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'Squid Game' Creator Reveals Idea For Possible Spin-Off Series

Originally posted on Men's Journal | By Tim Ryan | Last updated Jun 9, 2025 10:09 AM ET

Hwang Dong-hyuk's Squid Game, one of Netflix's most popular shows of all-time with Season 1 being the streaming service's most-watched series ever, there's obviously great anticipation for the forthcoming Season 3, which will serve as the series finale.

With Season 2 of the hit show currently sitting as Netflix's third most-watched series ever, it's a safe bet that the third and final installment of Squid Game will put up monster viewership numbers, perhaps with a chance to surpass them both.

Given the staggering success of the show and its many complex characters, it probably shouldn't come as a surprise that Dong-hyuk has been giving some thought to possible spin-off ideas for the series.

The final games. The final players. The final season.

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"I'm thinking more along the lines of a spinoff," Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk said. "One of the ideas I'm tossing around is what happened between season 1 and 2. There's a three-year gap. So, for example, what was the Front Man doing during those three years? What was the Recruiter doing? When I have some downtime, I like to just toss some ideas around and go wild with my imagination. So I guess we can be open to anything."

Since the final episode of Season 2 ended with a jarring cliffhanger, there will be a number of holes to fill in wrapping up the story for the final season.

But based on Dong-hyuk's quote, especially the specific reference to the three-year story gap between Seasons 1 and 2, it sounds like there would still be plenty of meat on the table to work with for a spin-off rather than something forced in the name of keeping the Squid Game brand alive.

However, considering that it reportedly took Dong-hyuk 10 years to create the first season of Squid Game, one would presume that if any kind of spin-off series were to be set in motion it would likely only be happening if he truly felt there was a story worth telling.

The third and final six-episode season of Squid Game is scheduled to release on June 27, with Netflix keeping its traditional theme of dropping all episodes at once.

Here's a look at the latest trailer: