Squid Game: The Challenge Netflix release date, trailer & what to expect

25 October 2023, 15:00

Squid Game: The Challenge is released on Netflix this November
Squid Game: The Challenge is released on Netflix this November. Picture: Netflix

By Jenny Mensah

The reality TV show, based on the popular K-drama, will see contestants compete for a $4.56m cash prize.

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Squid Game was hailed as one of the most successful Netflix shows of all time and now a reality competition based on its concept is set for release on the streaming giant.

Squid Game: The Challenge will see contestants take part in a series of games inspired by the K-drama, but without its deathly consequences. However, there is still quite a lot at stake, with one contestant in with a chance of taking home an impressive $4.56 million (£3.65 million) prize fund - the largest cash prize in reality TV history.

Find out everything we know about the forthcoming gameshow, including when it's released and what to expect.

Watch the latest trailer for the show below:

What is Squid Game: The Challenge release date?

Squid Game: The Challenge is expected to premiere on Netflix on 22nd November 2023.

Watch the official trailer for Squid Game: The Challenge

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What will Squid Game The Challenge be about?

The gameshow, which is based on Hwang Dong-hyuk K-drama, will see 456 contestants compete for a $4.56 million (£3.65 million) cash prize a knock-out style rounds. Netflix previously revealed the show will showcase a series of games, where "each player will be pushed to their limits and forced to ask themselves just how far they'll go to win, with opportunistic alliances, cutthroat strategies and timely betrayals to follow.""

Watch the teaser trailer for Squid Game - The Challenge

Is Squid Game: The Challenge a reality show?

Squid Game: The Challenge is a reality gameshow inspired by the hit Netflix K-drama series/.

Squid Game: The Challenge was inspired by the record breaking Netflix series
Squid Game: The Challenge was inspired by the record breaking Netflix series. Picture: Netflix

Where was Squid Game: The Challenge filmed?

According to reports, the show was filmed in the UK at Cardington Studios in Befordshire, which is a former RAF base.

Squid Game: The Challenge | Announcement | Netflix

How many episodes of Squid Game: The Challenge will there be?

The competition will have 10 episodes in total.

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