The third and final season of ‘Squid Game’ is approaching, and the newly released teaser trailer offers fans a first glimpse at the dramatic culmination of Netflix’s most popular show.

The series remains Netflix’s most popular show to date and continues to captivate global audiences, smashing multiple records with its Season 2 return in December 2024, the streamer said in a statement yesterday.

It broke the record for most views for a show in its premiere week and entered the Most Popular Non-English TV list in just three days —currently ranked #2 with 192.6 million views, second only to Season 1’s 265.2 million. Season 2 also became the third most-watched season on Netflix ever, further solidifying the franchise’s global impact.

Picking up from Season 2’s devastating cliff-hanger, Season 3 thrusts Gi-hun (Player 456) back into the brutal heart of the games, determined to dismantle them once and for all. Still haunted by the betrayal and loss of his closest ally, Jung-bae (Player 390), Gi-hun faces new perils, including the Front Man, who shockingly infiltrated their rebellion disguised as Player 001.

The newly unveiled teaser trailer opens with pink guards carrying a black box — the very coffins used by the guards for fallen players — to the resting area of the games. Curious and scared, the players approach and open the box, revealing Gi-hun inside. As he awakens, viewers are transported to the beginnings of a new game. A massive gumball machine dispenses red and blue balls, representing the fates that will determine the next challenge.

Netflix said familiar faces return: The Front Man, detective Hwang Jun-ho, and players Myung-gi (Player 333), Dae-ho (Player 388), Hyun-ju (Player 120), Yong-sik (Player 007), Geum-ja (Player 149), Jun-hee (Player 222), Min-su (Player 125), Nam-gyu (Player 124), and the pink guard No-eul. As the suspense builds, the final moments echo with the mysterious cries of a baby.

In the striking teaser art, Gi-hun stands amidst a sea of black boxes tied with pink ribbons. He looks upwards, captured in a moment of contemplation and resolve. What awaits him and the other players in the games? Season 3 premiers on June 27.