A cameraman has been spotted in Squid Game season 2 by eagle-eyed audience members in a filming blunder for the Korean Netflix original series. Season 2 focuses on Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) going back into the mysterious game, hoping to face down the Front Man and end the killing of participants once and for all. This includes a new cast of participants, alongside returnees like Jun-ho (Wi Ha-joon) and Jung-bae (Lee Seo-hwan). The ending of Squid Game season 2 received some mixed reviews from audiences, who enjoyed the show but felt the final episode wasn’t a proper season finale.

Now, Slice_Remote on r/SquidGame has pointed out a cameraman in one shot of Squid Game season 2, episode 7, “Friend or Foe.” During an action sequence when Gi-hun leads contestants in fighting against the game’s soldiers, the user noticed a cameraman in the upper right corner of one of the shots. Check out the post and image below:

This led to various reactions on X/Twitter, where viewers commented about the filming blunder:

someone is getting fired from the Squid Games team after one of the cameramen was spotted in the background mid episode 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/iR1rYNc3kX — ryan 🤿 (@scubaryan_) January 6, 2025

Scubaryan_ claims “someone is getting fired” for the mistake, providing a video and time stamp of 22:39 for where the cameraman shows up.

Directors of Squid Game 2 after spotting the camera man on screen in season 7. 💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/KeQngaBmHs — RANDOM VIBES (@sol_blaze1) January 7, 2025

sol_blaze1 posted a reaction image of someone with wide eyes nodding, to show how the director probably felt after seeing the cameraman in the final cut.

🦑 Squid Game – rookie mistake 😂 Probably they thought no one will see the camera man 🤔 pic.twitter.com/QP4wQ5eCK2 — Florin (@FButnariuc) January 7, 2025

FButnariuc calls it a “rookie mistake” with a laughing emoji, providing the video of the moment once again.

What Squid Game Season 2’s Cameraman Mistake Means For The Series

It’s Not A First For High-Profile TV Shows

The filming mistake isn’t new to popular TV shows, with the most famous example being Game of Thrones‘ Starbucks coffee cup in season 8, episode 4. Other high-profile shows with similar mistakes include a cameraman in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 2, and a crew member showing up in the background of The Mandalorian season 2, episode 4. While uncommon, these kinds of editing mistakes are not unique to Squid Game, and can often go unnoticed by everyone except the most perceptive of viewers.

Even so, the editing mistake is likely to get more attention in the coming days as more people learn about the cameraman’s accidental inclusion in the climactic sequence. This means the editors for Squid Game season 3 will need to be on high alert for any similar accidents in their footage. With season 3 already filmed and a 2025 release window confirmed, any complex sequences like the action-packed revolt will need some careful editing to make sure crew members don’t show up in the background again.

Our Take On Squid Game Season 2’s Cameraman Mistake

A Harmless Accident That Season 3 Probably Won’t Repeat

Given the extent of the error, season 3 will likely be checked over a few more times before its release on Netflix. But, since it took a while for the Internet to notice, it’s clearly just a harmless mistake that doesn’t detract from the rest of the episode. However, it’s a good reminder that even high-profile TV shows like Squid Game can have some blunders, showing just how detail-oriented filmmaking always is.

A now-deleted video from Netflix Korea seemingly confirmed Squid Game season 3 will be released on June 27, 2025.