Alice in Borderland Season 4 needs to happen to address these 5 burning questions left unanswered in Season 3

Netflix has not confirmed Alice in Borderland Season 4 yet, but the Japanese thriller series leaves many burning questions after its Season 3 finale. Arisu and Usagi returned for their final adventure in the Netherworld, against the Joker card. Their latest adventure was unlike the previous two, as they were not only tragically separated, but the presence of Ryuji, a scholar obsessed with the afterlife, increased the stakes for their mission.

However, the final moments of the Season 3 finale saw Arisu and Usagi returning to their world safely, but the couple can likely return to the liminal space again in Alice in Borderland Season 4.

Netflix has neither renewed nor canceled Alice in Borderland for a future season yet. While Season 3 was marketed as Arisu and Usagi's final adventure against the Joker card, Alice in Borderland Season 4 can return with new characters or even as an American spin-off series.

5 burning questions that Alice in Borderland Season 4 needs to answer

1) How is the American Alice related to the show's events?

After Arisu and Usagi got their seemingly 'happy ending' in the Alice in Borderland Season 3 finale, the narrative pivoted from Tokyo to an American diner. While the details of this short post-credits scene were not expanded, it teased an American waitress. We never saw the face of this woman, but her name badge identified her as Alice, hinting that she is the American counterpart of Arisu.

With this Alice tease, the Season 3 finale came to an end. Alice in Borderland Season 4 needs to address the mystery of this unidentified woman. Is she a potential player who will crop up in the Netherworld in the future, or was she just a cheeky tease?

2) Can Arisu and Usagi return to the Borderland?

This is one of the biggest mysteries that Alice in Borderland Season 4 needs to solve: Can Arisu and Usagi find themselves in the Borderland again? While the couple's deadly adventure (and eventual return) looked definitive in the Season 2 finale, they were lured back in Alice in Borderland Season 3. Now that the couple have defeated the Joker card and returned to their real world again, can they be lured back?

While the couple was deciding on names for their baby and living a normal life in the Season 3 finale, the Watchman's ominous warning hangs in the air. The couple might have no memories about that dangerous purgatory, but the Borderland still exists and can likely lure them back inside.

3) What is the true meaning of the Watchman's ominous warning?

Before Arisu decided to return to his real world, the Watchman shared a cryptic but ominous prophecy with him. The psychopomp claimed that a natural disaster will soon hit the real world, leading to many people ending up in the Borderlands. He claimed that the Netherworld would soon get a million players, and while this prophecy looked like a ploy, Arisu noticed several earthquakes hitting different parts of the world when he returned to his real world.

Alice in Borderland Season 4 needs to address this sinister prophecy made by the Watchman and the effect it will have on Arisu and Usagi's lives. Since Tokyo's meteor shower transported these characters to the Netherworld in Season 1, a natural disaster with this capacity could send millions of souls to the borderlands.

4) Is global expansion on the cards in the Borderlands?

While Alice in Borderland was set in Tokyo and majorly featured Japanese players, the American Alice tease has opened the gates for Global expansion. Like Netflix's Squid Game, which is rumoured to have an American spin-off in the works, Alice in Borderland Season 4 could also follow the same path.

Since the show's narrative changes to America in Season 3's final moments, will a future season feature a global Borderland? The show's narrative can certainly take a different route and feature players from all over the world, which will increase the competition tenfold.

5) What is the complete mythology of Borderland?

Lastly, Alice in Borderland Season 4 needs to address more mythology around the Borderland and who is the real mastermind behind this liminal space. While Season 3 answered many burning questions about the Netherworld, we still do not know the history of this purgatory.

As the space between life and death, is the Borderland guarded by a supernatural entity, God, or something else entirely? The Watchman seems to be a figure who is responsible for guiding the souls in the afterlife. But who is the mastermind who designs these deadly games? Season 4 needs to answer these questions and explore more of the history of this liminal space.

Catch Alice in Borderland Season 3 on Netflix now.