The grand finale of Squid Game is just around the corner with season 3. It will be sad, but there should also be cause for celebration.
Will Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) manage to stop the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) and end the deadly games once and for all? Fans will find out on June 27, 2025, when the Netflix series Squid Game comes to an end with season 3.
The creator is now giving us a first glimpse of what to expect in the grand finale. A little tip: have your tissues and confetti cannons ready.
Sad and happy
When askedwhether Squid Game will have a happy ending, Hwang Dong-hyuk is naturally unable to reveal anything concrete (viaThe Playlist). However, he does have a vague answer:
It’s half. Half sad, half happy ending. It’s right in the middle. […] You’ll understand what I mean when you see the last episode.
Okay, that’s really vague. But a “happy-sad ending” makes perfect sense. After all, Gi-hun and the frontman are engaged in a complex war that exposes the depths of human morality. There are also many gray areas in the show, which are particularly evident in aspects such as the ambivalence of the characters and the portrayal of society.
Numerous theories about the end of the show are already circulating on social media. One of them is that Gi-hun will follow in the footsteps of the front man. That would certainly speak for the sad part. The happy ending could perhaps refer to the fact that, unlike in season 1, several candidates survive.
What other fan theories are there?
VariousReddit forumshave been discussing for months how the successful thriller series will end.While some express their displeasure with existing theories, others come up with their own. A few of them sound very exciting, by the way. (We’ve linked both forums for you.)
How would you want squid game to end?
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Here are some examples:
- “I have a feeling that the Korean games will be stopped, but Gi-Hun will find out that it’s international. Most [fans] think he’ll meet an American headhunter at the airport.” – User Comfortable_Limit859
- “I really hate this theory that Gi-hun will become the front man. That would be mega character defamation and would ruin his entire development in the series.” – UserNewRedSpyder
- “Gi-hun wins/or manages to escape with the gang and later dies outside the games in the last episode, but his death will be related to the games.” – Usertaffy4tswift
- “A VIP [in the series] mentioned that ‘the competition in Korea is the best.’ So maybe they wipe out that organization and it ends with a cliffhanger where they go after the rest [in other countries – editor’s note]?”
- “456 kills the front man, then becomes the new front man and destroys the organization from within.” – Usercaparisme
The idea that the competition also takes place in other countries would be particularly interesting. After all, director David Fincher (The Social Network, Seven) is known to be working on a spin-off series called No further information is available at this time, but perhaps the games will continue in America.
