After an immensely popular series, Netflix turns Squid Game into an undoubtedly equally popular game show and you can join in!
Squid Game was the biggest Netflix hit ever and the streaming giant is going to give it another try. But this time for real. Squid Game: The Challenge is a reality series in which 456 contestants have to play the deadly games from the series until only one person remains. The prize money? $4.56 million, converted a quick 4.3 million euros. And you can join too.
Participate in Squid Game game show?
Of course, you don’t have to be in unprecedented debt to participate; the only requirement to sign up via SquidGameCasting.com is that you speak English. The show is being shot in the UK, so you’ll be there in no time.
And it should be clear that you don’t really die when you play the games. The games, which have not yet been revealed, resemble those of the popular series, without the bloodshed that follows.
Number 456
The prize money is a nice nod to the series. Also in Squid Game, 456 participants compete for victory. The main character, Seong Gi-hun, wears the player number 456. And the prize money is also inspired by the number. In the show, the life of each participant is worth one billion Korean won, in the game show ‘only’ $10,000.
Unfortunately, the release date of the Squid Game game show has not yet been announced. Season 2 of the actual series has also been announced, but with no release date.