End Game: “Squid Game” Season 3 Trailer Teases Final Reckoning

The official teaser trailer for Squid Game‘s third and final season has arrived, bringing the games to a close with what promises to be the most sadistic season yet. But don’t take our word for it, this was confirmed for us by both the series’ star, Lee Jung-jae, and creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, when we interviewed both of them last month.

Seasons 2 and 3 were filmed back-to-back, something Hwang felt he had no choice but to do. “After doing season one, I thought, ‘I will never do a series like this again. It’s not humanly possible,” Hwang told us. “As we all know, the show got so much love globally, so I took on the challenge once again to do seasons 2 and 3 all by myself, both writing and directing. I don’t think I’ve ever thought of any other option.”

“In the first season, it becomes really difficult for Gi-hun as these episodes go on, both physically and mentally. I would say that the most difficult game I had to shoot was the last game of the first season, which is Squid Game,” Lee told us. “I think of all of the seasons all together, the most challenging and the most difficult one was the last round that will be seen in season 3. That was the most difficult to shoot.”

The trailer for the third season opens ominously for our players—a coffin with a ribbon tied around it is wheeled into their sleeping quarters. Inside isn’t a corpse, it’s Gi-Hun (Lee), or player 456. His rebellion in season 2 has failed, and it resulted in his best friend’s death, Jung-bae (Lee Seo-hwan), killed by The Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), who had spent the entire season hiding in plain sight as a player in the games. Now, the games continue with Player 456 back in the fold, and they’re about to get even more chilling.

Squid Game has been an absolute juggernaut, with seasons 1 and 2 becoming Netflix’s first and third most-watched series ever (Wednesday is number 2). Will Gi-Hun be able to see his rebellion through and finally bring the Squid Game masterminds to justice? We’ll find out when season 3 streams on Netflix on June 27.

Check out the trailer here:

For more on Squid Game, check out these stories:

Not Playing Games: “Squid Game” Star Lee Jung-jae on Gi-hun’s Transformation in Final Seasons

Game Changer: “Squid Game” Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk on his Audacious Ambitions for Seasons 2 & 3

Featured image: Squid Game 3 Lee Byung-hun as Front man. Courtesy Netflix.