Squid Game fans are in for a treat next month. Though the second season may take time before it finally comes out, Netflix is about to release its new reality TV series, Squid Game: The Challenge, based on the award-winning South Korean survival drama. The streamer has now dropped a new trailer, asking everyone to prepare for the next games.
“Attention next players, it’s now time for the next games,” the trailer begins as the familiar song, Mugunghwa kkoci pieot seumnida, from the murderous robotic doll Younghee plays in the background. As the players start to come in, they are in awe of the massiveness of the place and its likeness to the hit 2021 thriller.
However, it looks like new games will be added after a scene shows a claw machine game being played by one player. “This is a savage game,” one contender describes. And just like in the original series, Younghee will shoot anyone who moves in the Red Light, Green Light. But there's nothing to worry about, as no one is about to die here.
From there, the players’ emotions are revealed one by one, as some start to cry and argue, as alliance and betrayal begin. “You have been eliminated,” the preview ends, as one player drops from the Hopscotch after jumping on the wrong square.
What is Squid Game: The Challenge about?
Squid Game: The Challenge will see 456 players vying for a whopping $4.56 million, the biggest cash prize in Netflix’s reality TV history. These players will be competing against each other in a series of games inspired by the original show. There will be alliances, strategies, and betrayals as everyone will be tested, challenging not just their physical abilities but also their wits.
You can read the synopsis below:
Though the reality version of Squid Game isn’t a matter of life or death, there’s still a lot on the line: 456 players will compete to win $4.56 million, Netflix’s largest cash prize in reality television history. Through a series of games, each player will be pushed to their limits and forced to ask themselves just how far they’ll go to win, with opportunistic alliances, cutthroat strategies, and timely betrayals to follow.
When will Squid Game: The Challenge be released?
Squid Game: The Challenge will be released on Netflix on November 22 at 12 AM PT/ 3 AM ET, while the succeeding episodes will drop weekly until December 6. For other release times based on your region, you can check the list below:
United States (PDT) - 12:00 AM
United States (EDT) - 03:00 AM
Canada - 3:00 AM (Toronto), 12:00 AM (Vancouver)
Brazil (Rio De Janiero) - 4:00 AM
United Kingdom (GMT) - 8:00 AM
Europe (Central European Summer Time) - 9:00 AM
Europe (Eastern European Summer Time) - 10:00 AM
Australia - 3:00 PM (Perth), 5:00 PM (Sydney)
New Zealand (Auckland) - 7:00 PM
Indonesia (Jakarta) - 2:00 PM
Philippines (Manila) - 3:00 PM
Hong Kong - 3:00 PM
Singapore - 3:00 PM
Japan (Tokyo) - 4:00 PM
South Africa (Cape Town, Central Africa Time) - 9:00 AM
India (New Delhi) - 12:30 PM
Squid Game: The Challenge will be another epic offering from Netflix. But as this is based on a fan-favorite show, there are high expectations for it to surpass the intensity of the games from the series.
