Netflix's "Squid Game" season 3 date leak sparks frenzy
Could the tightly guarded release date for the third season of "Squid Game" have been accidentally leaked? The internet is buzzing with rumors about when the next chapter of this groundbreaking story will begin.
The second season of "Squid Game" has been available on Netflix since December 26. The streaming giant cleverly planned this release and spared no expense in promoting one of its biggest titles. It's no wonder the series became an instant hit on the platform.
"Squid Game: Season 2" generated 68 million views at launch, translating to 487 million hours of viewing time by audiences. The Korean production topped Netflix's charts in all countries worldwide for a week.
Officially, it's only known that the third season, which was filmed concurrently with the second, is set to premiere later this year. The lengthy wait audiences experienced for the previous installment won't be repeated. But when exactly?
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There's a buzz online about a date that appeared and quickly disappeared. It involves the trailer for the second season published on Netflix's Korean YouTube channel, which contained a teaser for the next installment on June 27.
These are not the only online rumors about this title. Despite the latest reports seeming outright absurd, Netflix has firmly denied them. A Korean service spread the rumor that Leonardo DiCaprio would appear in the new season—news so unbelievable that many have treated it as a joke.
As for the question of the premiere date, it might be possible that the answer has been in front of us all along. In the first episode of the second season, the character Gi-hun looks tensely at a calendar, marking the days he failed to reach the game organizers. It's June, the time when new players are recruited.
The third season of "Squid Game" is not the only important premiere this year. The second season of "Wednesday" and the fifth part of "Stranger Things" are also on the way.
