Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk recently explained why Season 2 features a character named Thanos, after the Marvel villain. Speaking to Netflix, Hwang said the name was chosen to give the character global appeal.

For those with a Netflix subscription, Squid Game is definitely in that category, with the South Korean drama series becoming a global sensation upon its release. The second season recently premiered,

According to Hwang Dong-hyuk, the creator of the series, the third season will focus on the confrontation between Seong Gi-hun and The Leader. In this new installment, the feelings of guilt, loss, and failure affecting the protagonist, who returned to the game in the second season with the goal of stopping it, will be explored in-depth.

The reasons that a lot of fans are theorizing that Il-nam could actually be In-ho's (the Front Man) father come from a few different scenes in season 1 and season 2. After season 2 was released in December 2024, fans started piecing this theory together based on what they knew about the two characters.

When the first Squid Game season came out in 2021, it took the world by storm and became, by far, the biggest show to binge on Netflix. It seemed like we couldn't escape from the series, and then Season 2 finally came out in 2024 after a three-year wait. But thankfully, we're not going to be waiting long for Squid Game Season 3 – the final season.

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When Squid Game premiered in 2021, nobody could predict that the show would become a worldwide hit and Netflix’s most popular TV show of all time. After racking up over two billion hours viewed, the twisted and ruthless thriller has cemented itself as one of the most influential and addictive TV shows in recent memory.