Squid Game Season 3 dropped on June 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM KST, and Netflix put all 6 episodes up at once.
Squid Game season 3 where to watch: release date and episode count
| Release date | June 27, 2025, 4:00 PM KST |
|---|---|
| Episodes | 6, all released at once (whole-series numbering #17–22) |
| Total runtime | 366 minutes, about 61 minutes per episode |
| Where to watch | Netflix only, in every region including Korea, the US and Europe |
| Catch-up entry | Season 1 (2021) → Season 2 → Season 3; rewatch S2 episode 7 right before S3 |
Season 3 is the final season of Squid Game, and every episode is already out.
All 6 episodes went up on Netflix at 4:00 PM Korea time on June 27, 2025.
There were no weekly drops — one binge session covers the whole thing.
The total runtime is 366 minutes, or 6 hours 6 minutes, which works out to about 61 minutes per episode.
In the whole-series numbering these are episodes 17 through 22, picking up directly where Season 2 ended.
Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk originally wrote Seasons 2 and 3 as one story and split them because of the episode count, so the two seasons play as one continuous arc.
Filming also ran back-to-back, from July 2023 to June 2024.
That is why the wait was short: only 6 months passed between Season 2 on December 26, 2024 and Season 3, after a 3-year-3-month gap between Seasons 1 and 2.
From the first episode in September 2021 to the last, the whole story spans 3 years and 9 months.
Where to watch Squid Game Season 3 in your region
Every season of Squid Game streams on Netflix, and Netflix is the only platform that carries it.
This holds in Korea, the United States, Europe and everywhere else the service operates — there are no regional exclusions and no second platform.
So the only real decision is the time zone.
The release time was 4:00 PM Korea Standard Time, so compare that against your local clock if you wanted to watch the moment it went live.
One more thing worth knowing: a Netflix subscription is required, and the plan tiers differ by country.
Prices were not verified for this post, so check the plan page for your own region before signing up.
If you are in Korea and want a physical reminder of the release, a Young-hee statue was installed around Gwanghwamun in Seoul on June 28, 2025 as a city K-content event.
What Season 3 covers — spoiler-light
Season 3 picks up right after the failed rebellion at the end of Season 2.
Gi-hun is mourning his friend Jung-bae and faces a critical choice, while the Front Man watches him closely.
The new games introduce Cheol-su, the giant robot counterpart to Young-hee, who first appeared in Season 2’s post-credits scene and works as a motion detector this time.
The final game is called Sky Squid Game, played across three high platforms.
Critically, the season landed well with reviewers: Rotten Tomatoes shows 81% from 43 critics and Metacritic 67 out of 100.
Audience reactions split roughly half positive and half negative on Rotten Tomatoes user reviews, so expectations going in are worth calibrating — the critics’ read and the crowd’s read do not match here.
Composer Jung Jae-il also closed the soundtrack with ‘Farewell’, an improvised track not used in the show, written as his personal goodbye to the series.
Is this really the end? Season 2’s record and the spin-off question
Yes for the main series: Season 3 is the ending, and Hwang Dong-hyuk has said he said everything he wanted through Gi-hun’s character.
The finale does hint that the games continue abroad — a recruiter scene in Los Angeles.
Outlets have reported a US-set project, sometimes with David Fincher attached, and none of it is confirmed.
So for viewing plans, nothing is pending: there is no new season to wait for, and the full 22-episode story is complete on Netflix.
The reason the show ended at a peak is Season 2’s numbers.
Netflix reported 165.7 million views for Season 2 in its Q4 2024 earnings call, and Tudum later cited 192.6 million views — the third-largest season in Netflix history.
If you are starting fresh, Season 1 is the entry point, and rewatching Season 2’s episode 7 right before Season 3 pays off because that episode ends on the Cheol-su cliffhanger.
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Sources
- Poster: ‘Will you participate in the last game?’, spiral flo (mt.co.kr)
- 192.6M views; 165.7M views reported in Q4 2024 (mk.co.kr)
- Final game ‘Sky Squid Game’; Gi-hun sacrifices himself (ko.wikipedia.org)
Before you press play
- All 6 episodes are out — no weekly waiting, one sitting of about 6 hours covers it.
- Start from Season 1 if you are new; the whole arc is 22 episodes across three seasons.
- 4:00 PM KST is the release clock — convert it to your own time zone, not the poster’s.
- No spin-off is confirmed as of September 2026, so there is nothing to schedule around.
FAQ
Q. Is Squid Game Season 3 all episodes out? Where can I watch it?
Yes. All 6 episodes have been out since June 27, 2025, and they stream exclusively on Netflix in every region, including Korea, the US and Europe.
Q. Is Season 3 really the final season?
Yes. Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has said Season 3 ends the main series. The finale hints at games continuing abroad, but no spin-off has been officially announced.
Q. How long was the gap between Season 2 and Season 3?
Six months. Season 2 arrived December 26, 2024 and Season 3 on June 27, 2025, after a 3-year-3-month wait between Seasons 1 and 2.
Start from Season 1 or rewatch Season 2’s finale, then stream all six episodes of Squid Game Season 3 on Netflix today.
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