LOS ANGELES, June 27 (UPI) -- The third and final season of Squid Game, premiering Friday on Netflix, is still loaded with surprises before it concludes the provocative South Korean television phenomenon.
Season 3 picks up immediately after the end of Season 2, which concluded with Ji-hun's (Lee Jung-jae) failed rebellion against the death game. Forced to compete in the last three games, Ji-hun has given up.
He has few allies left among the contestants, as most wanted to continue playing for the grand prize anyway, and some even suspecting him of trying to cheat. Mother and son Geum-ja (Kang Ae-sim) and Yong-sik (Yang Dong-geun), trans woman Hyun-ju (Park Sung-hoon) and pregnant contestant Jun-hee (Jo Yu-ri), however, believe Ji-hun was trying to save everyone from more games.
The new games put Squid Game twists on childhood games that international audiences are likely more familiar with. Like the tug of war variation in Season 1, these challenges turn innocent games into death traps.
Some of the unique Squid Game rules make these games seem rather one-sided. When players start trying to outsmart those rules and make alliances with opposing teams, however, it becomes apparent the advantages don't lie where they initially appear.
