Since its groundbreaking debut in 2020, Squid Game
has evolved into one of Netflix’s most profitable and talked-about IPs. Blending social commentary with bloody suspense, the Korean survival drama quickly captured fans’ attention, shattering streaming records and earning critical accolades. After the massive success of its first two seasons, Netflix is closer to bringing back the deadly competition with Season 3, this time with stakes peaking like never before.
Amid the looming premiere of Squid Game
Season 3, it is important to know when it goes live in different parts of the world.
Squid Game 3’s global countdown begins, with higher stakes and darker turns
Despite soaring fan anticipation, Netflix, unlike how it treats most of its popular franchises, is set to unveil all six episodes of Squid Game
Season 3 together on Friday, June 27. With only hours left until the chilling fan-favorite series’ premiere, now is the perfect time to know when it arrives in different international regions. Based on Netflix’s ritual of dropping new shows at midnight Pacific Time (PT), Squid Game
Season 3 also appears set to debut at the same time. That would mean the show will premiere in the USA at 3 AM ET.
Every game must come to an end.
Squid Game. The final season. June 27. #TUDUM pic.twitter.com/KJlceOOKnW
— Squid Game (@squidgame) June 1, 2025
For fans in oceanic countries like Australia and New Zealand, the thrill will arrive between 3:00 to 7:00 PM, while British admirers of Squid Game Season 3
will have access as early as 8:00 AM. The series dropping on the advent of the weekend provides a fitting opportunity for fans to binge-watch it in one go, although they would have probably done that otherwise as well. For those uninitiated, Squid Game 3
is the final act of the series, meaning audiences are in for even more intense betrayals and bloodshed.
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In the lead-up to the season premiere, Netflix has offered a preview of the opening minutes, right after teasing the fate of Player 456
.
The advance footage shared by the streamer to remind fans of the new season’s arrival takes a nosedive into Gi-hun, also known as Player 456’s fate. Following a failed rebellion last season, the clip makes Gi-hun’s determination to take down the Front Man unabashedly clear, setting the stage for a final showdown between good and evil.
Squid Game concludes in 12 hours. pic.twitter.com/iZRCN4lDUC
— Netflix (@netflix) June 26, 2025
Following the loss of his mother and his two closest friends to the bizarre survival challenge, it will be interesting to see what Gi-hun is willing to bet for righteous revenge. As Netflix draws the curtains on the blood-soaked saga, one thing is certain: whether he wins or falls, a gripping, edge-of-the-seat finale awaits.
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