Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has addressed the rumours surrounding a USA spin-off of the show.
In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, he candidly talked about Cate Blanchett’s role as a recruiter in the last scene of Squid Game season 3.
Following this, fans assumed that her appearance was designed to set-up a US-based spinoff series.
“I didn’t end it on that note in order to deliberately leave room for further stories to happen. Gi-hun and Front Man, through these characters, the Games in Korea have ended,” Dong-hyuk responded.
“And because this story started out with me wanting to tackle issues about the limitless competition and the system that’s created in late capitalism,” he explained.
Dong-hyuk added, “I wanted to leave it on a note highlighting the fact that these systems, even if one comes down, it’s not easy to dismantle the whole system — it will always repeat itself.”
“That’s why I wanted to end it with an American recruiter. And I wrote that scene wanting an impactful ending for the show, not in order to open rooms for anything else.”
However, the Korean director noted that nothing has been officially discussed with him about the US-spinoff.
As, it has been rumoured that David Fincher will direct the series, he concluded, “I’ve always been a huge fan of David Fincher’s work — from Se7en — and I’ve loved his films.”
“So if he were to create an American Squid Game, I think that would be very interesting to watch. I would definitely click on it immediately after it’s released, if it were to happen.”
The last and third season of Squid Game was released on Netflix on June 27, 2025.