| Squid Game: The Challenge | |
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| Genre | Reality competition |
| Based on | Squid Game by Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Executive producer | |
| Running time | 40–57 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 22 November 2023 – present |
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Squid Game: The Challenge is a British reality competition television series based on the South Korean drama series Squid Game. The show features 456 players (the largest cast in reality TV history) competing for US$4.56 million, the then largest, and 2nd largest overall single cash prize in reality television history behind only the upcoming Beast Games TV series which will have a grand prize of $5 million.[1]
The Netflix original was produced as a collaboration between independent television production companies Studio Lambert and the Garden, with Studio Lambert leading physical production in the UK.[2] The first 5 episodes of the show were released internationally on 22 November 2023 on Netflix.[3][4] Episodes 6–9 were released on 29 November, while episode 10, the finale, was released on 6 December.[5]
The show was No. 1 on Netflix's list of Top 10 English-language show for the first two weeks after its release. It had 20.5 million views in its first week, 11.4 million in its second, and 6.6 million in its third, with a total of over 224 million hours watched within the first 21 days.[6][7][8]
On 6 December 2023, prior to the release of the season one finale, Netflix announced a second season order.[9]
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- ^ Goldbart, Max (22 September 2023). "'Squid Game: The Challenge': Netflix Unveils Trailer & Launch Date for Reality Series with $4.56M Prize Fund". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ Starkey, Adam (21 November 2023). "What time is 'Squid Game: The Challenge' on Netflix?". NME. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Netflix Global Top 10 TV (November 20-26, 2023)". Tudum. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Netflix Global Top 10 TV (November 27 - December 3, 2023)". Tudum. Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Netflix Global Top 10 TV (December 4-10, 2023)". Tudum. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Moreau, Jordan (6 December 2023). "'Squid Game: The Challenge' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix, Casting Now Open". Variety. Retrieved 6 December 2023.