India, June 28 -- An unexpected development in the Squid Game season finale may indicate a shift in the show's future trajectory. Oscar winner Cate Blanchett makes a brief but impactful cameo in the last minutes of Season 3, playing the role of a recruiter for a deadly competition set in Los Angeles.

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The role that Blanchett plays is similar to the one that Gong Yoo had in the first season. That recruiter enticed Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae), the leader of the South Korean cast, to join the game. The dismantling of the original operation has led to speculation that the games may be spreading overseas, as a new recruiter from outside Korea has bee...