Fans welcomed Lee Jung-jae’s return as Player 456, and critics praised his performance as viewership numbers solidified Dong-hyuk’s massively popular Korean drama as the world’s biggest TV show. Squid Game is credited with catapulting Korean content into the mainstream.

The creator of Netflix's Squid Game said he considered a different ending—one that can be considered a happy one—for its third and final season. In an interview with Vanity Fair, Hwang Dong-hyuk said that while he was writing the first draft of seasons two and three,

Netflix 'Squid Game 3' Director Hwang Dong-hyuk nailed 'There is no season 4' The Netflix Original 'Squid Game' is the world's most beloved Netflix series. Seasons 1 and 2, which created unprecedented syndromes around the world with their ingenious imagination and creative worldview,