Season 3 of Squid Game may have ended, but the dystopian thrills are just getting started. The American spin-off of the Netflix hit, to be directed by David Fincher (Fight Club, House of Cards), has set a date to begin filming, with the series taking on the title of Squid Game: America (who’d have known?).
Although there is no official announcement, the Film and Television Alliance website lists 26 February 2026 as the filming date. It will take place in Los Angeles, and Cate Blanchett, who made a cameo in the third and final season of the Korean drama, is the only confirmed cast member to date. Alongside Fincher, original Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk and producer Kim Ji-yeon, as well as Zeus Zamani and Rhett Giles, are on board as producers. Dennis Kelly serves as screenwriter on the project.
No further story details were shared except the same-world setting, but the show appears to pick up after the Season 3 finale. In it, Blanchett’s character was spotted by the Front Man in a Los Angeles alleyway, playing ddakji against a stranger; the games will likely be localised for cultural relevance in Fincher’s version, however.
There’s no release date for the American offshoot, which has some high expectations to uphold. Within 10 days of release, Squid Game Season 3 became the first Netflix series, in any language, to achieve 106.3 million views in two weeks, after amassing 60.1 million views in just three days from its opening.
The series stars Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-joon, Im Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Gyu-young, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Kang Ae-shim, Jo Yu-ri, Lee David, and Roh Jae-won. It follows Seong Gi-hun, played by Jung-jae, and the players in their fight for survival in ever deadlier games, while the Front Man (Byung-hun) welcomes the VIPs, and his brother Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon) continues the search for the island, unaware of a traitor in their midst.
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