Ever since that shocking Squid Game season 3 ending, fans have been talking about the possibility of a US spin-off series starring Cate Blanchett (and helmed by David Fincher). And though Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk previously revealed to Variety that Cate’s cameo in the series finale was “not related” to the rumored spin-off, the actress is now weighing in on her future with the franchise.
When asked about starring in an English-language spin-off or sequel series, Cate told Variety she is “wildly open to anything,” adding, “I mean, I’d love to work with David [Fincher] again. It’s been ages. But no, I don’t know anything more than you do. I’m not being coy. I really don’t.”
Way back in October 2024—long before the Squid Game series finale aired—Deadline reported that a brand-new spin-off was being developed for Netflix with David Fincher at the helm of the project. However, little else has been heard about the project since then…and in June 2025, Hwang Dong-hyuk said he hadn’t “heard officially from Netflix about David Fincher creating a Squid Game.”
But fret not, because the Squid Game creator is open to the possibly of a spin-off series. As he told Entertainment Weekly, “I’m not trying to say that I’m going to close the door to spin-offs or sequels altogether because they say never say never.”
And from the sound of it, Cate is down as well…though chances are, even if she did know anything about a sequel series, she wouldn’t be allowed to share any deets. While speaking about her Squid Game cameo with Variety (which she apparently landed “out of the blue”), Cate noted how everything she learned about her role “was on a need-to-know basis.”
As she explained, “I got a couple of storyboards. I had to [learn to] play the game very quickly. I had to practice and practice. I knew there were four or five setups that they were going to do, and I knew what they needed from every shot, and then I was given the sides. But it was one of the more mysterious jobs.”
