{"id":1122934,"date":"2022-06-15T13:05:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T13:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/15\/netflix-to-turn-squid-games-into-tv-reality-show\/"},"modified":"2022-06-15T13:05:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T13:05:32","slug":"netflix-to-turn-squid-games-into-tv-reality-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/15\/netflix-to-turn-squid-games-into-tv-reality-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix to turn Squid Games into TV reality show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Netflix-Squid-Game-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Netflix Squid Game \/ Credit: NETFLIX\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Netflix Squid Game \/ Credit: NETFLIX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>   <!--  --><\/p>\n<p>Netflix is recruiting participants for a reality TV show inspired by its most popular series of all time, Squid Game.<\/p>\n<p>However, it will not be life or death that is at stake, as depicted in the South Korean dystopian drama.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, 456 recruits from around the world will play games where \u201cthe worst fate is going home empty-handed\u201d \u2013 missing out on a $4.56m (\u00a33.8m) prize.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix also confirmed that the popular series would be renewed for a second season earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the platform announced that its new 10-episode series \u2013 Squid Game: The Challenge \u2013 would offer the \u201clargest cast and lump cash prize in reality TV history\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs [players] compete through a series of games inspired by the original show \u2013 plus surprising new additions \u2013 their strategies, alliances, and character will be put to the test while competitors are eliminated around them,\u201d\u00a0it added.<\/p>\n<p>Participants need to be at least 21 years old. They must speak English, and be available for up to 4 weeks in early 2023 for filming.<\/p>\n<p>The 456 participants are a nod to the fictional series, which features the same number of players, with its main protagonist Seong Gi-hun also referred to as Player 456.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The South Korean thriller series tells the story of debt-ridden people competing for a huge cash prize in a deadly series of children\u2019s games.<\/p>\n<p>It holds the record as Netflix\u2019s most-popular series of all time, and it was streamed by 111 million users in its first 28 days of its launch.<\/p>\n<p>Director, writer and executive producer of Squid Game Hwang Dong-hyuk\u00a0said in a statement on Monday: \u201cIt took 12 years to bring the first season of Squid Game to life last year. But it took 12 days for Squid Game to become the most popular Netflix series ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Netflix faces intense competition from streaming rivals, but was also hit after it raised prices and left Russia.<\/p>\n<p>In April,\u00a0it revealed a sharp drop in subscribers\u00a0and warned millions more are set to quit the streaming service.<\/p>\n<p>This wiped more than $50bn off the firm\u2019s market value as experts warned it faced a struggle to get back on track.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"SRfuMy94xZ0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Sports News on Adom TV (15-6-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SRfuMy94xZ0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix Squid Game \/ Credit: NETFLIX Netflix is recruiting participants for a reality TV show inspired by its most popular series of all time, Squid Game. 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