Summary
- A third season of Squid Game confirmed for release on June 27, 2025.
- David Fincher is creating an English-language version of Squid Game.
- Creating an American Squid Game may affect the show’s original essence.
Squid Game has proven to be one of the most popular shows in Netflix history, taking the world by surprise when it first launched. The second season of Squid Game had 68 million views in its first week alone, which is a record for Netflix, with this show becoming the third most-watched TV series on Netflix in 2024.
The blockbuster success of Squid Game has led to rumors and reports about how people will look to tap into it moving forward. A third and final season is confirmed to be released on Netflix on June 27, 2025, bringing an end to the series. However, fans of the show are expected to have more content in the future, this time being an English-language series.
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David Fincher Is Set To Create More Squid Game Content
It was revealed in October 2024 that an English-language Squid Game series is currently in the works by Netflix, with David Fincher being the man at the helm developing it. There are no details confirming precisely what this show is going to be about, whether it is an official remake that will be just the same as the original, or if it will be a spinoff that features a unique content that is fresh to this version of the show. However, the series is expected to be Fincher’s primary focus throughout 2025, providing a general timeline for the show.
It wouldn’t be the first time that Netflix looked to tap into the Squid Game franchise as Squid Game: The Challenge was an unscripted show that had loose connections to the original and has been renewed for a second season. It’s clear that Netflix is looking to take full advantage of Squid Game’s popularity while the brand is hot, as people are looking to tap into anything connected to it right now. The streaming platform knows that Squid Game shows will draw in huge numbers, and that’s something that will
David Fincher Can Make Squid Game Work
Fincher is a talented director with a brilliant track record of incredible work; whether it’s Se7en, Fight Club, or Gone Girl, Fincher knows how to produce high-quality content, and that’s something that will benefit his version of Squid Game. The show is filled with similar levels of tension, politics, and twists, which are all areas that he is notorious for working in. That’s why there’s a genuine excitement about the project, not just because it is related to Squid Game, but because Fincher is the person directly involved in it. Audiences have a level of trust in anything that he does, and that should put this series in good stead.
Even though the original version was dubbed over with an American voiceover, if people had chosen that, many people would have been off-put. This is why creating an English-language version of the show is something that Netflix is desperate to do because there’s a good chance that it will attract even more American viewers than before. That would ensure this show gets the buzz it deserves and is ultimately why Netflix wants the project to happen in the first place.
An American Squid Game Will Never Feel
Simply having the Squid Game tag is something that will draw people to this version of the show, and Fincher has the ability to make it work. This could be a very entertaining TV show in its own right, but it is hard to imagine a show like this still being seen as Squid Game. The original version is so closely tied to Korean culture and the social issues of the country that it will be complex to tap into that and the emotions it drives through the story. Obviously, there’s a chance that this version of Squid Game will be set in America and will not focus on Korea at all, but that could lose the magic that made the show special in the first place. It is the setting, the characters, and the social situation that they find themselves in that makes Squid Game so special. Opting to pull away from that is going to be a risk and one that might not be worth taking.
The English-language version of Squid Game is ultimately going to be an enjoyable how because of who is involved and the fact that the plot itself is detailed and thrilling. No matter how much Fincher pulls from the source material, it will never truly feel like the original show. That might be something that Netflix wants, with the idea being that there will be enough of a difference, and they will feel like two genuinely different shows. However, audiences will head into the series wanting some level of similarity because they will be looking for the Squid Game that they know and love. Therefore, anything that strays too far away from that might not work.
