In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hwang said he originally wrote an ending where Player 456, Seong Gi-hun, leaves the deadly games behind for good. That's a sharp contrast to the version that made it to screen, where Gi-hun sacrifices his life in the end for the new Player 222.

Squid Game has officially concluded with an explosive Season 3, showrunner Hwang Dong-hyuk confirms — but there's a good reason why fans of the show shouldn't lose hope just yet.

So, those of us who’ve actually made it to the end of Squid Game will know that the third and final season concludes with the sinister games being brought to an end in Korea, although our hero Gi-hun doesn’t make it out alive.