Netflix have introduced at present (January 30) that the third and ultimate season of smash hit Squid Sport will arrive on the service on June 27.
Season two of the present, a couple of lethal recreation that pulls in financially determined folks as contestants, was a giant success for the streamer upon its debut final month, and a teaser for the third season adopted shortly after its conclusion.
In a press launch, Netflix described the premise of what’s to come back: “Choosing up the place the second season left off, season three explores the alternatives Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) will make amidst overwhelming despair. Because the Entrance Man (Lee Byung-hun) plots his subsequent transfer, the surviving gamers discover their selections resulting in more and more dire penalties with every spherical of the lethal video games”.
It additionally overvalued the thrill of the subsequent chapter, saying: “This season guarantees to push the boundaries of suspense and drama, preserving viewers glued to the motion”. Since debuting in 2021, the present has damaged all method of information for Netflix, turning into one among its most iconic authentic sequence.
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— Netflix (@netflix) January 1, 2025
In NME’s four-star evaluation of season two, author Nick Levine described it as “breathlessly thrilling and chokingly emotional” saying that “You’ll be left gasping as Squid Sport will get its tentacles round you and squeezes onerous”.
Later within the launch, the streamer hailed its success, saying: “Squid Sport season two grew to become the third most-watched season on Netflix ever, garnering a powerful 68million views upon its debut — breaking information for probably the most views in a premiere week — and rating primary within the Prime 10 TV Collection (Non-English) record throughout 92 international locations”.
Coming simply six months after the earlier season, its swift arrival was hinted at by sequence director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who mentioned earlier this month that it was coming “ahead of you suppose”.
Elsewhere, star Park Sung-hoon admitted he had reservations about enjoying Transgender feminine character Cho Hyun-ju, however that he “needed to method it as thoughtfully as doable”
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