‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix, Casting Now Open
variety.comJordan Moreau Start practicing your Red Light, Green Light because “Squid Game: The Challenge” is coming back for another season.
Netflix renewed the reality show on Wednesday morning ahead of the Season 1 finale, where one person will win $4.56 million.
After nine episodes of nail-biting games, forged and broken alliances and shocking betrayals, only three contestants remain after 453 have been eliminated: Mai, who is Player 287; Phil, Player 451; and Sam, Player 016. “There was no red light in our decision to greenlight Season 2 of ‘Squid Game: The Challenge,’ the most ambitious unscripted show we’ve premiered at Netflix,” said Brandon Riegg, Netflix VP of Nonfiction Series, in a statement. “We’re so excited to continue the franchise of ‘Squid Game’ with our team in Korea, and producers at Studio Lambert and The Garden for this epic competition series.” The Season 1 finale will air on Netflix on Wednesday at 9 p.m.
ET/6 p.m. PT. The show was No. 1 on Netflix’s list of Top 10 English-language show for the past two weeks. It had 20.5 million views in its first week and 11.4 million in its second.
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