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‘Squid Game’ director Hwang Dong-hyuk teases what fans can expect in season 3

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<p><em>Squid Game </em>directo<em></em>r Hwang Dong-hyuk teased what fans can expect in the third season of Squid Game.</p><p>&quot;As you saw in the end of the second season, all of Gi-hun&#x27;s (Lee Jung-jae) attempts go to failure,&quot; he said in an interview with <em>Entertainment Tonight.</em></p><p>The director further explained: &quot;And so season 3 picks up from there and you will get to see what kind of changes Gi-hun goes through when he&#x27;s just riddled with this guilt and sense of despair and loss and what&#x27;s going to happen to him after that, so that&#x27;s what you&#x27;ll get in the third season.&quot;</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DDWeB60hfXE/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=648&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A129856.5%2C%22ls%22%3A129323.69999998808%2C%22le%22%3A129828.30000001192%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="882" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Back in August, Dong-hyuk announced that the series will end in season 3 which will be released in 2025.</p><p><em>Squid Game </em>season 2 was released on Netflix on December 26. When asked if there was pressure creating the second season following the massive success of season 1, Dong-hyuk replied: &quot;Yes of course, because season 1 received so much love, it exceeded any of my wildest imaginations or expectations.&quot;</p><p>He confessed that he &quot;carried a huge amount of burden from the moment it was decided there would be a second season.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Especially so because most people kept telling me that you can&#x27;t top season 1 with a second season. So I think it both gave me a huge amount of pressure as well as a sense of determination because I got to thinking, you know what, I&#x27;m gonna show them so it really gave me a lot of pressure as well as sort of lit up my competitive mode,&quot; he confessed.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DD0IHWoz_Da/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=648&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A129872.69999998808%2C%22ls%22%3A129323.69999998808%2C%22le%22%3A129828.30000001192%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="567" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>In the same interview, the director was asked for his insights on why he thinks Korean content resonates among audiences around the world.</p><p>&quot;We have this phrase in Korea that describes all kinds of human emotions and I think with Korean stories you get a taste of all of these different emotions within that single story,&quot; he explained.</p><p>The director further highlighted: &quot;When you look at <em>Squid Game</em> for example, it is a very violent, deadly, and brutal game but even while these deadly games are being played there are moments where you get genuine laughter so because you feel such a wide range of emotions in one story I think the power that Korean stories have is that you make the audience laugh, cry and get angry all the same time.&quot;</p>

<p>'Squid Game' season 3 is set to be released in 2025, which will mark the conclusion of the hit series. </p>

'Squid Game' season 3 is set to be released in 2025, which will mark the conclusion of the hit series.

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