Netflix is enlisting competitors for a reality TV show influenced by its most famous series of all time, Squid Game. However, it will not be a life or death situation, as seen in the South Korean dystopian drama. Instead, 456 recruits from around the globe will participate in games where the worst fate is being sent home unrewarded thereby missing out on a $4.56m (£3.8m) prize. .
Competitors had to be at least 21 years old, fluent in English, and accessible for up to 4 weeks in early 2023 for filming. The 456 competitors are a tribute to the fictional series, which highlights the same number of players, with its main protagonist Seong Gi-hun also referred to as Player 456.
The South Korean thriller series sees the story of heavily indebted people fighting for a huge cash prize in a dangerous series of children’s games. It currently holds the record as Netflix’s most famous series of all time, and it was streamed by about 111 million users in its initial 28 days of its launch. Netflix plans Reality Squid Game Show
Netflix is enlisting competitors for a reality TV show influenced by its most famous series of all time, Squid Game. However, it will not be a life or death situation, as seen in the South Korean dystopian drama. Instead, 456 recruits from around the globe will participate in games where the worst fate is being sent home unrewarded thereby missing out on a $4.56m (£3.8m) prize.
Netflix additionally also disclosed that the famous series would be extended for a second season earlier this week. On Wednesday, the platform declared that its new 10-episode series of Squid Game: The Challenge, would offer the biggest cast and lump cash prize in reality TV history. Competitors had to be at least 21 years old, fluent in English, and accessible for up to 4 weeks in early 2023 for filming.
The 456 competitors are a tribute to the fictional series, which highlights the same number of players, with its main protagonist Seong Gi-hun also referred to as Player 456. The South Korean thriller series sees the story of heavily indebted people fighting for a huge cash prize in a dangerous series of children’s games. It currently holds the record as Netflix’s most famous series of all time, and it was streamed by about 111 million users in its initial 28 days of its launch.