If you’re anything like us, you’ve been wondering what’s going on with the American spinoff of Squid Game, which was supposed to be directed by David Fincher for Netflix. Well, we’re here to tell you that it appears the new series is still happening — and has set a date to start shooting.

The show, which will be titled Squid Game: America, has been listed on the Film and Television Industry Alliance website with a filming date of February 26, 2026. It is also set to shoot in Los Angeles, according to the site.

The listing includes Fincher as director and original Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk and producer Kim Ji-yeon as producers on the new series, alongside Fincher and Zeus Zamani and Rhett Giles. Dennis Kelly is listed as the screenwriter and Cate Blanchett stands out as the only cast member listed at this point.

The listing also includes a new description of the series, albeit one that doesn’t tell us anything we don’t know yet: "A U.S. version of the Korean hit series, the spinoff is set in the same world but we get to see how the games are handled in America."

That said, it appears this show will take place after the Squid Game finale, which is a choice that illuminates how the original series set up this spinoff.

Warning! Spoilers for Squid Game Season 3 finale follow:

Gi-hun, the series’ main character, sacrifices himself at the end of the game in order for Player 222’s baby to win. After that, Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) takes the baby and escapes, leaving him room to blow up the island locale where contestants are sent to play the games. Several months later, Front Man spots a recruiter (none other than Blanchett) in a Los Angeles alleyway, playing ddakji with someone. They share a look, and then the credits roll — so it’s clear the ambiguous Season 3 ending was always preparing for this new show (and hopefully Front Man shows up in it).

However, we don’t exactly know what to expect from the spinoff other than that there will be games and they’ll be happening in America. It’s very possible it’ll be a big rehash of what we’ve already seen. After all, this is Netflix’s most popular show ever, so it wouldn’t be too weird for the streamer to want to give the people what they already love as they make efforts to expand the franchise. But it would be nice to see Fincher switch things up a bit and try something unexpected.

In July, Gi-hun actor Lee Jung-jae discussed how he prepared for his character's final scenes mentally and physically — including by losing 22 pounds to show the toll being taken.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Lee Jung-jae said Gi-hun's last scene was "without a doubt, the most challenging" to shoot of the entire series, requiring he mentally prepare for the character's toughest choice, and physically show the stress he had been under.

"To get that scene just right — all of the effort that went into mentally preparing for it and maintaining that psychological state — all of that process was really not easy," Jung-jae said. "Physically, I had gone on a very strict diet for about 14 months, which actually got more strict by the day, up until the day we shot Gi-hun's final scene."

Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.