Netflix accidentally announces release date for Squid Game final season in now-deleted video

As fans dive into the second season of Squid Game, Netflix may have accidentally leaked the release date for the third installment.

The first season of Squid Game took the world by storm, and it seems like the second has done the same.

The South Korean show centers around a series of childhood games that contestants must complete in order to win a huge cash prize.

The catch is that if they fail... they die.

Squid Game is popular all around the world. Credit: Sebastian Reuter/Getty

That's obviously a massive simplification and there's a deeper story about the rich paying to watch the less fortunate risk their lives for money.

Spoilers from here on out.

The first season ends with Seong Gi-hun (played by Lee Jung-jae) winning the games, but instead of taking his money and running, he dedicates himself to putting a stop to the Squid Game once and for all.

And this is where the second season kicks off!

It all ended on a bit of a cliffhanger, so fans are already keen to get to the finale...

Series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk, in an interview with Variety, explained his long-term vision for the series.

"I was originally planning to write this story across a span of about eight to nine episodes," Hwang shared. "But once I finished the story, it came to over 10 episodes, which I thought was too long to contain in a single season."

The second season ended on a cliffhanger. Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty

Hwang elaborated on the structure of the series: "And so I wanted to have an adequate point where I could give closure as a second season and then move on with the third.

"When you look at Gi-hun’s story, all of his attempts that he puts in to stop the game: the first one being getting these mercenaries and trying to plant a tracking device, that goes to fail; the second attempt of trying to persuade people to vote so that they can leave the game, that goes to fail as well; and then the third and last attempt of bringing people together and causing the rebellion, it also all goes to fail."

As fans speculate about when the series finale will hit screens, Hwang has remained tight-lipped.

He told Variety: "But what I can say is, after Season 2 launches, I believe we will be announcing the launch date for Season 3 soon. I probably expect that to launch around summer or fall next year."

However, it seems Netflix Korea may have unintentionally jumped the gun.

According to Comic Basics, a video uploaded to Netflix Korea’s official YouTube channel briefly disclosed June 27 as the release date for Season 3.

The video was then switfly deleted, which probably means someone has got in trouble for publishing the post early.

So we might not have that long to wait!

Featured image credit: Sebastian Reuter/Getty