GAME OVER

The hit Korean drama reaches its exhilarating conclusion...

- ELAINE REILLY

NEW THRILLER Squid Game From Friday 27 June, Netflix

The stage is set as the ultimate chapter of Korean dystopian drama <em>Squid Game lands on Netflix this week for a thrilling third and final season – and it's all to play for...

The brainchild of writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk, the vivid hellscape where debt-ridden contestants play life-or-death children's games in the hope of winning an enormous cash prize became a global sensation when it debuted in 2021, with 1.65 billion viewing hours in its first 28 days.

Now, Dong-hyuk hopes fans will embrace the concluding six episodes in his gripping survival saga about man's inhumanity to man with the same enthusiasm as they have in the past.

GOING GLOBAL

‘I have poured over six years of my life into Squid Game, not counting when I first wrote the original script more than a decade ago,’ shares Emmy-winning showrunner Dong-hyuk, 54. 'I hope this third season will satisfy fans. All around the world they've shown incredible love and support and I'm truly excited by their reactions.’

In Season 1, protagonist Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), clad in his iconic green Player 456 tracksuit, beat fellow contestants, including some dearly acquired friends, in the