Alice in BorderlandSeason 3: All About the Netflix Series' Third Chapter — and What's In Store for Arisu and Usagi

Mar. 15, 2025

Tao Tsuchiya as Yuzuha Usagi and Kento Yamazaki as Ryohei Arisu in season 2 of Netflix’s ‘Alice in Borderland’.Photo:© 2021 Netflix, Inc.

© 2021 Netflix, Inc.

Warning:Alice in Borderlandspoilers ahead!

Netflixis dealing out more cards inAlice in Borderlandseason 3.

The Japanese live-action series became a global hit upon its 2020 release, with season 2 setting records as the streamer’s most-watched Japanese title, as the platform reported in apress release. Fans have since eagerly awaited season 3, which Netflix confirmed in September 2023.

Yamazaki will reprise his role as Arisu, while Tao Tsuchiya will return as his love interest and game-solving partner, Yuzuha Usagi. Although season 2 ended with the duo’s return to the real world, Netflix reported that Shinsuke Sato’s continued role as screenwriter and director will “ensure that the series maintains its trademark intensity and cinematic excellence.”

Here’s everything to know aboutAlice in Borderlandseason 3, including how season 2 ended and who from the cast is returning.

How didAlice in Borderlandseason 2 end?

Tao Tsuchiya as Yuzuha Usagi and Kento Yamazaki as Ryohei Arisu in season 2 of ‘Alice in Borderland.'.© 2021 Netflix, Inc.

The players are then given the choice to return to the real world or stay. Most choose to leave, waking up in a hospital where Arisu learns of the meteor strike that created the Borderlands.

The season ends with Arisu and Unagi, now strangers with no memory of their time in the purgatory, crossing paths again at the hospital vending machine. The camera transitions to show a table full of playing cards blow away — except the Joker, leaving a cliffhanger for season 3 that has left fans wondering if the games are truly over.

What willAlice in Borderlandseason 3 be about?

Nijirō Murakami as Shuntaro Chishiya in season 2 of Netflix’s ‘Alice in Borderland.'.© 2021 Netflix, Inc.

Despite the characters going back to the real world in season 2, the story isn’t over just yet. With the Joker card appearing at the end of season 2, it’s possible that season 3 will bring a new set of games and challenges for Arisu and his crew.

According to the press release, the third chapter of the series will be “nothing short of an adrenaline-fueled rollercoaster ride” and will continue to “explore profound themes of humanity, sacrifice, and the pursuit of a meaningful existence.”

Who is in the cast ofAlice in Borderlandseason 3?

Tao Tsuchiya as Yuzuha Usagi and Kento Yamazaki as Ryohei Arisu in season 2 of ‘Alice in Borderland,’ released in December 2022.© 2021 Netflix, Inc.

In announcing their return, Netflix reported that fans can “look forward to witnessing the evolution of their characters in the ever-dangerous landscape of Borderland.”

Although Riisa Naka’s character, Mira, is killed at the end of season 2, she has expressed that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the end of her story. After all, some characters who died in season 1 reappeared in season 2.

“You saw the ghost of Hatter introduced in the show so many times, so I have this feeling that he might come back again. So for Mira, you might also think that she could return,” she toldNextSharkin December 2022.

When willAlice in Borderlandseason 3 be released?

Netflix’s ‘Alice in Borderland’ season 2, released in December 2022.© 2021 Netflix, Inc.

Netflix has not officially announced a release date forAlice in Borderland.While season 1 premiered in 2020, viewers waited two years for the release of season 2.

source: people.com