Netflix green lights 'Squid Game' season 2 and prepares to start REAL life Squid Game reality show with $4.56 million prize, who's in?

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Updated 1:08 PM ET, Mon June 13, 2022
New York (CNN)"Squid Game" is officially coming back.
Netflix announced Sunday that the wildly popular South Korean show is green lit for a second season.
"And now, Gi-hun returns," director, writer and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk said in a letter to fans. "The Front Man returns. Season 2 is coming."

"Squid Game" is a fictional drama from South Korea in which contestants who are desperately in need of money play deadly children's games to win cash prizes.

Seong Gi-hun, the main protagonist of "Squid Game," is a divorced gambler who entered the contest for the big money.
Hwang also teased new characters and developments in the second season.
"The man in the suit with ddakji might be back," he wrote, referring to the mysterious salesman who recruits desperate players to the game show.

The letter also said viewers will be introduced to Cheol-su, the "boyfriend" of the show's infamous animatronic doll, Young-hee.
Netflix told CNN in October that "Squid Game" was the "biggest-ever series at launch" for the company. It is the platform's first-ever Korean series to reach No. 1 in the United States, attracting 1.65 billion hours of viewing in the 28 days following its release.

"It took 12 years to bring the first season of Squid Game to life last year," Hwang said in the letter. "But it took 12 days for Squid Game to become the most popular series ever."
Hwang had confirmed last year that he would make a second season of the show.
"There's been so much demand, love and attention for a season two," he said. "So I feel I have no choice but to make a season two."


'Squid Game': Netflix green lights season 2 - CNN

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Netflix plans real-life Squid Game reality TV show with $4.56m prize

Netflix is recruiting participants for a reality TV show inspired by its most popular series of all time, Squid Game.
However, it will not be life or death that is at stake, as depicted in the South Korean dystopian drama.
Instead, 456 recruits from around the world will play games where "the worst fate is going home empty-handed" - missing out on a $4.56m (£3.8m) prize.
Netflix also confirmed that the popular series would be renewed for a second season earlier this week.
On Wednesday, the platform announced that its new 10-episode series - Squid Game: The Challenge - would offer the "largest cast and lump cash prize in reality TV history".

"As [players] compete through a series of games inspired by the original show - plus surprising new additions - their strategies, alliances, and character will be put to the test while competitors are eliminated around them," it added.
Participants need to be at least 21 years old. They must speak English, and be available for up to 4 weeks in early 2023 for filming.

The 456 participants are a nod to the fictional series, which features the same number of players, with its main protagonist Seong Gi-hun also referred to as Player 456.

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The South Korean thriller series tells the story of debt-ridden people competing for a huge cash prize in a deadly series of children's games.
It holds the record as Netflix's most-popular series of all time, and it was streamed by 111 million users in its first 28 days of its launch.
Director, writer and executive producer of Squid Game Hwang Dong-hyuk said in a statement on Monday: "It took 12 years to bring the first season of Squid Game to life last year. But it took 12 days for Squid Game to become the most popular Netflix series ever."
Netflix faces intense competition from streaming rivals, but was also hit after it raised prices and left Russia.

In April, it revealed a sharp drop in subscribers and warned millions more are set to quit the streaming service.
This wiped more than $50bn off the firm's market value as experts warned it faced a struggle to get back on track.

Netflix plans real-life Squid Game reality TV show with $4.56m prize - BBC News

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How To Apply For Netflix's Real-Life Squid Game Reality Show

Requirements include being 21 years old and having a valid passport for possibly filming abroad in 2023.

Only two days after officially announcing the second season renewal of the South Korean smash hit Squid Game, Netflix is expanding its IP with a Squid Game reality show titled Squid Game: The Challenge. On June 14 at the Banff World Media Festival, the streamer announced what they referred to as the “biggest reality competition series ever,” which will feature 456 contestants who are all competing for a $4.56 million prize, mirroring the stakes of the original show (4.56 billion won). Netflix claims this payout will be the largest in reality competition history, though The Hollywood Reporter noted that Fox’s X Factor has rewarded winners with recording contracts of over $5 million.

If you are interested in being one of the 456, global casting is officially open for the series and interested applicants can apply here as either a U.S., U.K. or Global participant. There’s just one catch: despite the series being a South Korean-language drama, Squid Game: The Challenge is only accepting English-language speakers for this round. Other requirements include a 21-year-old age minimum, ability to film for up to four weeks in early 2023, a valid passport for potential filming travel, and no professional affiliation to All3 Media Group and/or Netflix (either as an individual or immediate relative).

Once those requirements are satisfied, applicants must upload a minute-long video explaining who they are, why they want to be on Squid Game: The Challenge, and what they would do with the cash prize if they won. A minimum of two photos must also be submitted with the application as well. While Squid Game was noted for its brutality, the reality series will not eliminate its contestants the same way: within the application is a disclaimer that reads “Please note: Win or lose, all players will leave unscathed. But if you win, you win big!”

The games in Squid Game were modeled after childhood playground fare — like marbles, or Red Light Green Light — but with a sinister, deadly twist. The Netflix press release promises that the reality series will follow suit, as contestants will “compete through a series of games inspired by the original show - plus surprising new additions.”

If you’re worried about whether the creator of the show is onboard with his searing look at poverty and income inequalities being turned into a Hollywood cash grab, it seems to be a non-issue. “Squid Game took the world by storm with [director Hwang Dong-hyuk’s] captivating story and iconic imagery,” said Brandon Riegg, Netflix VP of Unscripted and Documentary Series. “We’re grateful for his support as we turn the fictional world into reality in this massive competition and social experiment. Fans of the drama series are in for a fascinating and unpredictable journey as our 456 real world contestants navigate the biggest competition series ever, full of tension and twists, with the biggest-ever cash prize at the end.”
Surprisingly, this isn’t the first take on bringing the show to real life. In late 2021, Abu Dhabi’s Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) organized a legal version without the prize money or brutal elimination method as a way to introduce Korean culture to the predominantly Arab population. YouTube star MrBeast also adapted the idea into an unofficial competition video on his channel that has seen over 250 million views and won praise from Dong-hyuk himself. The show’s creator also revealed the rules of the games during the initial frenzy around the show.

Given the early 2023 filming indication on the application, it’s likely that we’ll get to see the 10-episode season of Squid Game: The Challenge by the end of 2023.



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