Recently, the online streaming video giant Netflix announced the launch of the "Squid Game: Challenge" reality show. 456 players will compete rigorously in a series of real games. The winner of the challenge will have the opportunity to win a record-breaking US$4.56 million in television history. The bonus is equivalent to RMB 30.62 million!
Netflix is launching a real-life "Squidward Games" series, billed as the "biggest live-action competition ever."
On Tuesday, the streamer launched a dystopian crush-based reality series at the Banff World Media Festival.
While the stakes most likely won't be life or death, Squid Game: The Challenge will see 456 players compete in a series of games for a chance to win $4.56 million. Netflix claims the bonus is the largest cash prize in television history (this claim is disputed because Fox's reality show "The X Factor" has previously promoted a $5 million recording contract). The show also claims to have the largest lineup of competing players.
The TV series "Squidward" has become popular around the world with its fascinating story and scenes of machines hitting the flesh. Brandon Riegg, vice president of unscripted and documentary series at Netflix, said about this reality show project: "We are grateful to the director With the support of Hwang Dong Hyuk and , this large-scale competition and social experiment can turn from fiction into reality. Our 456 real-world contestants will compete in this tense and twists and turns competition to finally win. With the largest cash prize ever, fans of the show are set to embark on a riveting and unpredictable journey. The
reality show is expected to run for 10 episodes (one more than the first season of the show) and will be released on YouTube. A teaser video.
Casting applications for the show are open at SquidGameCasting.com. Netflix is looking for contestants from around the world, but there's a catch - contestants must speak English. Because the game's instructions are given through speakers, each player needs to be able to understand what is being said. Players can speak other languages as long as they can speak and understand English. If the show is successful, other language versions may be produced. The
production will be particularly tricky because producers won't know ahead of time who will survive, so all 456 contestants will have to be adequately covered in the early stages of the game in order to create a clip that matches the show's "main character." The competition events are inspired by the TV series, but there will be some differences and additions to catch players off guard.
It's unclear how the reality show's $4.56 million prize will be distributed. Will it be winner-take-all like the TV series? Or will the prize money be distributed among a certain number of finalists?
Squidward: The Challenge is a co-production between Studio Lambert (The Circle) and The Garden (24 Hours in A&E), both part of ITV Studios, and will be filmed in the UK. Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt and Toni Ireland from Studio Lambert; John Hay, Nicola Hill and Nicola Brown from The Garden will serve as executive producers.
