Netflix has announced the release date for the highly anticipated third season of Squid Game.

Unveiled during the streamers major slate presentation, Next on Netflix, the Korean-language drama is slated to return on June 27. Squid Game Netflixs most popular series is returning for its final installment, following the release of season two on Dec. 26. The series earned the highest single-week viewing tally for any streaming title in the U.S. in 2024 with 4.92 billion minutes of viewing for the week of Dec. 23-29. Jumping back in after season twos cliffhanger, the final season, according to a synopsis, follows Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) after losing his best friend in the game and being driven to utter despair by The Front Man (Lee Byung-hun), who was hiding his true identity to infiltrate the game. Gi-hun persists with his goal to put an end to the game, while the Front Man continues onto his next move and the surviving players choices will lead to graver consequences with each round. The seasons unnerving, newly released poster warns viewers to prepare for the final game.

The streamer also points to clues in the key art (below): Gone is the rainbow-hued track of season twos six-legged pentathlon; in its place, a vivid swirling flower-pattern floor ominously foreshadows the cutthroat finale to come. The sinister silhouettes of Young-hee and her companion Cheol-su first hinted at in last seasons post-credit scene suggest that even more brutal games lie ahead.

Squid Game season three arrives on Netflix in June. Courtesy of Netflix Writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk, who returns for the final season, had previously said he crafted a three-season arc, but hes not adverse to future spinoffs. When we were doing season one, I was saying there was never going to be another season,Hwang toldThe Hollywood Reporterduring season twos launch. And so if the time comes, and it just so happens that Im able to come up with a character or a different story, then maybe there might be a comeback. But Im thinking more along the lines of a spinoff.

Netflix also released a batch of first-look photos ahead of the June release. Take a peek at the newly released pics, below.

Lee Jung-jae as Sung Gi-hun, handcuffed to his bed after his attempted rebellion. Noh Ju-han/Netflix

Lee Byung-hun as the Front Man in season three. Noh Ju-han/Netflix

Park Gyu-young as pink guard Kang No-eul in season three. Noh Ju-han/Netflix

Lee Byung-hun masked as the Front Man in season three. Noh Ju-han/Netflix