After The Devil's Plan 3 Premiere, Fans Are Talking About The Genius

The first conversation after the November 10 launch was not only about solving the games. In a discussion of episodes 1–5, one viewer said the opening evoked the older brain-game show The Genius; others cheered for particular competitors. The official clip below is Netflix's October 13 promotional teaser, not a complete episode.

On October 13 Netflix announced the third season's title, November 10 release, 16-person cast and a 14-episode, three-week rollout. Familiar competitors including Jang Dongmin, Hong Jinho, Oh Hyunmin and Ha Seokjin return alongside new challengers. This story focuses on early viewer reactions to the launch, not merely the release announcement.

The cast brings memories of earlier seasons and other competition shows into one room. Watching something new can therefore trigger nostalgia for earlier rivalries. One participant in the episodes 1–5 thread said the opening felt like The Genius. That is an individual observation, not proof that every viewer felt the same.

Three themes appear in the accessible Reddit discussion for episodes 1–5: nostalgia for The Genius prompted by the opening; cheering for Hong Jinho and Xitsuh while expecting Jang Dongmin to be formidable; and amusement that Hong Jinho's occupation was listed simply as 'Hong Jinho', alongside excitement over five episodes arriving. These are a few visible English-language comments, not a representative survey of Korean viewers.

In a separate pre-release trailer thread, fans speculated about alliances, glass-walled meeting spaces and rule changes. Those were predictions made from trailers, not verified outcomes. They should not be conflated with reactions after episodes 1–5 became available. Unlike earlier CMS stories on the release date and trailer rules, this article examines viewers' initial nostalgia and allegiances.

Verified: Netflix's October 13, 2026 announcement set November 10 as the release date, with 14 episodes across three weeks; a Reddit thread for episodes 1–5 contains comments from viewers starting the show, cheering and joking. Not independently checked: the complete episodes, game outcomes, audience percentages or eventual contestant results. The embedded YouTube video is the October 13 teaser, not the full episode.

The next question is how new games may change the reputations of returning favorites, and whether fans' predictions match later gameplay. We make no claims about unreleased episode outcomes or unverified spoilers. Reactions may evolve as new episodes appear.