Spoilers ahead for all seasons of Squid Game.

Summary

Fans crave a prequel series to explore the backstory of characters like Oh Il-nam and In-Ho.
The formula of Squid Game allows for easy expansion with new characters and games for multiple seasons.
There is potential for an international spin-off in countries like the USA opens up new cultural dynamics and story possibilities.

Squid Game has finally ended with its third and final season, which was recently released on Netflix. Hwang Dong-hyuk’s revolutionary dystopian thriller has made a huge impact on the entire world, not to mention that it even accumulated a sizable fan base. Many people are wondering if it’s truly over or if they can expect more content in the near future.

Squid Game was a huge critical and commercial success for Netflix, who most likely wants to capitalize on that, so it wouldn’t be surprising if it decided to produce a fourth season or a spin-off series. Fortunately, however, there are many reasons why another Squid Game project could work very well.

Official promotional image of Squid Game Season 3, with Seong Gi-Hun sorrounded by pink caskets.

Squid Game: 7 Things Season 3 Does Better Than the Previous Seasons

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6 Fans Want To See The Origins Of The Games

A Prequel Series Could Answer Many Questions

While Season 3 answered many questions, it also left fans with many new ones. One of the biggest ones is: how exactly did Oh Il-nam create the games in the first place? Of course, he briefly explained how this happened back in Season 1, but most fans are eager to know the exact ins-and-outs of this important event.

A prequel series set many years in the past that explores Il-nam’s backstory (who, of course, would be portrayed by a younger actor) would be fascinating to see. Not to mention, it would also add a lot of depth to one of the show’s most despicable antagonists.

5 Fans Want To See How In-Ho Became The Front Man

The Villain's Origin Story Could Make A Fantastic Prequel

Most Squid Game fans agree that there are two things they would love to see in a prequel series: the creation of the games and Hwang In-ho’s journey to becoming the Front Man. After all, he’s often considered the best antagonist of the show, mainly because of his intense rivalry with Seong Gi-hun, his cruel nihilism, and an amazing performance by actor Lee Byung-hun.

Oh Il-nam and Ali in the first season of Squid Game

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Season 3 featured a brief but fascinating flashback that showed how In-ho won the 2015 games, but that was not all the information. How did he go from being just another winner to becoming Il-nam’s successor? If Netflix can hire Lee Byung-hun for this role once again, a spin-off exploring his slow rise to evil could potentially be even better than any of the three previous seasons.

4 The Formula Lends Itself To Multiple Seasons

Viewers Can Meet New Characters With Different Stories

While all three seasons of Squid Game had their own cast of characters, plot threads and themes, they were basically written and structured like a game show. Following the story of Gi-hun and all the allies he made during his two times in the games was nothing short of fascinating, but maybe it’s time to switch things up with an entirely new cast.

Since it was confirmed that the games are held on a yearly basis, it would be easy for Netflix to make a new season with a new cast of characters, each with their own personalities, motivations and backstories. To make things even better, it could either take place before, after, or in-between the two editions Gi-hun participated in. The brilliant formula of Squid Game lends itself well to multiple seasons or series, and it would be egregious if Netflix didn’t take advantage of it.

3 There Are Many More Classic Kids’ Games To Play

It Would Be Easy To Keep Things Refreshing And Interesting

One thing that sets Squid Game apart from other survival thriller shows or movies is its concept of forcing people to play twisted, violent versions of classic kids’ games. From Red Light, Green Light to Tug of War and even Marbles, most of these events were games that audiences played when they were younger, so it’s easy to understand how exactly they work.

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To make things even better, seasons 2 and 3 switched things up by introducing a new collection of games that were not played in season 1, like Mingle, Hide and Seek, and Jump Rope. At the end of the day, however, there are still many classic games that could be used in future Squid Game projects, like Duck-Duck-Goose, Rock-Paper-Scissors, Simon Says, and many more.

2 Seong Gi-Hun’s Daughter Could Reappear In A Sequel

Maybe She Will Star In Her Own Season

Among the many mysteries that were left by the season 3 finale, one of the biggest ones is the fate of Seong Gi-hun’s daughter, Seong Ga-yeong. In the episode’s penultimate scene, she receives a visit from In-ho at her home in Los Angeles, who not only gives her the remaining prize money her father had previously won, but also his bloody jumpsuit and a card with the number 456 on it.

This had a huge impact on Ga-yeong and left her with a lot of questions, so many fans are wondering if she’ll participate in the games herself when she’s older, in order to find out exactly what happened to her father, and maybe even avenge him. It is a simple but effective premise that could work very well for a future Squid Game season or sequel series.

1 The Games Are In Other Countries

A Season Of Squid Game Set In America (Or Elsewhere) Could Be Interesting

At the end of the season 3 finale, In-ho encounters an American recruiter playing ddakji with a man in an alley and briefly exchanges looks with her. This not only confirms that the games are still active, but also heavily implies that they are occuring in other countries, like the United States.

In the past few months, rumors of a potential spin-off titled Squid Games: USA have emerged around the internet. If Netflix decides to move forward with this idea, it would be interesting to see how the cultural differences between South Korea and the United States could potentially affect the games, their participants, and the kids’ games that would be played. And if the concept of an international Squid Game ends up working well, the formula could be easily brought over to other countries around the world.

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