Squid Game: The Challenge
Host
no host, no voiceover
Broadcast
Studio Lambert and The Garden for Netflix, 22 November 2023 to present
Synopsis
456 actual real life ordinary contestants take part in challenges just like in the TV show Squid Game to win the biggest cash prize ever of $4,560,000 (£3,730,000). Actually not entirely like Squid Game, as eliminated players do not get killed. Well I ask you, it's health and safety gone mad.
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Champions
2023: Mai Whelan
2025: Perla Figuereo
Inventor
Based on the hugely popular South Korean drama Squid Game on Netflix.
Trivia
The show is a joint production between the UK production companies Studio Lambert from All3Media and The Garden from ITV Studios and the US's subscription streaming service Netflix.
The first series was released on Netflix on Wednesdays in three chunks; the first five episodes the first week, the next four the second, and the finale the third. Player 172 was Michael Van Wijk.
Voted No. 1 in the Streaming Five for this site's Poll of 2023.