The creator teases the game’s third season

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Squid game Second season finale.

What could be more frightening than a giant murder doll Squid game? The nightmares double two Giant killer dolls of course!

Season 2 of the hit Korean Netflix drama upped the ante in the finale with a bloody cliffhanger ending followed by a mysterious, ominous end credits scene featuring everyone’s favorite motion-sensing robot doll. Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk reveals that the credits scene is actually a foretaste of what will haunt us all in Season 3.

“This is actually a sneak peek of Cheol-su, who, like Young-hee, is a new giant puppet that we will introduce in Season 3,” says the creator/writer/director Weekly entertainment. “And this is also a reference to the most exciting game of the third season. Even though it hasn’t been shared yet, I hope everyone is excited to get to know Cheol-su and the new game.”

The seven-episode second season ended with a truly devastating outcome for Gi-hun, also known as Player 456 (Lee Jung-jae), after he attempted to organize an uprising against the frontman (Lee Byung-hun) and the guards End of the game. But Gi-hun had no idea that the frontman was actually disguised as Player 001, who secretly sabotaged the violent and bloody war and killed many of the players – including Gi-hun’s best friend Jung-bae, also known as Player 390 (Lee Seo -hwan). ), who was shot dead right in front of his eyes in the closing moments.

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But the shocking moments didn’t end there Squid game An end credits scene was then introduced with three players (Player 096, Player 100 and Player 353) running behind the red light and green light killer dummy Young-hee, a close-up shot of Young-hee’s face and then a close-up shot of Cheol-su, a small killer robot doll with a green hat and green striped shirt. The end credits scene ends with a red light going off and a green light coming on.

Hwang first teased the launch of Cheol-su in June 2022 when he announced it Squid game mthan has been renewed for a second season. “Join us once again for a whole new round,” he wrote in a message shared on the official Netflix account. “You’ll also be introduced to Young-hee’s friend Cheol-su.”

Squid game Season 2 is streaming now and will return with Season 3 on Netflix in 2025.