Pakistan, July 4 -- 'Squid Game' star Lee Jung-jae has opened up about the emotional ending of his character, Seong Gi-hun, in the recently released third and final season of the hit Netflix series. Speaking in an interview with Variety, the actor revealed that the show's creator had considered alternate endings before finalizing the one fans saw.

Lee, who played player 456, said he found out about Gi-hun's fate after receiving the season 3 script. "I read everything the day I got it. That's when I learned about the ending. I was very shocked too," he recalled. He admitted that the ending was completely unexpected, even for him.

In the final episode, Gi-hun sacrifices his life to save the baby of player 222, played by Jo Yu-ri, during t...