Warning: This article contains Squid Game spoilers.
Squid Game is over.
The third and final season of the South Korean dystopian thriller was released on Netflix June 27, with Gi-hun/Player 456 (Lee Jung-jae) sacrificing himself in the final round of Squid Game so that Jun-hee/Player 222's (Jo Yu-ri) baby, who was born earlier in the competition, would win the $45.6 billion South Korean won—approximately $33.4 million USD—prize pot.
"We are not horses," Gi-hun said before plunging to his death. "We are humans."
The baby eventually ended up in the care of detective Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon), who unfortunately was not able to stop the Squid Game in time to arrest the gamemakers, while Gi-hun's daughter living in Los Angeles inherited his past winnings.
But not before there was a series of tragic losses and violent deaths—sometimes by Gi-hun's own hand. After his friend Jung-bae/Player 390 (Lee Seo-hwan) was gunned down by Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) as punishment for their attempt to overthrow the gamemakers at the end of season two, Gi-hun was returned to the dorms alive and forced to continue participating in the deadly competition.
During a vicious game of hide-and seek-inside of a maze—in which the hiders were given keys to the exit, while the seekers were handed knives to kill those on the opposing team—Gi-hun murdered Dae-ho/Player 388 (Kang Ha-neul), blaming him for Jung-bae's death after he chickened out on their coup.
And though Hyun-ju/Player 120 (Park Sung-hoon) successfully found an exit, she went back into the maze to help Geum-ja/Player 149 (Kang Ae-shim) and Jun-hee. But just as she was about to guide the women out of the labyrinth, Myung-gi/Player 333 (Im Si-wa)—the father of Jun-hee's baby—fatally stabbed her in the back in order to add more money to the prize pot.
Geum-ja's son Yong-sik/Player 007 (Yang Dong-geun) also met his demise during hide-and-seek. When he couldn’t find any hiders, he turned on Jun-hee and her baby in the game's final minutes. To prevent him from attacking the new mom, Geum-ja maimed him with her hairpin before he was fatally shot by guards.
Sadly, neither she or Jun-hee made it to the final round of the competition. Riddled with guilt over her son's death, Geum-ja hung died by suicide in middle of the night. Meanwhile, Jun-hee—having injured her ankle during hide-and-seek—leaped off the platform rather than be forced to jump rope in the penultimate round.
As for rebel Squid Game guard No-eul (Park Gyu-young)? She was able to sneak Gyeong-seok/Player 246 (Lee Jin-wook) out of the game and destroy files containing players' information. In addition, the North Korea native learned that her long-lost daughter was actually alive, embarking on a trip to China to track her down.
While season three marked the end of the road for Gi-hun and his friends, showrunner Hwang Dong-hyuk teased there were still plenty of stories to explore set in the Squid Game universe. After all, in a surprise Cate Blanchett cameo during the final minutes of season three, viewers learned that the dangerous games were also being held in L.A.
“I actually had this faint ideation about possibly a spinoff—not a sequel, but maybe a spinoff about the three-year gap between season 1 and season 2 when Gi-hun looks around for the recruiters," he told Entertainment Weekly in an interview published June 25, explaining that it'll likely be centered around what the gamemakers "were doing in that period, not inside the gaming arena, but their life outside of that."
After all, as Hwang put it, season three is "indeed a finale" and there will be no season four.
"But I'm not trying to say that I'm going to close the door to spinoffs," he added, "because they say never say never."
Besides, filming seasons two and three altogether was physically, mentally and emotionally draining for Hwang, who also wrote and directed all the episodes.
"It was as if we were making one season, and we tried as best as we could to bring in season three as fast as possible," he explained to EW in early June. "So the total amount was much larger, and we had to shoot for around one year, so it was very physically demanding."
For more must-see TV shows coming out this year, read on.
Snapped: Behind Bars (Oxygen) - Nov. 9
The third season of Snapped: Behind Bars takes viewers behind prison walls to meet convicted individuals featured on Snapped, who are now willing to discuss their cases. These exclusive jailhouse interviews will walk audiences through the point of view of the accused themselves, using the previous episodes of Snapped as archival to weave in the case details. The episodes feature new interviews with experts who provide insights into the psychology of the perpetrators. Friends and family who have not spoken out previously also sit down and share emotional statements and current updates.
Killer Relationship (Oxygen) - Nov. 9
Season four of Killer Relationship with Faith Jenkins continues to investigate complex relationships that end in untimely tragedy. In addition to romantic couples, this highly emotional season will also explore the fraught dynamics between family, colleagues and friendships, uncovering how any relationship has the potential to be a killer relationship. With her background as a criminal prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and with her expertise in matters of the heart, Faith Jenkins gives her professional POV of the nightmarish cases. With first-hand accounts from victims’ family, friends and law enforcement, each hour-long episode reveals the inner workings of intimate attachments that seemed fated to last forever but ultimately end in murder.
Killer Grannies (Oxygen) - Nov. 9
The new true-crime series, hosted by Oscar-nominated actress June Squibb, chronicles shocking cases involving a killer no one would suspect: Grandma. In every self-contained episode, a rollercoaster ride of a case unfolds as investigators dig deep and chase every lead until they finally catch their unexpected killer. Through gripping archival footage, selective recreations and cinematic imagery, and in-depth interviews with investigators, prosecutors, friends and family, every episode will peel back the plastic cover on the couch to uncover a world of sinister plots and evil deeds unpacking why and how these maternal matriarchs of the family can turn deadly.
Sweet Empire (Food Network) - Nov. 9
Making its wintry debut is a new competition series Sweet Empire where fourteen of the most competitive and talented sweets makers are invited to the Yuletide Lodge for a competition unlike any other. While the competitors enter as individuals, their goal will be to get on-- and stay on-- the strongest team by any means necessary, because in this game the bakers must create incredible edible works of art to grow their teams and avoid elimination. In the end, teams will crumble until only the strongest will be left standing to become the Sweet Empire. Wells Adams will host with Jacques Torres and Yolanda Gampp serving as judges in this holiday baking competition with an edge.
Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth (Hulu) - Nov. 10
Caroline Flack: Search for the Truth examines the shocking story of Caroline Flack, Love Island presenter and one of Britain’s biggest stars. After her arrest in 2019, she became the target of a relentless media storm. Vilified in the press and online, her world spiraled – ending in tragedy when she took her own life.
This powerful two-part documentary follows Caroline’s mother, Christine, as she investigates the truth about her daughter’s final months – uncovering new shocking details, asking difficult questions, and exposing the misrepresentations, pressures and failures from institutions and decision makers that shaped Caroline’s final days. With access to powerful testimony from Caroline’s inner circle and those who were there, the series tells the story she never got to share and reveals an unprecedented look at what really happened to Caroline Flack.
Honest Renovations: A Holiday Home Makeover! (Roku Channel) - Nov. 10
Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis bring some Christmas magic to a special holiday home makeover. Firefighter William Basulto gets to celebrate Christmas at home with his family, after years of spending the day working at the fire station. Jess and Lizzy make the moment unforgettable with a dazzling transformation that makes their home fit their needs and turns the backyard into a party-ready winter wonderland. A heartfelt surprise—from William—makes this a Christmas the family will never forget!
Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown (Food Network) - Nov. 11
'Tis the season for revenge when Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown premieres on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Last holiday season, Bobby Flay didn't play nice and ended up with a clean sweep. This year, all his old friends and Food Network's favorite chefs will return to serve a helping of "Revengesgiving" with a heaping side of "holi-payback." The stakes will be higher than ever, as everyone is out to ruin Bobby's holiday season.
Surviving Mormonism With Heather Gay (Bravo) - Nov. 11
Heather Gay of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City uncovers the dark history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a three-part special.
The limited series fractures the church’s seemingly perfect veneer to expose the secrets that have been kept behind closed doors. In each hourlong episode, Heather has impactful conversations with abuse survivors, ex-Mormons and former LDS church leaders. As Heather reflects on her own departure from the church, Surviving Mormonism delves into outdated and controversial practices and empowers victims to share their experiences to bring awareness and enact change.
Palm Royale (Apple TV+) - Nov. 12
In season two, Maxine is left a social pariah after a scandalous public breakdown. She'll have to draw on her deep well of cleverness and cunning to prove once and for all, that not only does she belong, but she just might have what it takes to rule this town. Along the way she will uncover untold truths and finally understand what this town is truly built on...secrets, lies and the occasional felony.
Selling the OC (Netflix) - Nov. 12
The OC agents are back and ready to establish their office as the top brokerage within the Oppenheim Group. As the competition heats up for some high-stakes listings, some may get burned as devastating rumors divide the team. While the office gets busier, Jason enlists agents from San Diego, but will the OGs of the OC let the new agents sink or swim?
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (Hulu) - Nov. 13
#Momtok is back, but damaging revelations and allegations threaten its future. The members face a crisis of friendship as loyalties shift, trust is tested, and the lines between fact and fiction blur. When the pursuit of the truth calls character into question, a war over morality begins and a clash between #Momtok and #Dadtok erupts. With their sisterhood and everything they’ve built hanging in the balance, can the women find a path forward to salvation? Or will their collective sins destroy #Momtok for good?
Tiffany Haddish Goes Off (Peacock) - Nov. 13
Peacock’s new docuseries follows Emmy award-winning comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish as she journeys to Africa on a four-week-long girls trip with her three closest childhood friends Selena Martin, Shermona Long and Sparkle Clark. Throughout the trip they take on new adventures, deepen their lifelong friendship, and explore personal connections to the continent. This raw, vulnerable and unpredictable version of Tiffany Haddish will leave the viewer crying with laughter and sobbing from heartfelt, relatable, real-time self-healing.
Blue Lights (BritBox) - Nov. 13
Two years into their jobs as response officers, Grace (Sian Brooke), Annie (Katherine Devlin) and Tommy (Nathan Braniff) are accustomed to life under the blue lights. But their work will take them into a sinister world hidden behind the veneer of middle-class life, the world of the accountants and lawyers who facilitate organised crime. The old political and criminal order has gone and a new global gang rule Belfast, bringing danger closer to home for our officers than ever before.
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (Disney+) - Nov. 14
In A Very Jonas Christmas Movie, Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas face a series of escalating obstacles as they struggle to make it from London to New York in time to spend Christmas with their families.
The Last Woodsmen (Discovery Channel) - Nov. 14
Deep in the untamed wilderness of the Pacific Northwest, veteran logger Jared Douglas returns to put everything on the line in the new season of The Last Woodsmen.
Risking life and limb to harvest the most prized and massive timber on Earth, Jared and his crew work at the edge of civilization, armed with only old-school axes, chainsaws, and pure grit. Despite the big paydays and breathtaking surroundings, logging remains one of the most dangerous professions known to man where one wrong move could mean paying the ultimate price.
Malice (Prime Video) - Nov. 14
Adam (Jack Whitehall) is a charismatic tutor who charms his way into the life of the wealthy Tanner family while they’re on holiday in Greece. When the family’s nanny falls dangerously ill, Adam orchestrates his way into their London home, and his true vengeful nature begins to emerge...
Landman (Paramount+) - Nov. 16
In season two, as oil rises from the earth, so do secrets – and Tommy Norris’s (Billy Bob Thornton) breaking point may be closer than he realizes. Facing mounting pressure from M-Tex Oil, Cami Miller (Demi Moore), and the shadow of his kin, survival in West Texas isn’t noble – it’s brutal. And sooner or later something’s got to break.
Gingerbread Land: The Biggest Little Holiday Competition (Food Network) - Nov. 17
Gingerbread Land: The Biggest Little Holiday Competition will premiere on Food Network and Magnolia Network. Hosted by Oliver Hudson and executive produced by Chip and Joanna Gaines, top bakers will face off in the biggest little gingerbread competition ever imagined. Over a series of four challenges, teams will build incredible, edible worlds from scratch with lights, motion, and storybook-level detail in every miniature. Each week, Oliver Hudson guides the fun with warmth and humor, inviting viewers into a magical holiday world, where imagination has no limits.
Southern Charm (Bravo) - Nov. 19
After a season that seemed to usher the group into a new “grown-up” era, many of the Charmers find themselves single or on the brink of breakup. Though businesses are thriving, life after love presents inevitable fractures in friendships and new romances.
The Mighty Nein (Prime Video) - Nov. 19
The Mighty Nein follows a group of fugitives and outcasts, bound by secrets and scars. But when a powerful arcane relic known as "The Beacon" falls into dangerous hands, they must learn to work together to save the realm and stop reality itself from unraveling.
High Horse: The Black Cowboy (Peacock) - Nov. 20
This three-part pop culture and historical documentary, executive produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, confronts and reclaims the Wild West while revealing the story of the Black cowboy—a history that has largely been untold.
Sebastian Maniscalco: It Ain't Right (Hulu) - Nov. 21
Filmed live at the legendary United Center arena in Chicago, Sebastian Maniscalco’s It Ain't Right goes all in on family chaos, aging, and the little things that drive us all nuts—with his one-of-a-kind comedic bite.
The Age of Disclosure (Prime Video) - Nov. 21
The Age of Disclosure shockingly reveals an 80-year global cover-up of non-human intelligent life and a secret war among major nations to reverse-engineer advanced technology of non-human origin. Featuring testimony from 34 members of the U.S. Government, military, and intelligence communities, the film exposes the profound stakes for the future of humanity.
The timely documentary arrives amid historic bipartisan Congressional hearings on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) and the proposed UAP Disclosure Act, led by Senators Schumer, Rounds, and Gillibrand, calling for transparency about what the government knows about UAP and non-human intelligent life.
Bel-Air (Peacock) - Nov. 24
In season four of Peacock’s reimagined drama, Will tries to balance the fun and excitement of senior year with the expectations that have brought him to this moment. Carlton tests his own resolve as he deals with the fallout of some very big decisions that could threaten his future. Together, both boys will help each other through this pivotal time in their lives. An unexpected power shift will threaten the brotherhood between Phil and Geoffrey, whose loyalties to the Banks family will be tested. Viv struggles with reinventing herself as she looks at motherhood from a different perspective. It’s Ashley’s freshman year in high school and she’s working through a rebellious phase but quickly learns that the status quo may no longer serve her. Hilary goes on a journey of self-exploration.
Stranger Things (Netflix) - Nov. 26
The fifth and final season kicks off just in time for Thanksgiving.
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age (Apple TV+) - Nov. 26
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age uses the latest scientific research and cutting-edge visual effects to bring this frozen world to life like never before, unveiling the spectacular habitats and inhabitants of ancient Earth for a one-of-a-kind experience. From towering woolly mammoths to elusive snow sloths, terrifying saber-toothed tigers to resilient dwarf elephants (only 3 feet tall), the series reveals the epic struggles and unexpected stories of animals that once ruled the Ice Age. Viewers will journey through vast tundras, barren deserts, expanding grasslands and melting permafrost as these creatures battle for survival in the face of extreme climates, shifting landscapes and the onset of “The Big Freeze,” and ultimately, “The Big Melt.”
The Rocky Mountain Mortician Murder (Investigation Discovery) - Nov. 26
In October 2012, Byron Griffy—respected mortician, devoted family man, and pillar of his rural Colorado community—was found dead on his remote ranch, shot execution-style. At first glance, it looked like a robbery gone wrong. But as detectives dug deeper, they discovered something far more twisted: An unthinkable betrayal and a tangled web of lies that exposed the town’s darkest secrets.
Over the course of three parts, the new docuseries exposes the disturbing truths that can lurk just beneath the surface of seemingly friendly communities. Featuring interviews with key individuals involved in the case, the investigators who searched for the truth, and the townspeople who still wrestle with the revelations this investigation exposed, this docuseries shows that no matter how hard people try to keep their secrets hidden, the truth has a way of always coming to light.
Louvre Heist: Minute by Minute (Discovery Channel) - Nov. 26
Told in real-time with gripping new details, this one-hour special reconstructs the daring robbery and jewelry heist that unfolded in broad daylight on October 19, 2025 at the world-renowned Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Exclusive witness testimony, expert forensic analysis, and detailed graphic reconstructions track the moment the thieves infiltrated the museum’s perimeter and vanished with over $100 million worth of priceless treasures.
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2025 (NBC) - Nov. 27
The 99th edition of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will kick off the holiday season Nov. 27 at 8:30 a.m. in all time zones across NBC and Peacock.
The Parade will feature a world-class lineup of music’s biggest talents, iconic character balloons, imaginative floats and the one-and-only Santa Claus.
Today's Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker will return as hosts of the broadcast.
Married to Medicine (Bravo) - Nov. 30
The Married to Medicine ladies are back with some new friends and are working toward being better sisters. Although apologies are still owed, can they get to the core of their issues and revive their friendships?