Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’-Inspired Reality Show Sets Premiere Date

Netflix has set a premiere date for the reality television spin-off of their hit series, Squid Game. Titled Squid Game: The Challenge, the show is set to drop on November 22. The show’s teaser unveiled the date. This one-minute video offers fans a peek at the competition, featuring familiar scenes, sets, and outfits from the record-breaking South Korean series.

Squid Game: The Challenge | Official Teaser | Netflix

The biggest Netflix competition series

“The biggest Netflix show ever becomes the biggest competition series,” the teaser proclaimed. Netflix first teased this version of Squid Game in June 2022. It’s not a life-or-death competition like its fictional counterpart, but there’s still a lot on the line. The stakes? The largest cash prize in reality television history. A total of 456 players will compete to take home a whopping $4.56 million. As the teaser aptly put it, “People do a whole lot worse for a whole lot less.”

Squid Game: The Challenge retains the competitive and ruthless spirit of the original. “Through a series of games, each player will be pushed to their limits and forced to ask themselves just how far they’ll go to win,” Netflix elaborated. They also teased “cutthroat strategies, opportunistic alliances, and timely betrayals” among the contestants.

For those unfamiliar with it, the original Squid Game is a nine-part fictional survival drama released in September 2021. It explores the lives of individuals facing dire circumstances, competing for a life-changing sum of money in a perilous game. In January 2022, Netflix confirmed a second season for the series. Unlike the cast, the release date remains undisclosed.

Squid Game: Season 2 | Cast Announcement | Netflix

Collaborations and adaptations

The 10-episode reality competition will feature games inspired by the original show, along with some new additions. This venture is a co-production between Studio Lambert (The Circle) and The Garden (24 Hours in A&E).

Interestingly, one of YouTube’s top US creators, MrBeast, previously recreated aspects of the South Korean drama’s set and hosted games featured in the show, such as “Red Light, Green Light.” In lieu of the lethal element, all 456 players wore a special device. It simulated the effect of a bullet shot upon their elimination.

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