Squid Game: The Challenge

Squid Game: The Challenge is an upcoming reality competition television series based on the South Korean drama Squid Game.

Squid Game: The Challenge
GenreReality
Based onSquid Game
by Hwang Dong-hyuk
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Nicola Brown
  • Tim Harcourt
  • John Hay
  • Toni Ireland
  • Anna Kidd
  • Stephen Lambert
  • Louise Peet
  • Nia Yemoh
  • Stephen Yemoh
Production companies
Release
Original networkNetflix

The ten-episode series is a collaboration between independent television production companies Studio Lambert and the Garden, with Studio Lambert leading the physical production.[1]

Squid Game: The Challenge is set to be released internationally on 22 November 2023 on Netflix.[2][3]

Premise

Four hundred and fifty-six players compete to win $4.56 million, the largest single cash prize in reality television and game show history breaking a previous record of $2,600,000 won by Andrew Kravis by winning The Million Second Quiz. Through a series of games, each player is pushed to their limits and forced to ask themselves how far they'll go to win.[4]

Production

In June 2022, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a series order.[5]

Casting

Applications for the series opened in June 2022 with an announcement video released on YouTube.[6] Netflix sought contestants from around the world but mandated that they must be English-speaking.[7] The streaming service put out a final casting call in September 2022.[8]

With 456 real players, the series claims to have the largest cast in reality TV history.[9]

Filming

Filming began in January 2023 across two studios in the UK, Cardington Studios in Bedford and on six giant sound stages in Barking, London.[10][11]

Reports emerged that ambulances had been called to treat real life injuries sustained while filming the show. Netflix denied the severity of the reports stating that the injuries were mild medical conditions and that they care about the health and safety of the cast and crew.[12] The local ambulance service also stated it had not been called out to the studios. Britain's Health and Safety Executive evaluated the production after these complaints and found no actionable issues.[13]

Release

Squid Game: The Challenge is set to be released on 22 November 2023.[3]

See also

References
  1. "'Squid Game' Reality Show Teaser Brings 'Red Light, Green Light' to Life on Netflix (Video)". TheWrap. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  2. "'Squid Game: The Challenge': Controversial Netflix Competition Series Gets Release Date and First Look". Variety. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. Goldbart, Max (22 September 2023). "'Squid Game: The Challenge': Netflix Unveils Trailer & Launch Date for Reality Series with $4.56M Prize Fund". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. "Zip Your Tracksuits and Watch the First Scenes From 'Squid Game: The Challenge'". Tudum. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  5. "Will Squid Game: The Challenge be the darkest reality show ever?". The Guardian. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. "Squid Game: The Challenge – Announcement – Netflix" (video). youtube.com. Netflix. 14 June 2022.
  7. "Will Squid Game: The Challenge be the darkest reality show ever?". The Guardian. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. "Squid Game: The Challenge – Final Casting Call – Netflix" (video). youtube.com. Netflix. 17 September 2022.
  9. "Squid Game Casting". squidgamecasting.com. Netflix.
  10. "'Squid Game' Reality Show Sees Medics Called for Frozen Players Affected by U.K. Cold Snap". Variety. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  11. "'It's like the Stanford Prison Experiment': The British studio turning Squid Game into reality". The Telegraph. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  12. "Squid Game: Three receive treatment during Netflix show". BBC News. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  13. "'Squid Game: The Challenge' Faced Safety Watchdog Review After Medical Incidents On Netflix Series". Deadline. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
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