"Squid Game" began as a pandemic-era hit, premiering in September 2021. The dystopian survival thriller quickly broke streaming records to become one of the most popular shows on Netflix. It has since spawned the reality TV show "Squid Game: The Challenge" as well as the video game "Squid Game: Unleashed".

The official synopsis for season three reads: "The third and final season of Squid Game follows Gi-hun after losing his best friend in the game and being driven to utter despair by The Front Man, who was hiding his true identity to infiltrate the game.

Squid Game season 2, which was released on Dec. 26, ended with a major cliffhanger. In the seventh and final episode, Gi-hun ( Lee Jung-jae) leads an uprising of the players, which results in the brutal murder of his best friend, Jung-bae, at the hands of the Squid Game supervisor, Front Man.