If you weren’t already excited enough for Squid Game Season 3, a hidden detail from Season 1 of the Netflix series proves we’re in for another wild ride as the show reaches its grand finale.
A show about adults playing children’s games should have been a hard sell, but Hwang Dong-hyuk proved us all wrong when he unleashed Squid Game in 2021. It became an instant global sensation with its sharp social commentary, bold visuals, and, of course, the many brutal challenges.
Following the cliffhanger ending of Season 2, all eyes are on what happens next. But there’s a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment from Season 1 that may be the clearest sign yet of how long this endgame has been in motion.
In the first chapter, when Seong Gi-hun, aka Player 456 (Lee Jung-jae), wins the round, he heads to an ATM to take out some of his 45.6 billion won prize. Look a little closer and you’ll see the gold card’s expiration date is June 2025 – exactly when Season 3 drops.
Squid Game Season 3 will be the “craziest” chapter yet
It could be argued that this is pure coincidence, but as the VIPs say during Gi-hun’s bloody showdown, “Good rain knows the best time to fall.” Given Dong-hyuk leaves no stone left unturned, it’s far likelier that this was a clever piece of foreshadowing that he knew exactly when Squid Game would end.
More importantly, he knows exactly how it’s going to end, and that’s what sets Squid Game apart. As the most successful non-English Netflix show of all time, Dong-hyuk could easily have dragged Squid Game out to chase ratings.
But from the beginning, he’s stuck to his guns and insists on telling the story on his own terms, only returning when the script is tight and the message is clear (even if his teeth suffer in the process).
And you can expect plenty more where that came from in the third and final chapter. “In Season 3, slightly different than Season 1 and 2, there’s going to be more twists and turns and more conflict between the characters – something a little bit different, more complex,” Jung-Jae told Deadline earlier this year.
“It’s going to be chaotic and you are not going to know where we’re taking you.” Dong-hyuk added, “It’s the craziest one. It’s a crazy, crazy, crazy season. It’s the best season finale.”
And he hasn’t let us down yet. From the heartbreaking choice between Kang Sae-byeok (Jung Ho-yeon) and Ji-yeong (Lee You-mi) to Front Man’s (Lee Byung-hun) gut-punching betrayal in the Season 2 finale, every character choice has weight.
That same care and precision has undoubtedly been brought to the final round. What we do know is that Season 3 will see Gi-hun double down on his mission to destroy the games from within, while the Front Man prepares his next move, setting the stage for an explosive showdown.
It’s a fitting setup for a show that has never been about just spectacle. Yes, we’ll get the chaos and carnage, but Squid Game has always held a mirror up to the systems we live in. Dong-hyuk’s final chapter promises to bring both elements, wrapping up character arcs with the same intelligence and care that made Season 1 such a phenomenon.
With so many lingering questions and high stakes on the table, all signs point to a finale that will be as brutal and brilliant as the series itself. If the gold card clue is anything to go by, Dong-hyuk’s endgame has been locked in from the start – and he’s about to go all in.
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