Netflix’s biggest show reveals release date of final ever series – and confirms return of spin-off
NETFLIX has confirmed that one of its biggest global franchises will finish this summer.
The Squid Games guards will barely have had time to get the blood stains out of their iconic overalls before the show’s producers have confirmed their next outing.
The violent Korean global hit will officially now end this year with the third, and final, instalment set for release on June 27.
Fans can expect to see the action pick up right where series two left off with Gi-hun, played by Lee Jung-jae, facing despair as he’s thwarted at every turn by the Front Man.
The streaming giant has also teased details of the final act with the release of a poster for the series that carries that tag line ‘Prepare for the final game’.
It features one of the game’s pink clad guards dragging the dead body of player 214 towards a coffin which is wrapped in a pink bow.
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It mirrors the poster for the previous series but the coffin is now open and the rainbow track that featured in the six legged contest has been swapped for a floral swirl pattern.
For eagled -eyed fans they will also notice that two sinister shadows are cast over the scene.
These relate to the cryptic foreshadowing we got in the post credit scene in the last episode of series two where three players are seen following the game’s murderous, doll, Young-hee.
Her iconic pigtails are clearly recognisable and the poster also features her new companion, Cheol-su, her male equivalent who, it appears, will play a key role in the final series.
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Producers of the show will be sure they can recreate the run away success of the last two gory instalments.
Series two became the third most-watched season on Netflix ever, attracting an incredible 68 million views upon its debut — breaking records for the most views in a first week.
It also ranks as number one in the Top 10 Non-English TV Series list across 92 countries.
There was also a second exciting Squid Games announcement made as Netlix confirmed the return of the hugely popular Squid Games The Challenge series.
The UK made show was watched by almost 30 million viewers in just its first three weeks and is a real life version of the adrenaline fuelled fictional contest.
It will see 456 real players from all over the world competing in games recreated from the drama in pursuit of a life-changing reward of $4.56 million – or around £3.6m.
The previous version of the show saw 55-year-old immigration adjudicator, Mai, clinch the money and plan a peaceful retirement helping charities close to her heart.
Squid Game and Squid Game: The Challenge are both available to watch on Netflix now.