Squid Game captured worldwide attention when it began streaming on Netflix last year.And now many fans will finally be able to see how they would fair in the competition based off the South Korean drama and one will be compensated very handsomely for their efforts.Netflix announced they will be launching reality competition series Squid Game: The Challenge which they have billed as 'the biggest reality competition ever' according to The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday.
Big money: Netflix announced they will be launching reality competition series Squid Game: The Challenge which they have billed as 'the biggest reality competition ever' according to The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday The streaming giant is putting the money where their mouth is as the massive field of 456 players will be competing for a chance to win $4.56million which they claim is the biggest cash prize in TV history.
However previous seasons of Fox's reality singing competition show, X Factor, has previously given out recording contracts worth up to $5million according to THR.In the original dramatic series, hundreds of cash-strapped contestants accept an invitation to compete in children's games for a tempting prize, but the stakes are deadly.
Wow:The streaming giant is putting the money where their mouth is as the massive field of 456 players will be competing for a chance to win $4.56million which they claim is the biggest cash prize in TV historyPresumably no one will actually die while participating in the series of games based on the dystopian smash hit series.Netflix Vice President of unscripted and documentary series Brandon Riegg said of the upcoming program: 'Squid Game took the world by storm with [director Hwang Dong-hyuk’s] captivating story.
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