Netflix's 'Squid Game' Ends... Or Does It?
A third and final season of "Squid Game" recently premiered on. (NASDAQ:NFLX). While the series may conclude the storyline of lead character Seong Gi-hun, viewers also saw a cameo appearance by an Academy Award winner that could set up a U.S. version of the show and hint at future spinoffs.
Streaming success for Netflix will live on with or without "Squid Game," but viewers and shareholders likely can't help but question what comes next.
Series director and creator has confirmed that the original series for "Squid Game" is done and there will not be a season four.
Without spoiling too much of the series 3 plot for readers who have not watched the newest season, the storyline for Gi-hun reaches its conclusion, with an ending that Hwang originally didn't plan on using.
While Gi-hun may not be used in any spinoffs, in today's age of hit television series and movies, fans know that there can be spinoffs and origin stories to further advance a series.
Outside of Gi-hun there are other characters like Front Man and a baby that plays a key role in the series 3 plot that could also be featured in spinoffs and origin stories.
Viewers of the final episode of "Squid Game" were likely most surprised to see Academy Award winner playing a potential recruiter for "Squid Game" in the United States. Blanchett is seen dressed similar to the recruiter of the "Squid Game" series and playing ddakji.
Hwang has not shied away from the demands of making the three seasons of "Squid Game."
"This is something that has completely consumed me," Hwang said, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
Netflix has not confirmed any spinoffs or remakes, which leaves fans at a standstill and creates even more question marks with the surprise cameo of Blanchett in the final episode.
After previously being interested in creating spinoffs about the gap between season one and two or on the backstories of players and guards, Hwang seems to feel content with everything being completed.
"I think the story ended in a manner where it doesn't need a further story to be told. So I am not too interested in telling a story that continues with the conclusion," Hwang said.
The director said if he did do a spinoff, it would be on the time gap between seasons one and two.