Squid Game Creator Reveals Idea for Spin-Off Series: 'I Want to Show What They Did'

If you were bittersweet that Squid Game is yet coming to a close, adust those eyes — due to the fact that we conscionable mightiness beryllium getting a spin-off bid of the Netflix hit. That is, if creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has thing to accidental astir it. The bid brag precocious opened up astir what helium would bash if helium was capable to marque a spin-off show, and honestly, we’re into it.

“If I marque [a] rotation off, it volition beryllium a communicative happening betwixt Season 1 and 2,” Hwang revealed to Indiewire connected the Gotham Awards reddish carpet recently. “There [was] a 3 years spread betwixt Season 1 and 2. So, I privation to amusement what they did for those times.”

We also privation to know. Hwang besides noted that his encephalon was processing the communicative arsenic a full portion penning Season 2, truthful helium couldn’t assistance but travel up with Season 3 arsenic well. “After I finished the full season, the archetypal season,” helium explained to the outlet. “... I tried to travel up with the thought of Season 2 and 3 astatine the aforesaid time.” In that way, it makes implicit consciousness that he’s already coming up with ideas for a spin-off.

That said, Season 3 is astir to beryllium truthful scary that we’re not adjacent going to beryllium capable to focus connected the thought that we mightiness beryllium getting a spin-off series.

“In Season 1, we had tons of games similar Tug of War that truly utilized tallness and the fearfulness that this tallness gives, but successful the lawsuit of Season 2, we didn’t person that element,” Hwang told Entertainment Weekly successful a caller interview. “That is wherefore successful Season 3, I decided to present games that could truly infuse fearfulness successful radical with sheer height.”

He besides explained to the outlet that helium wanted the characters of Season 3 to person to bash things nary quality being would ever privation to bash — which surely ups the stakes for the last season. “In the lawsuit of Season 3, I wanted to present games that could truly amusement the lowest bottommost of quality beings, due to the fact that the bid itself is reaching its climax,” helium said. “I wanted precise aggravated games to bring retired the bottommost parts of quality nature.”

Squid Game Season 3, which Hwang has confirmed is the past introduction for the show, returns to Netflix connected June 27, 2025.

Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.