Squid Game season 3 was going to end differently, but the Netflix show’s creator says that big death had to happen because ‘it was a better fitting story’

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  • Squid Game season 3 was supposed to end in a different way
  • Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk altered its finale because its ending “didn’t line up with me”
  • Netflix fans has largely expressed disappointment over the show’s climax

Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has revealed the hugely popular Netflix show was originally going to end in a different way.

In a Variety piece published yesterday (June 30) and three days after the survival drama’s final season landed on Netflix, Dong-hyuk explained why he decided to change Squid Game season 3’s ending.

Full spoilers immediately follow for Squid Game‘s final episode. Turn back now if you’re not caught up.

Discussing the decision to kill off protagonist Seong Gi-hun in one of the best Netflix shows’ finale, Dong-hyuk admitted he was initially going to let Gi-hun survive. However, he said he altered the original outline for the series’ last chapter amid the increasingly dystopian state of the world in the year 2025.

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