‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ teaser video highlights historic $4.56 million prize: ‘People do a whole lot worse for a whole lot less’ [WATCH]

Marcus James Dixon
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“Squid Game” fans, get ready for the next chapter of your favorite survival franchise when Netflix debuts a reality TV version, dubbed “Squid Game: The Challenge,” on November 22, 2023. This competition will welcome 456 real people to the game who will duke it out for the biggest cash reward in reality series history: $4.56 million. Of course, the number 456 comes directly from the 2021 Korean action drama, as it’s the same number of people who started out the fictional contest on Netflix’s biggest show ever.

In the official teaser video (watch above), we see quick-cuts of various numbered contestants decked out in the trademark green-and-white track suits. “You have got to be kidding me,” says an awe-struck man wearing the number 336. Another woman is heard rasping, “Oh my God.” The clip montage ends with a man declaring, “4.56 million dollars? People do a whole lot worse for a whole lot less.”

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The streamer teases that the reality contestants will take part in a series of games that are “inspired by the original show,” and that there will be “surprising new additions” as well. That means viewers can hope to see challenges like “Red Light, Green Light,” “Sugar Honeycombs,” “Tug of War,” “Marbles,” “Hopscotch” and “Squid Game” play out on their screens.

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Just like other competition shows out there (think “Survivor” and “Big Brother”), the “Squid Game: The Challenge” players will have to utilize “strategies, alliances and character” as their fellow competitors are eliminated all around them. But don’t worry, nobody will actually die on this show, unlike what happens to all of the losers on the violent parent series.

The original “Squid Game” won six Emmy Awards in 2022: Best Drama Actor (Lee Jung-jae), Best Drama Guest Actress (Lee Yoo-mi), Best Drama Director (Hwang Dong-hyuk), Best Production Design, Best Stunt Performance and Best Special Visual Effects. It was also nominated in the all-important Best Drama Series category, losing to “Succession.” Because “Squid Game: The Challenge” is a different genre altogether, it’s expected to compete in the Best Competition Series category at the 2024 Emmys.

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