Alice in Borderland Season 4? Director Drops Major Hint About What's Next

Spoilers for Alice in Borderland season 3 ahead. Season 3 just dropped, and yes, it ends in a way that practically begs the question: are we going back to Borderland again? Short answer: nothing is official. Longer answer: there are some interesting signals.

So, is season 4 happening?

Netflix has not renewed Alice in Borderland for season 4 yet. That said, the season 3 finale leaves the door cracked open for another trip to the game world (no pun intended), and the show is one of Netflix's biggest non-English hits. Translation: there is demand, and the team seems game to return.

"If you're asking me whether I'd be interested or not, I would certainly say yes."

That is director Shinsuke Sato on whether he would come back for future seasons. He also said he is interested in tackling 'Alice in Border Road' — the spin-off manga written by original creator Haro Aso. That project plays in the same Borderland sandbox but is not part of the Arisu and Usagi storyline. Inside baseball, but worth flagging if Netflix ever wants to expand this universe sideways.

On the cast side, both Tao Tsuchiya and Kento Yamazaki have said they are up for more, returning as Usagi and Arisu if the show continues.

Where season 3 leaves things

After making it back to the real world, Usagi is kidnapped by a mysterious academic who is, to put it mildly, obsessed with the afterlife. That pulls Arisu back into Borderland, where he has to survive another slate of lethal games to rescue her. It is a wild swing, and the kind of setup that makes a season 4 feel plausible simply because the universe keeps expanding.

When could season 4 arrive?

If Netflix does say yes, do not expect it quickly. The show has spaced its seasons out by at least two years so far, and the gap between seasons 2 and 3 stretched to three years. Realistically, a season 4 would land around 2027.

What might a season 4 be about?

Tao Tsuchiya has a pitch that would push Arisu and Usagi into a new phase of life: picture their child getting pulled into Borderland, with the parents diving back in to bring them home. The twist is the kid has no idea how this world works, but the parents do — which naturally makes the kid suspicious. Through the games, they reconnect and reinforce the whole family theme. Tsuchiya also pointed out this is the kind of long-arc idea you can only really pull off in a series, not a one-off movie, and she would like to fold their own life experiences into the story as the characters age.

How many episodes would we get?

Assuming it follows the previous seasons, expect somewhere in the six-to-eight episode range.

• Status: no renewal yet, but the season 3 finale tees up more Borderland and the creative team is interested
• Timing: best guess is 2027 if it gets the green light
• Cast: Tao Tsuchiya and Kento Yamazaki want to return
• Creative: director Shinsuke Sato is in; he is also eyeing the spin-off 'Alice in Border Road' by Haro Aso (separate from Arisu/Usagi)
• Story idea on the table: Arisu and Usagi as parents entering Borderland to save their child
• Episode count: likely 6–8
• Right now: Alice in Borderland season 3 is streaming on Netflix