In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hwang said he originally wrote an ending where Player 456, Seong Gi-hun, leaves the deadly games behind for good. That's a sharp contrast to the version that made it to screen, where Gi-hun sacrifices his life in the end for the new Player 222.

Squid Game Season 3 has a new set of VIPs – here’s the cast members who play them and why they’re the worst thing about the Netflix show.

Even though we've been told that this is the final season, I have my doubts…and even some worries for the franchise. Like most people, I loved the Emmy award-winning first season of Squid Game. While Seasons 2 and 3 didn't come anywhere near matching the storytelling of that first season, I'm still glad that we got them.