Netflix has revealed the release window forSquid Game: The Challenge, an upcoming reality show inspired by its hit South Korean seriesSquid Game.Squid Game: The Challengefollows 456 players as they compete through a series of trials inspired by the original show for a prize of $4.56 million.
In 2021,Squid Gamequickly becameNetflix’s most-watched series, with over 1 billion hours viewedwithin its first month of release.Squid Gamealso became Netflix’s first non-English-language program to receive two Emmy nominations. In addition, lead starLee Jung-jaebecame thefirst Korean actor to take home an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. As expected, the streamer was fast to announce a second season. However, to everyone’s surprise,Netflix also thought investing in a reality show inspired by the series was a good idea.
For those who have been hiding under a rock for the last couple of years,Squid Gamefollows a group of desperate players competing in a series of trials inspired by children’s games. However, since the losers are executed, the whimsical nature of the games is replaced by a twisted competition where everyone’s lives are at stake. It doesn’t sound like the kind of game anyone would want to be part of, but with $4.56 million on sight, Netflix found the 456 players they needed for their reality show.
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Unfortunately, the production ofSquid Game: The Challengewasplagued with reports of gruesome accidents on set. Many contestants also denounced theinhuman conditions they were put through in the games. So, what should be a fun reality show inspired bySquid Gamereportedly turned out to be closer to the series than we expected. Fortunately, we won’t have to wait long to see what exactly happened during the reality show’s production, as Netflix is releasingSquid Game: The Challengethis Fall.
Squid GameSeason 2 Is Soon Going into Production
While the reality show might be a welcome distraction for fans of the series, what we really want to watch is Season 2 ofSquid Game. As Leerecently revealed,Season 2 should go into production this Summer, so we shouldn’t expect new episodes until 2024. Lee also told fans that Season 2 would be about revenge, as his character will use the millions he won in the first season to hunt down the people who put together the twisted competition. That’ll offer a welcome change of pace to the show, and we can’t wait to see whereSquid Gamewill take us next.
