But we will not have to wait another three years for season 3, thankfully, as both Netflix and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk have ensured that won’t happen by having no production breaks between seasons. The result is a season 3 of Squid Game that is much, much closer than we think.

Play is deadly serious in Squid Game and after the second series launched on Boxing Day the promise of a final lethal dose is on the cards

The cliffhanger finale of Squid Game's second season ended with a bang. The episode Friend or Foe laid the groundwork for the final conflict, which will play out in the show's third and final season.