Squid Game Season 3 Update: Netflix Accidentally Drops Release Date, Fans Have Theories
Synopsis: In an unexpected New Year’s revelation, Netflix Korea might have unintentionally revealed that Squid Game Season 3 will be released on June 27, 2025.
The teaser video featured Young-hee, the infamous robot from the “Red Light, Green Light” game, and introduced a new robot named Chul-soo, suggesting the arrival of a fresh deadly game.
Fans quickly speculated about the future of the series, with mixed reactions. Although Netflix later set the video to private, rumors regarding Leonardo DiCaprio’s involvement were swiftly denied.
When is Squid Game Season 3 releasing?
On New Year’s Eve, Squid Game fans were treated to a surprise when Netflix Korea seemingly revealed the release date for the highly anticipated third season.
A teaser video posted on Netflix’s official YouTube channel seemed to confirm the debut of Squid Game Season 3, igniting a flurry of excitement and speculation across the globe.
The teaser featured Young-hee, the girl robot made famous in the “Red Light, Green Light” game, being transported to a new location. There, she encounters a new robot named Chul-soo.
This scene mirrors the post-credit clip from the second season finale, hinting at a potential new game in the upcoming season. The video was titled “Squid Game Season 3 2025 Release,” with a description that explicitly named June 27, 2025, as the release date.
A tweet also surfaced, suggesting that the June 27 release was accidentally revealed by Netflix Korea. However, the video was quickly set to private after the information spread like wildfire across social media.
Despite Netflix’s swift action to remove the video, the release date leak was already captured by fans and shared, causing an uproar online. The anticipation for Season 3 is now at an all-time high.
Internet Reacts
The unexpected teaser and the rumored June 27 release prompted mixed reactions from fans. While many fans expressed excitement over the release, others voiced concern over the future of the series. Some suggested that Squid Game should have ended with the first season, criticizing Netflix for extending the show unnecessarily.
There was a sense among certain fans that a third season would feel more like an extension of the second season than a standalone story.
A few critics even proposed that rather than producing a third season, Netflix should have expanded the second season into a longer 10-episode format.
Nonetheless, a significant portion of the fanbase was relieved by the relatively early release date, as they were initially expecting to wait until December 2025.
Netflix Yet to Confirm Official Release Date
The teaser’s introduction of Chul-Soo has only deepened the mystery surrounding Squid Game’s next chapter. Fans are eager to discover how this new robot character will play into the show’s brutal and intense narrative.
Season 2 concluded with Lee Jung-jae’s character seemingly attempting to shut down the deadly competition, but the finale left an open-ended hint that the fight for survival is far from over.
While Netflix has not officially confirmed the release date of June 27, 2025, the platform did release a new poster. The image featured Young-hee and Chul-soo with the tagline, “Season 3, coming in 2025. Only on Netflix.”
As of now, the release date remains a tantalizing mystery for fans, though many are hopeful that the June 27 date will hold true.
With the story’s cliffhanger ending in Season 2, the tension for the next chapter is undeniably building.
