“How is Gi-hun going to carry on his mission?” the show’s creator continued. “That’s the story that’ll further unfold… Gi-hun having lost everything, including his best friend, and all of his attempts going to failure… now, what is he going to be like? What state is Gi-hun going to be in? And what will he choose to do? Is he going to give up or persist? And so you’re going to meet Gi-hun at a very critical crossroads as we begin the third season. Gi-hun will not be the man he was in season two.” And as for what else we can look forward to? “With each episode it’s going to get better,” he confirms. “With each season it’s going to get better and [you’ll get] a more expanded story, a more intense story, and one that’s definitely more entertaining. So just be sure to watch it until the very end!”

Squid Game 3Lee Byung-hun as Front manPhoto: Noh Ju-han / Netflix

An official log line followed on January 30: “Picking up where the second season left off, Season 3 explores the choices Gi-hun will make amidst overwhelming despair. As the Front Man plots his next move, the surviving players find their decisions leading to increasingly dire consequences with each round of the deadly games.”

Who from Squid Game Season 2 will return for Season 3?

With the third season picking up where the second left off, everyone who survived the final episode of Season 2 will be back: mother and son duo, Jang Geum-ja (Kang Ae-shim) and Park Yong-sik (Yang Dong-geun); the pregnant Kim Jun-hee (Jo Yu-ri) and her ex, Lee Myung-gi (Im Si-wan); the mysterious shaman, Seon-nyeo (Chae Kook-hee); the terrified former marine, Kang Dae-ho (Kang Ha-neul); the trans special forces soldier and uprising MVP, Cho Hyun-ju (Park Sung-hoon); the detective and fan favorite, Hwang Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon); the deadly, pink-hooded game worker, Kang No-eul (Park Gyu-young); and the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), as well as Gi-hun.