Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has revealed that season 3 almost had a drastically different ending -- an ending that might have gone over better with fans still divided over how the hit series wrapped.

Although the Cinematic Universe, as laid out above, isn’t real, Netflix is certainly not done with Squid Game – not by a long shot. With Season 3 now in the rearview mirror, Squid Game has two official ongoing projects and one that’s still in active development but not yet officially confirmed by Netflix. Let’s break them down:

Here's everything you need to know about Squid Game 's US spin-off. Back in October 2024, Deadline reported that a brand-new spin-off was being developed on the streamer with David Fincher at the helm of the project. Things have been pretty quiet since then and fans have been wondering if it was still in the works.

For what it's worth, Hwang has confirmed that the American Recruiter was not shown primarily to set up a future spinoff. Instead, the cameo was meant to show that the end of the Korean game did not mean the end of the societal problems that brought it about.

From his radical weight loss to intense emotional turmoil, Lee Jung-jae reflects on the costs — and meaning — of closing out 'Squid Game.'

Spoiler alert! This story contains details about the series finale of "Squid Game." "Squid Game" is over, but it seems the Games will never end. That's the haunting message we're left with in the ...

Squid Game killed off Seong gi-hun in the final season, perfectly concluding his character arc, even though few shows are willing to take that risk.