The contestants will go through a series of games inspired by the original show, as well as new add-ons, all of which test their strategies, alliances, and personalities as others are knocked out around them
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Netflix has shown the green light to ‘Squid Game: The Challenge,’ a reality competition series based on 2021 hit South Korean drama ‘Squid Game.’
As per Variety, the news came from Bela Bajaria, Netflix’s head of global TV, at the Banff World Media Festival on Tuesday.
According to Netflix, the reality competition series ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ will be “the biggest reality competition series ever,” hosting the largest cast ever, and offering the largest lump sum cash prize in reality television history, where 456 players will compete for prize money of USD 4.56 million.