Squid Game Season 2 is one of the most anticipated shows of the year. Although it won’t be the end of the hit Netflix series, its creator recently revealed why he the show will only go on for one final,

While the idea for December's "Squid Game 2" came to creator Hwang Dong-hyuk early on, he told IndieWire the writing process led him in a creative direction that completely changed the end of the show.

Season 1 ends with Seong Gi-Hun (Lee Jung-jae) and Sang-woo (Park Hae-soo) facing off in a knife fight. Sang-woo stabs himself in the neck, the ultimate sacrifice that causes his

“ Squid Game ” writer and director Hwang Dong-hyuk and two of the show’s stars, Lee Jung-jae and Wi Ha-Jun, made the trek to Italy’s Lucca Comics and Games on Thursday and revealed new details of the hit Netflix series’ second season.

Discover the exciting insights from ‘Squid Game’ creator Hwang Dong-hyuk about Season 2, featuring the return of Gi-hun and a journey filled with emotion and intensity, while also revealing plans to conclude the series with Season 3.

Seong Gi-hun returns to the bloody games that changed his life in Squid Game Season 2, this time determined to take down those behind it

Squid Game Season 2 will premiere on Netflix on December 26. It'll be followed sometime next year by the third and final season, Netflix announced over the summer. When asked by THR for an update on how Season 3's going, Hwang said he's almost done editing the episodes, and added that Season 3 "naturally" felt like the finale.