Netflix has actually opened casting for the program to English- language speakers all over the world.
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Netflix is doing “Squid Game” genuine (with no of the blood and gore).
The streaming platform has actually authorized a truth television series called “Squid Game: The Challenge,” which will pit 456 entrants versus each other in a series of video games motivated by the hit program.
Up for grabs is a $4.56 million benefit– which Netflix states is the biggest prize money in truth television history.
“The stakes are high, but in this game the worst fate is going home empty-handed,” the business stated in a declaration Tuesday.
Netflix has actually opened casting for the program to English- language speakers all over the world. Filming will occur in the U.K. The series is being co-produced by production companies Studio Lambert and The Garden, which becomes part of British broadcaster ITV.
Released in 2021, “Squid Game” rapidly ended up being a global success. It is Netflix’s most-watched program of perpetuity with individuals committing 1.65 billion hours of seeing time in the very first 28 days of its release.
Set in South Korea, “Squid Game” sees 456 gamers in monetary difficulty risk their lives through different fatal kids’s video games for a big prize money. Hwang Dong- hyuk, the program’s developer, took motivation for the program from his own household’s battles after the 2008 monetary crisis. A 2nd series is now formally in the works.
Netflix stated “Squid Game: The Challenge” will include video games from the initial series too some “surprising new additions.” It will make up 10 episodes in overall.
The reveal might be a method for Netflix to utilize a few of its profitable material to bring more users to the platform. The business is dealing with headwinds from the effect of increasing inflation, the elimination of Covid-19 limitations and competitors from competing companies like Disney.
