The game is back for the final time, it's more brutal, more personal, and more mysterious than ever before. Squid Game Season 3 is set to premiere on June 27, and the recently released trailer is packed with hidden details, emotional clues, and returning characters that hint at the darkest chapter yet. If you blinked, you probably missed a few key moments.
Before we dive into the new trailer, let's take a quick look back at how Season 2 left us breathless.
Recap of Squid Game Season 2
Set four years after Gi-hun's victory in the original games, Season 2 sees him abandoning plans to move to the U.S. and instead re-entering the games with the aim of destroying them. He collaborates with Hwang Jun-ho, a detective and brother of the enigmatic Front Man, to orchestrate a rebellion against the game's organizers. However, their uprising ends in tragedy, with Gi-hun's childhood friend Jung-bae perishing and the rebellion failing
Junho, the detective who infiltrated the island in Season 1 and who was presumed dead returned in season 2 to find the island yet again but this time with help of a boatman whom he trusts, but the boatman who is working for the Frontman, betrays him.
A not so shocking twist as we know from the starting, reveals that the Front Man, Hwang In-ho, had infiltrated the games disguised as Player 001 under the alias "Oh Young-il" to sabotage Gi-hun's plans . The season concludes with Gi-hun and other survivors being recaptured, setting the stage for the forthcoming final season
What You Might Have Missed in the Squid Game Season 3 Trailer
Gihun Reenters the Game But Why?
Seong Gi-hun (Player 456) is once again wearing the green tracksuit. A quick flashback reminds us of the execution of his close friend by the Front Man, who now watches Gihun silently from the shadows. But Gihun isn't here on his own terms. His body language suggests he's been cornered, dragged back into the nightmare and this time, there's no rebellion left in him. Did the frontman spare him because he inflicted greater pain to Gihun by killing his friend?
The Gumball Machine
The gumball machine spins and spits out capsules containing player numbers. It seems designed to randomly pair players in emotionally charged matchups. They are seemingly forced to play "Knife and Key" game.
Mother Vs Son
Player 007, is assigned to compete against his own mother (Player 149). Later, she's seen crying, implicating her son maybe dead, we may have the first confirmed death of this season.
Detective Junho Is Closing In
Jun Ho isn't giving up until he finds the island. He may have also found the island, as he bursts open the door, but will he be able to go after his brother this time?
Noeul: The Triangle Mask With a Past
Guard 011, better known as No-eul, is a former North Korean soldier who defected after killing her superior officer. Forced to abandon her newborn child in the process, she fled to South Korea and worked as a costumed performer before being recruited by the Game. She took the job for money.
In the trailer, she's shown in a documents room flipping through past files. To know about past players? And why would she burn the files?
Baby's Cry
As the trailer nears its end, a baby's cry is heard. Did Juhee give birth? What happens to the baby? Will she able to protect herself and her baby by winning Squid Games, as Gihun potentially dies turning her into the main protagonist?
The Ending
Will JunHo find the island in time and give us all a satisfying ending? Season 3 of Squid Game premieres June 27. For the last time, survival comes second to sacrifice.