Squid Game: The Challenge(2023)
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| Squid Game: The Challenge | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Based on | Squid Game by Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Running time | 40–57 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 22 November 2023 – present |
Squid Game: The Challenge is a ten-episode British reality competition television series based on Squid Game, the South Korean drama. The show features 456 players (the largest cast in reality TV history) competing for US$4.56 million, the largest single cash prize in reality television history.
The Netflix original was produced as a collaboration between independent television production companies Studio Lambert and the Garden, with Studio Lambert leading physical production in the UK.[1] The first 5 episodes of the show were released internationally on 22 November 2023 on Netflix.[2][3] Episodes 6–9 were released on 29 November, while episode 10, the finale, was released on 6 December.[4]
The show was No. 1 on Netflix’s list of Top 10 English-language show for the first two weeks after its release. It had 20.5 million views in its first week, 11.4 million in its second, and 6.6 million in its third, with a total of over 224 million hours watched within the first 21 days.
On 6 December 2023, prior to the release of the season one finale, Netflix announced a second season order.[8]
Premise[edit]
456 players compete to win US$4.56 million (about £3.6 million), the largest cast and second largest cash prize in reality competition history. Through a series of games, each player is pushed to their limits and forced to ask themselves how far they will go to win.[9]
Gameplay[edit]
Players were eliminated in the first two rounds by getting "shot" (dye packs in their uniforms). Players listed below were eliminated in that particular round.[10]
Red Light, Green Light[edit]
In Red Light, Green Light, players had what seems to be five minutes[11] to cross the arena without getting caught by the robotic girl.
- Eliminated players (259)
Some notable players were eliminated in this round.
- 060 Leva
- 172 Mike
- 263 Cathy
Decision test[edit]
While peeling carrots in between games, players 101 and 134 were given the option to give a player an advantage or eliminate a player. They opted to eliminate.
- Eliminated players (1)
- 200 Mothi
Dalgona[edit]
Prior to the game, players were asked to stand in four lines. One player from each line was asked to agree on which groups (including themselves) would be assigned the four dalgona shapes. When the four players could not come to an agreement in two minutes, they were eliminated. Ultimately, after three rounds of decisions, players 299, 344, 432, and 452 were able to come to a decision.
- Eliminated players (8)
- 98 Zach
- 166 Louisa
- 170 Alexander
- 288 D'Andre
- 321 Laverne
- 328 Louise
- 378 Hikmat
- 454 Kevin
Players were then tasked to etch the shape in the Dalgona Candy with a needle.
69 players were eliminated. Some notable players eliminated in this round were:
- 101 Kyle
- 134 Dani
- 299 Spencer
