Netflix has the green light “Squid Game: The Challenge”, a reality racing series based on the hit South Korean drama of 2021.
The news came from Bela Bajaria, head of Netflix’s global television, at the Banff World Media Festival on Tuesday. According to Netflix, “Squid Game: The Challenge” will be “the biggest reality racing series ever”, will host the largest cast and will offer the biggest one-time cash prize in the history of reality TV, as 456 players compete for $ 4.56 million.
Competitors will go through a series of games inspired by the original show, plus new additions that all aim to test their strategies, alliances and character, while others are eliminated around them.
The recruitment of the series is currently open to English-speaking people from all over the world.
“Squid Game took the world by storm with a compelling story and iconic images of director Hwang. We are grateful for his support as we turn the fictional world into reality in this large-scale competition and social experiment, “said Brandon Rigg, Netflix’s vice president of unsigned and documentary series. “Fans of the drama series are on a fascinating and unpredictable journey as our 456 real-world racers move on to the biggest race series ever, full of suspense and twists, with the biggest cash prize at the end.
The competition series of 10 episodes is a co-production between Studio Lambert and The Garden and will be filmed in the UK by Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt and Tony Ireland, executive producers for Studio Lambert, while John Hay, Nicola Hill and Nicola Brown executive producers for the Garden.
For more information on casting, visit SquidGameCasting.com.
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