To win? Compete in childhood games. Sure, that sounds simple enough, until the players learn about the deadly consequences. Player 456, Gi-hun, won the huge prize pot in season 1, but he was also the only player to leave with their life.

Creator Hwang crafted Squid Game as a three-season story. Gi-hun’s fate has actually already been written — Hwang wrote seasons two and three back to back, and the seasons filmed back to back.