‘Squid Game’ Reality Series Coming to Netflix With 4.5M Cash Prize
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Netflix is recruiting participants for a reality TV show inspired by its most popular series of all time, Squid Game.
However, it will not be life or death that is at stake, as depicted in the South Korean dystopian drama.
Instead, 456 recruits from around the world will play games where “the worst fate is going home empty-handed” – missing out on a $4.56m (£3.8m) prize.
Netflix also confirmed that the popular series would be renewed for a second season.
The South Korean thriller series tells the story of debt-ridden people competing for a huge cash prize in a deadly series of children’s games.
It holds the record as Netflix’s most-popular series of all time, and it was streamed by 111 million users in its first 28 days of its launch.
On Wednesday, the platform announced that its new 10-episode series – Squid Game: The Challenge – would offer the “largest cast and lump cash prize in reality TV history”.
“As [players] compete through a series of games inspired by the original show – plus surprising new additions – their strategies, alliances, and character will be put to the test while competitors are eliminated around them,” it added.
The 456 participants are a nod to the fictional series, which features the same number of players, with its main protagonist Seong Gi-hun also referred to as Player 456.
Participants need to be at least 21 years old. They must speak English, and be available for up to 4 weeks in early 2023 for filming.
Are you in?
Stream Squid Game season 1 on Netflix here
Stay safe and take care,
Sammi xx
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