Squid Game
222
TV Flash files “222” as hour 20 of 22 in the TV Flash guide — Squid Game (2021–2025) on Netflix, season 3, episode 4, aired 2025-06-27, 66 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S03E04: listed hour 20 of 22 in the Squid Game guide, hour 4 of 6 in season 3. It aired 2025-06-27 (66 min). The listed hour before it is “It's Not Your Fault” (S03E03). Next is “○△□” (S03E05).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Even as Gi Hun supports Jun Hee amid rising tensions, she must make a pivotal decision. Before the final game, the Front Man gives Gi Hun an ultimatum.
Viewer FAQ
Where does 222 sit in the Squid Game guide?
S03E04 is listed hour 20 of 22 — hour 4 of 6 in season 3, season 3 episode 4.
When did Squid Game S03E04 air?
222 aired 2025-06-27 and is listed at 66 minutes.
Where should I start?
Season one is the detonation and still the cleanest argument for the phenomenon. Watch in order: later seasons chase Gi-hun's allegory toward Hwang's planned 2025 ending rather than resetting the game.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Watch Hwang Dong-hyuk's pastel death games for high-concept social thriller craft that still works as character tragedy. Lee Jung-jae's Gi-hun carries Netflix's most-watched series through a closed moral spiral about whether anyone escapes the game's logic — green tracksuits included.
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Filed against
- Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun
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- Park Hae-soo as Cho Sang-woo
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- Jung Ho-yeon as Kang Sae-byeok
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- Lee Byung-hun as Front Man
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- Wi Ha-jun as Hwang Jun-ho
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