'Squid Game' Ends On A Diabolical High Note
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The dystopian Netflix drama's finale feels like the inevitable endpoint that somehow no one saw coming.
This article contains light spoilers for “Squid Game” Season 3.
There’s no question that “Squid Game” changed Netflix, transforming it into a company that’s more international and more willing to take risks on head-scratching projects from unknown creators (see “Baby Reindeer”).
In 2021, the year that “Squid Game” casually premiered on Netflix and became an international sensation overnight, the streaming service released a total of five South Korean movies and two Korean shows. In the four years since, Netflix has leaned into that success, to the point that in 2025, as the company prepares to release the third and final season of “Squid Game,” it’s slated to more than double those 2021 numbers with five seasons of Korean television and 10 new movies.
“Squid Game” Season 3, which debuted on Netflix Friday, feels like the end of an era in more ways than one, bringing a close to the hit series when Netflix has no clear successor lined up. So it’s a good thing this dystopian drama goes out on a diabolical high note.
The final chapter manages to both match and surpass the show’s addicting and brutal debut. If Season 1 introduced us to the concept of a deadly game fueled by capitalism run amok — and Season 2 mostly spun its wheels while setting up for the big finale — then Season 3 feels like the inevitable endpoint that nobody saw coming. With this last batch of episodes, series creator and showrunner Hwang Dong-hyuk takes his story to terrifying new places that push the limits of humanity and morality. He creates something truly unique and downright disturbing.
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