Written in ENTERTAINMENT he 11/22/2023 · 6:37 p.m.

This Wednesday, November 22, Netflix premiered the reality TV show “The Squid Game: The Challenge” or “Squid Game”inspired by the Korean series of the same name.

The series launched in September 2021 has enjoyed unexpected success around the world, with multiple displays of support, parodies, recreations, merchandise and costumes, among others.

456 real players took part in the reality show, seeking to win the prize competition it “would change anyone’s life.”

The winner will win 4 million 560 thousand dollars, after the competition inspired by the original series.

In the streaming company’s production, Not only will there be challenges already known to fans of the series, but there will also be new and surprising ones.

Participants will therefore have to use their strategic skills, Manage alliances and demonstrate your courage as your rivals are eliminated.

The competition is divided into three roundswhich will be released every week, until the winner of the competition is known.

Episode rounds:

• 1st round: November 22 (5 episodes)
• 2nd round: November 29 (4 episodes)
• 3rd round: December 6 (1 episode)

What will “The Squid Game: The Challenge” look like?

Netflix has clarified, via Tudum, that the reality show will not be a question of life and death for the 456 candidatesalthough it noted that the $4.56 million is the largest cash prize it has ever offered in its history.

He declared thatThis will take players to the limit and even make them wonder how far they will go to win.with opportunistic alliances, ruthless strategies and horrific betrayals to follow.

Participants come from all over the world, although the majority come from English-speaking countries.with virtually all of the United States represented, although there are also competitors from Canada, Australia, France, Japan, Spain and of course our homegrown South Korea.

Most of them are young people aged 20 and over.followed by those aged 30 and over, but there are also those aged 60 and 70.

Around 81,000 people applied to take part in the spectacle which took 16 days to film the mega-production who recreated the Young-hee doll, sought to perfect, among other preparations, the famous Dalgona cookie.

Each contestant won $10,000 for eliminating another player.

The reality show consists of 10 episodes, each of which already has a title, the same as they are:

Round 1

• Episode 1: “Red light, green light”
• Episode 2: “The Man with the Umbrella”
• Episode 3: “War”
• Episode 4: “There is no place to hide”
• Episode 5: “Trick or treat”

2nd round

• Episode 6: “Farewell”
• Episode 7: “Friend or enemy”
• Episode 8: “One Step Closer”
• Episode 9: “Circle of trust »

Round 3

• Episode 10: “One lucky day”

The first five episodes, corresponding to round 1, of “The Squid Game: The Challenge” They are now available on Netflix.