Squid Game S3 gets brutal with new poster: A baby born into hell tests how low humanity can sink

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Squid Game 3 heads for a chilling finale

After giving Netflix its all-time biggest hit with its debut in 2021, Squid Game is about to get more intense than ever. If you thought the first two seasons were brutal, creator Hwang Dong Hyuk wants you to know it’s just the start. “In the case of Season 3, I wanted to introduce games that could really show the lowest bottom of human beings,” Hwang told ET. He added that since this season is the climax, with no plans of renewal in mind, he’s pushing things to a whole new level to explore just how far people will go when forced to survive in extreme conditions. “I wanted very intense games to bring out the bottom parts of human nature.”

The upcoming season will see Gi Hun (played by Lee Jung Jae) return to the game. The traumatic events of Season 2 and the chilling death of close friend Jung Bae still haunt him. While the emotional toll is high and will pretty much determine his gameplay this time, Hwang confirmed that the storyline won’t be focusing on him much, as the spotlight will shine on the unborn baby of Myung Gi (played by Yim Si Wan), which will lead Si Wan’s character to probably undergo a drastic and most shocking transformation in the story. “Gi-hun goes through the most dramatic change… but look for Myung G’s change as well,” he said. “This baby plays a very important role in Season 3,” he teased. “Not just for Jun Hee [Jo Yu Ri’s character], but also for the fate of everyone inside,” Hwang continued.

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The games, which were earlier limited to Tug of War with the deadly heights sequence, are about to get scarier too. Hwang says since Season 2 skipped over those fears, the finale, “will introduce games that could really infuse fear in people with sheer height.” Expect some characters to fall. To sum up the storyline, Season 1 showed competitors in a cutthroat, capitalist world vying to survive. Season 2 diverged into the rebellion territory, showing Gi Hun trying to fight back, but failing miserably in front of Lee Byung Hun. But Season 3 is different. This time, Hwang says the core idea is about holding onto humanity, even when the world tries to tear it away. “I wanted to focus on how [people] have to preserve their humanity amidst this intense competition,” Hwang explained.

The newly released poster backs it up with a room surrounded by wall paintings that feel straight out of a child’s imagination. It shows Gi Hun leading the group of survivors with a determined look, while others behind him, Dae Ho, Myung Gi, Hyun Ju, Yong Sik, Geum Ja, Jun Hee, and Seon Nyeo, look terrified. Squid Game Season 3 premieres June 27 on Netflix.