The third and final season of the industry-defining Squid Game confidently delivers each new round of the deathly games with spectacularly brutal aplomb — but its attempts at worldbuilding are disappointingly tired and uneven.

Squid Game' is ending with season 3. Here's everything to know about why the series is coming to a close, what the cast has said about the finale and plans for a spinoff.

Squid Game' season three does not have new major characters like season two. But Gi-hun, Hyun-ju and other surviving players will return.