The competition will continue this summer.

Netflix revealed on Wednesday that the much-anticipated third and final season of “Squid Game” will debut on June 27. The new season is set to introduce more lethal challenges, one of which features a massive gumball machine.

Fresh images from the upcoming season depict Seong Gi-hun (played by Lee Jung-jae) in handcuffs following his unsuccessful uprising in the Season 2 finale.

Seasons 2 and 3 of “Squid Game,” Netflix’s most successful original series, were shot consecutively, resulting in a shorter wait of just six months, unlike the three-year gap between Seasons 1 and 2.

After its release in December, Season 2 saw Gi-hun, also known as Player 456, return to the games of his own volition to locate the creators and put an end to the horrific games. However, by the end of the season, his plan to incite a rebellion against the game’s leaders was unsuccessful, leaving his future uncertain and concluding the season with a significant cliffhanger. Additionally, Player 001 was revealed to be the true identity of the Front Man, who had infiltrated the games while pretending to be a regular contestant.

“Gi-hun carries an immense burden of loss, failure, and guilt,” said Hwang Dong-hyuk, the series director and creator, in a previous statement. “I felt it was fitting to end the second season on this note of complete despair and guilt after all his efforts to end the games fell short.”

Netflix shared that Season 2 of “Squid Game” broke records, achieving the highest viewership for a show during its first week of release. It is highlighted as one of the major returnees in 2025, along with new installments of “Stranger Things” and “Wednesday.”

‘Stranger Things’ creators hint at the final season being ‘our most personal story’

The last season of “Stranger Things” was also teased during Netflix’s Wednesday event.

Creators Matt and Ross Duffer described Season 5 as the “largest and most ambitious season to date,” revealing they filmed over 650 hours of material to craft eight extended episodes.

“Simultaneously, we believe it’s our most personal story,” Matt Duffer mentioned. “Filming this season was extremely intense and emotional for both us and our cast. We’ve been working on this show for nearly a decade. There were a lot of tears—so many tears.”

However, the Duffers reassured fans that it’s “not the end for ‘Stranger Things,'” as they plan to share more stories set within its universe, including the upcoming “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” which will hit Broadway in March.

“There are more tales from the ‘Stranger Things’ universe being planned,” Matt Duffer hinted. “It may be premature to discuss them just yet, but we are very involved in each one.”

The release date for “Stranger Things” Season 5 hasn’t been revealed, but it’s anticipated to launch sometime in 2025. Maybe just in time for Halloween?

Other upcoming projects showcased on Wednesday included “The Four Seasons,” a new comedy series created by Tina Fey featuring herself, Will Forte, and Steve Carell, inspired by the 1981 film directed by Alan Alda. Fey mentioned it was a wonderful opportunity to collaborate with her “old friends” Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield, both of whom were writers for her show “30 Rock.”

“Tracey and I once clinched an Emmy for writing the final episode of ’30 Rock,’ a night I’ll always remember because I had a wardrobe malfunction on-air, which my mother informed me about the next day,” Fey humorously recounted.

No fresh footage of “Wednesday” was revealed, but Netflix confirmed that the eagerly awaited second season, which just finished production, would also be available “later this year.”