game' has raised anticipation for Season 3 through its stills. On the 31st, Netflix confirmed the release date of the new original series 'Squid Game' Season 3 (hereafter Season 3) as June 27, along with unveiling the launch poster and first look stills. Season 3 is a drama depicting the final fate of Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), who lost his closest friend in the game he rejoined with his own purpose, the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), who hid his identity while infiltrating the game, and the participants who survived that brutal game.
'Squid Game' Season 3 has raised anticipation for the new season through stills. On the 31st, Netflix confirmed the release date of the new original series 'Squid Game' Season 3 (hereafter Season 3) as June 27, along with the launch poster and first look stills. Photo by Netflix
Following Season 2, which portrayed the full-fledged confrontation between Seong Gi-hun and the Front Man, Season 3 will tense ly depict the desperate failure of the rebellion against the game organizers and the choices Seong Gi-hun makes at the end of that despair. In particular, as Gi-hun faces new crossroads in the ongoing game, the Front Man who manipulates the game while observing him, and the participants whose psychology becomes more extreme as they approach the end of the game, are expected to be intricately portrayed.
The launch poster released that day captures the signature scene of 'Squid Game,' where a Pink Guard carries a dead participant, bleeding, in a coffin wrapped with a pink ribbon. Unlike the rainbow-colored playground of 'five-legged modern pentathlon' in Season 2, the colorful spiral floral-patterned floor foreshadows the passionate unfolding of the final story of Squid Game, heightening expectations. Especially, the copy "Will you participate in the final game?" along with the huge shadows of Young-hee and Cheol-su, Young-hee’s partner who first appeared in the cookie episode of Season 2’s last episode, reflected on the floor, raises curiosity about the newly unfolding game.
The first look stills released by Netflix along with the poster show clues for Season 3 through the appearances of Gihoon and the participants after the failed rebellion, the Front Man, and Pink Guard Noeul (Park Gyu-young). Noeul, who surprised viewers by being revealed as a Pink Guard rather than a participant in Season 2, is seen in the still standing outside the game site without a mask, raising curiosity about the new path he will take in Season 3. Provided by Netflix
The first look stills released by Netflix along with the poster provide clues to Season 3 through the appearances of Gi-hun and the participants, the Front Man, and Pink Guard No-eul (Park Gyu-young) after the failure of the rebellion. The still showing No-eul, who was revealed as a Pink Guard rather than a participant in Season 2, standing outside the game venue without a mask, increases curiosity about the new path he will take in Season 3.
Meanwhile, 'Squid Game' Season 2, released on December 26 last year, recorded the highest number of views in the first week of release in Netflix history and became the third most popular title in Netflix history within 18 days of release, proving its global popularity. Additionally, content utilizing elements appearing in the work, such as the song 'Round and Round,' Gonggi Nori, Jegichagi, and OX voting, has been recreated online, once again sparking the 'Squid Game' syndrome worldwide. Director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who directed Squid Game, has announced that Season 3 will conclude the series’ narrative, drawing worldwide fans’ attention to the message and finale of Squid Game that Director Hwang intends to show.
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