Netflix are creating an English version of Squid Game set in America

9 January 2025, 13:16 | Updated: 29 June 2025, 13:08

David Fincher is on board for an American spin-off of Squid Game. Picture: Netflix

By Kathryn Knight

The Squid Game universe is expanding on Netflix, with an English version in the making.

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After the success of Squid Game seasons 1, 2 and 3 and the spin-off reality series Squid Game: The Challenge, the hit Korean drama is getting yet another development.

According to reports, an English version of the Netflix series, where contestants are killed for losing children’s games in a competition for money, is in the works. And if you've watched the end of season 3, then you'll know just how close we are to seeing it become a reality...

American director David Fincher, who worked with Netflix on House of Cards and Mindhunter, is on board for the concept.

Squid Game creator and director Hwang Dong-hyuk spoke to TheWrap about the future of the franchise, confirming an American-based version of the show is still under discussion.

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David Fincher is in discussions with Netflix for a British-American Squid Game. Picture: Getty

He said: “I know Netflix has a plan. They are not going to throw this idea away... Maybe I’ll be in one of those projects as an advisor or co-creator. Who knows? But Season 3 is not going to be the end of the ‘Squid Game’ universe.”

Little details are known about Fincher’s version, but it will likely be a spin-off in English, set in America, giving the games potential to reach multiple countries. Well, we did see in seasons 2 and 3 just how difficult it is to put a stop to the deadly games...

Lee Jung-jae, who portrays Seong Gi-hun, has already expressed his excitement over Fincher’s adaption, telling Complex: “I'm looking forward to it so much, I can't wait to see it and I have high expectations."

Squid Game season 3 marks the end of the Netflix series. Picture: Netflix

Squid Game has become a global phenomenon since its release in 2021 with spin-off reality show Squid Game: The Challenge dropping in 2023, which was filmed in the UK and saw contestants take part from all over the world.

Season 3 marks the end of the original Netflix series, and creator Hwang has confirmed that there will be no season 4 or any continuation of that story.

Hwang told The Hollywood Reporter: "Personally, I see the third season as being the finale to this story. That’s because I believe I’ve had closure to the story I wanted to tell about society through the character of Seong Gi-hun."

However, he hasn't ruled out any spin-offs for characters who appeared in the series: "If I ever wanted to go back to the world of Squid Game, it would be about different characters with a different story arc. For example, the masked guards. How did they end up here? What do they do in their downtime? Something like that, maybe."