The first season of Netflix’s new reality competition series, Squid Game: The Challenge, is now complete and the winner has been revealed.
21.11.2023 - 18:09 / nme.com
Netflix’s Squid Game is the basis of a new reality show where 456 contestants compete for a huge cash prize.Based on the South Korean drama, Squid Game: The Challenge sees contestants take part in various games inspired by the series for a chance to win $4.56million.A synopsis for the show reads: “As they 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.”The first five episodes will arrive on Wednesday November 22 at 8am GMT in the UK. This translates to 12am PT and 3am ET in the US.The remaining five episodes will be released in two batches: with four episodes arriving on Wednesday November 29, before the final the following week on December 6.Netflix released a trailer for Squid Game: The Challenge last month – check it out above.Squid Game, created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, was officially renewed for a second season in June last year.
At the time, the first season was the most-viewed original title in Netflix history within 12 days of release.Hwang Dong-hyuk has teased details of what to expect in the second season, including the return of The Front Man and the introduction of a boyfriend for the animatronic doll, Young-hee. A release date for season two has yet to be announced.
.The first season of Netflix’s new reality competition series, Squid Game: The Challenge, is now complete and the winner has been revealed.
Squid Game The Challenge winner Mai Whelan claims she has yet to receive the $4.56 million first prize - 10 months after filming the Netflix show. The 55 year old won over viewers of the game show with her dramatic story of how she escaped the communist regime in her homeland of Vietnam after the fall of Saigon - as well as her cunning streak that saw her beat 455 other players to scoop the jackpot. In the final of the programme, which was inspired by Netflix’s smash-hit dystopian Korean series Squid Game, she beat 27 year old scuba instructor Phill Cain after multiple rounds of rock, paper, scissors.
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Netflix has announced Squid Game The Challenge will return for a second series - with the winner of the season one just hours away from being revealed. The finale of the first series will land on the streaming giant in the UK at 2am on Thursday (7 December) - when the victor will get the $4.56 million reward.
One of Sam Lantz, Mai Whelan and Phill Cain will be crowned champion of Squid Game: The Challenge later today and walk away with $4.56M, the largest prize in reality TV history.
Squid Game: The Challenge has revealed how much they were paid for featuring in the reality TV series.The show is based on the hit 2021 K-drama Netflix series Squid Game and follows contestants battling it out for a prize sum of $4.56million (£3.55million).The reality show was filmed in the UK over the course of 16 days and features participants from all over the world.Squid Game: The Challenge player 352, Radhika, has now shared exactly how much she was paid for appearing on the show.The 27-year-old from the UK was asked on TikTok how much she earned for being on the show, replying: “Zero. Zero GBP, zero USD, zero rupees, zero Yuan, zero Pesos.
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Netflix’s Squid Game is the basis of a new reality show where 456 contestants compete for a huge cash prize.Based on the South Korean survival drama, Squid Game: The Challenge sees contestants take part in various games inspired by the series for a chance to win $4.56million.A synopsis for the show reads: “As they 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.”Since the first five episodes premiered on November 22, the series has topped the Netflix charts in the UK. According to Deadline, the premiere episode drew an audience of around 1.1million households in the US.Netflix has not announced whether the show will return for a second season.
Squid Game: The Challenge has become the most-watched show on the platform this week.This is according to data from Netflix’s official most-watched list, which tracks the platforms most popular content based on a metric called “views”, based on “the total hours viewed divided by the total runtime”. For the week of November 20 to 26 – also the show week of debut – Squid Game: The Challengelogged about 20.1million views.The unscripted survival series draws from the games depicted in Netflix hit 2021 K-drama series Squid Game.
Slow Horses returns for its third season in November.Based on the Slough House novels by Mick Herron, the Apple TV+ series stars Gary Oldman as Jackson Lamb, the head of Slough House where MI5 service rejects are lumped with dull administrative tasks.Other cast members include Jack Lowden as MI5 agent River Cartwright and Kristin Scott Thomas as MI5 deputy director-general, Diana Taverner.A synopsis for the third season reads: “In season three, a romantic liaison in Istanbul threatens to expose a buried MI5 secret in London. When Jackson Lamb and his team of misfits are dragged into the fight, they find themselves caught in a conspiracy that threatens the future not just of Slough House but of MI5 itself.”The first two episodes premiere Wednesday November 29 on Apple TV+, with the remaining four episodes set to be released weekly from this date.In the US, episodes usually arrive on Apple TV+ around 12am ET, which translates to 5am GMT in the UK.A trailer for the third season was released earlier this month – check it out above.Slow Horses was renewed for a third and fourth season in June last year.
Squid Game: The Challenge appears to have launched with a splash in the UK.
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Squid Game: The Challenge are threatening a legal challenge against Netflix, claiming that they sustained injuries during the filming of the show.Two players, who have not been named, say they suffered hypothermia and nerve damage while shooting the series in the Cardington Studios, a former Royal Air Force base in Bedford, UK.As reported by Deadline, the British personal injuries law firm Express Solicitors have sent letters of claim to Studio Lambert, the co-producers of the show, as well as Netflix. They say their clients risked their health by having to stay motionless during the ‘Red Light, Green Light’ game, in which players must avoid being seen moving by a robotic doll.Daniel Slade, CEO of the law firm, said: “We recognise people may see this as a classic David and Goliath battle with the company and its production partners.“Contestants thought they were taking part in something fun and those injured did not expect to suffer as they did.