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EntertainmentStreamingSquid Game reality show gets the green light to launch on NetflixSquid Game: The Challenge will see 456 players compete for a huge cash prize based on the South Korean hit seriesWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Squid Game: The Challenge will see 456 players compete for a huge cash prize based on the South Korean hit series
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(Image credit: Netflix)
(Image credit: Netflix)
Have you ever watched Squid Game and thought, I’d love to give that a go? Well, now you can have your chance, and even better you won’t die if you fail (hopefully).Netflixhas revealed that it is working on a reality game show based on the hit Korean series.
Squid Game: The Challengewill give 456 players the chance to win a huge cash prize of $4.56 million (£3.8m / AU$6.63m). Over 10 episodes you can expect some of the best-known challenges from the show to whittle the players down to one eventual winner.
The announcement comes just days after writer/director/producer Hwang Dong-hyuk announced thatSquid Game 2 is in the works. While this is still likely to be a few years before we see it on our screens, the reality show is likely to come much sooner.
(Image credit: Netflix)
(Image credit: Netflix)
Netflix has opened a dedicated page for casting for the required 456 contestants.Squidgamecasting.comhas separate channels for applications from the UK, US and the rest of the world.
It seems the series will be a complete Squid Game experience, not just the games, with a full reality show feel. The application says “real-life players will be immersed in the iconic Squid Game universe and will never know what’s coming next. Here they’ll compete in a series of heart-stopping games in order to become the sole survivor* and walk away with a life-changing cash prize.” It does also reassure applicants that the worst fate is going home empty-handed.
Hollywood Reporter, which first ran the story says that the show will be a co-production with Studio Lambert, which is part of ITV studios, and will all be filmed in the UK. The biggest question though, is what number will you be routing for?
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