Squid Game 3: Netflix’s eagerly awaited Korean web series Squid Game season 3 is slated to release on June 27, 2025. The first look teaser released earlier this month created a lot of stir online due to the brutal visuals and suspense. This season is expected to bring back many characters from the previous season. The teaser featured Gi-Hun being carried back to the facility in a coffin where the remaining terrified contestants are confined after the bloodshed. They are now expected to join Gi-Hun and fight against the makers of the brutal games. 

Take a look at the complete list of characters returning in the third instalment of Netflix’s Squid Game franchise:

 
 
 
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Squid Game Season 3 Returning Players

Lee Jung Jae as Seong Gi Hun (Player 456)

Park Sung Hoon as Cho Hyun Ju (Player 120)

Kang Ae Sim as Jang Geum Ja (Player 149)

Yang Dong Geun as Park Yong Sik (Player 007)

Jo Yuri as Kim Jun Hee (Player 222)

Kang Ha Neul as Kang Dae Ho (Player 388)

Chae Gook Hee as Seon Nyeo (Player 044)

Im Siwan as Lee Myung Gi (Player 333)

Lee David as Park Min Su (Player 125)

Roh Jae Won as Nam Gyu (Player 124)

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Squid Game Season 3 Returning Non-player Characters 

Several significant non-player characters are also set to reprise their roles in the web series:

 
 
 
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The Front Man is played by Lee Byung Hun. He is the masked overseer who controls the operations of the deadly games.

Wi Ha Joon portrays the character of undercover police as Hwang Jun Ho, whose fate was left uncertain.

Park Gyu Young reprises as Kang No Eul (Soldier 011), who portrays the character of an operator within the game’s internal hierarchy.

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As the countdown for the third season of Squid Game begins, all returning contestants are those who previously survived by employing strong strategies or forging powerful alliances. It remains to be seen who will endure this much harsher season.