Netflix’s squid game, a series about people risking their lives and sometimes killing themselves on television to pay off their crippling debts, is becoming a veritable gaming program.
Although Netflix has just announced that Squid Game will return for a second season, today the streamer has shared his plans to expand the Battle Royale-style franchise with a real-world gaming program inspired by the competition. fiction at the center of the original series. Like Squid Game, Squid Game: The Challenge (not to be confused with MTV’s The Challenge) will face 456 players from around the world as they fight for a $ 4.56 million prize that only one participant can to claim.
Although Netflix has released a promotional video with scenes from the fictional squid game, it has not yet specified what kind of obstacles it will throw at Squid Game: The Challenge contestants. In a public statement on the new game show, Netflix vice president of the documentary and unscripted series, Brandon Riegg, praised Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk and cited the series’ worldwide success as to some of the reasoning behind Netflix’s decision to turn it into a program. the public can participate.
“We are grateful for your support as we turn the world of fiction into reality in this massive competition and social experiment,” Riegg said. “Fans of the drama series will experience a fascinating and unpredictable journey as our 456 real-world contestants navigate the biggest competition series in history, full of tension and twists, with the biggest cash prize in the world. story at the end “.
Although the original Squid Game is a Korean series, Netflix is specifically looking for English speakers from anywhere in the world for the new show, according to the official recruitment website. Applications for Squid Game: The Challenge are now open, and the odds may be in your favor, as the saying goes.