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.

This article contains spoilers for season 2 of Squid Game and its ending.

Squid Game Season 2 had some big shoes to fill when it arrived, given just how wildly successful the Emmy-winning first season was. And although the sophomore run on Netflix was a fun one, the format change was frustrating. Specifically, that it took us so long to get in the games, and how few games actually happened through the second season.

In just under three weeks, Squid Game Season 2 has become the third most-watched season of television ever on Netflix. The seven-episode installment put up another 26.3M views from January 6 to 12, easily making it the most-watched title of the week.

Squid Game 2 recently snagged major viewership numbers on Netflix, about to surpass its own record set by the first season.

Netflix ranking SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) -- "Squid Game" Season 2 continues to captivate global audiences, holding the No. 1 position on Netflix's Global Top 10 Non-English TV chart for three consecutive weeks,

Squid Game, the dystopian series that shattered records on Netflix, is gearing up for its third and final season. However, creator Hwang Dong-hyuk isn't ruling out the possibility of expanding the universe with spin-off projects.