According to the second week of June Report of evaluation of the content viewers OCT K-ORIGINALI as an insight consumer, Samide game season 3, With a krw budget (about 74 million dollars) of ₩ 100 billion, at the top of the series still to be released for the second consecutive week, riding 85% of awareness and 55% supervise I am a running partner (2nd) and U+ Mobile TV Hunter with a scalpel (3rd).
Evaluated 19+, season 3 has already exceeded other versions of Raggio R as Hunter with a scalpel. His first teaser, published on June 1st, exploded with over 10 million views in two days. Starting from the morning of June 12, the views reached a stunning 19.18 million.
Cast Cast Reveal: Lee Jung-Jae vs. Lee byung-hun
The six -part ending, about 50 minutes per episode, hits Global Netflix June 27thwith:
- Lee Jung-Jae As seg gives her
- Lee byung-hun As front man (Hwang in-h)
- Wi ha-Joon, In the si-wan, Kang Ha-Neul, Park Gyu-Young, Park Sung-Hoon, Dong-geun, Re a-Sim, Ju Yu -ri, Lee Da-Wit, Noh Jae-Won
- Special appearances of Park Hee-Soon, Kim Byung-Chul, Oh dal-hah
Plot of season 3: from defeat to redemption
Direct continuation of season 2, follows Gi-Hun, who chose not to escape to the United States after the failed rebellion, instead he was against the front man and the secret organization.
The director Hwang Dong-Hyuk shared in a press conference:
“Season 3 deals with G-Hun, who has fallen to Rock Bottom Guilt-Riding for losing friends and failing to save people, then gets up again.”
He also revealed that the story derives from the philosophical conversation between Gi-Hun and Front Man in season 2, which deals with human trust and world view a climax and a resolution that should be electrifying.
Lee Jung-Jae adds that the Gi-Hun arc concerns the transcendence of his guilt and the decision of those who want to become. Lee Byung-Hun states that the front man aims to completely destroy gi-hun, with intense dramas and important clashes.
New rivalries and arches of characters
- In the si-wan (like Myeong-Gi) e Ju Yu -ri (like jun-hee) evolving from lovers in opponents. Myeong-ji cunning and imperfect choices immerse him in danger.
- Kang Ha-Neul He returns like Gae-Dae-Ho, who had to face criticism in season 2 to be excessively cautious. It will have more moments guided by the character and shaded relationships.
- Lee Jin-WookPreviously believed dead, he returns like Park Kyung-Seok: “He was marked after the rebellion, but what happens to him inside the game? I am equally curious”, He says.
- Park Sung-Hoon It is strengthened as a transgender soldier Jo Hyun-Ju, showing deeper ties with other players.
- Lee Da-Wit’s The Chan-Seok character becomes darker after witnessing the death of seeds, fighting to survive in the middle of chaos.
Fresh Game Designs and new twists
Hwang makes fun of new challenges:
- A high bridge rope game
- A “tag” based on the labyrinth and “hide and seek”
- Group jump roppe
- Stella labyrinth
- A new robot doll called “Cheolsu”
Jun-Hee’s pregnancy introduces an ethical tension, another emotional plot to look at.
Beyond the phenomenon of the play of squid
- Samida game season 1 (September 2021): the largest original in Netflix with 265 million views and 2.2 billion minutes have been observed. #1 in 94 countries for 53 consecutive days; He won important prizes including Emmy, Golden Globe and Sag.
- Samida game season 2 (December 2024): establish a new first week record with 487.6 million minutes, hitting the number 1 in 92 countries and attracting 126.2 million cumulative spectators: the second non -English network of the network. It was the show that is not written most watched in the United States in the 2024-2025 season and increased the use of 65%domestic Netflix.
Director Hwang says:
“Season 3 envelops the Play of squid SERIES: No program still for season 4. But spin-offs are possible. “
Closing on a note of hope, he added:
“We would never have expected such a miracle. While you can dream of success, going so far is unparalleled. This journey has shaped us in ways that no one has anticipated.”
With 19 million teaser views and the expectations of the global public through the roof, Samide game season 3 It is ready for a great ending. It remains to be seen if Gi-Hun and the front man will face each other in a rendering of the climatic accounts and how the arches of the intricate character is resolved, but the world is ready.