The Devil’s Plan Season 3 Is Back with 16 Brainiacs: Meet the Strongest Cast Yet

Brain games, betrayals and seven days of nonstop mental warfare: Netflix has announced the lineup for The Devil’s Plan Season 3, and it’s stacked. Sixteen contestants will battle it out,…

By Reetam Bodhak

October 8, 2026

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Brain games, betrayals and seven days of nonstop mental warfare: Netflix has announced the lineup for The Devil’s Plan Season 3, and it’s stacked. Sixteen contestants will battle it out, including some of the biggest names in Korean brain survival shows.

The Devil’s Plan Season 3 : Overview

Detail	Info
Show	The Devil’s Plan Season 3
Platform	Netflix (global)
Premiere	Fourth quarter of 2026
Contestants	16
Format	Contestants live together for seven days and compete in mind-bending games
Director	PD Jung Jong Yeon (The Genius, The Great Escape, Girls’ High School Mystery Class)
Announced	October 8, 2026

Meet the 16 Contestants

Contestant	Why They’re Dangerous
Jang Dong Min	The “god of survival”, with five consecutive survival-show wins
Hong Jin Ho	Former pro gamer turned top professional poker player
Oh Hyun Min	KAIST graduate and “human calculator”
Ha Seok Jin	Season 1 winner
Kim Dong Jae	World-class poker player
Jung Hyun Gyu	Season 2 winner
Xitsuh	Rapper who entered university at 16 and shone on Bloody Game
Yurisa	IQ of 156, top 1% of Mensa, and a poker tournament winner
Shindong (Super Junior)	Known for sharp deduction on The Great Escape
Hyun Kyung Ryul	Seoul National University Ph.D.
John Park	Northwestern University graduate
Jaejae	Of Girls’ High School Mystery Class
Nucksal	Rapper
Lee Do	SNU graduate and star instructor
Stella Jang	Multilingual singer-songwriter
Jung Won Young	Board game enthusiast and hidden powerhouse

Why This Season Feels Different?

Past winners are back. Seasons 1 and 2 champions Ha Seok Jin and Jung Hyun Gyu return with targets on their backs, and veterans who know the game can be unpredictable.

Newcomers vs. veterans. Producer Jung Jong Yeon says this is the strongest cast in the franchise’s history, and he’s excited to see how survival-show debutants fare against a field packed with winners. Fresh minds could shake up strategies the veterans think they’ve mastered.

A mix of brains. Mathematicians, poker pros, university graduates and entertainers all share one house. Pure intelligence won’t be enough, because alliances and nerves will matter just as much.

Keep Watching While You Wait

The premiere is still a few months away. In the meantime, you can catch Ha Seok Jin in his current drama Love on the Menu. For more K-content news and OTT picks, explore our latest entertainment updates on Technosports and our Netflix and streaming guides.

FAQs

Q1. When does The Devil’s Plan Season 3 premiere?
It premieres globally on Netflix in the fourth quarter of 2026. An exact date hasn’t been announced yet.

Q2. Which past winners are returning?
Season 1 winner Ha Seok Jin and Season 2 winner Jung Hyun Gyu are both back.