'Squid Game: The Challenge' is set to offer the largest cash prize in reality TV history.
Netflix's smash-hit "Squid Game," a fictional South Korean series in which contestants compete in a series of schoolyard games that will kill them if they lose, all for a few billion won, is bleak, dystopian and searingly political.
So naturally, the streamer is turning the series -- known for starring a ginormous laser-eyed killer doll -- into a reality show. Enter"Squid Game: The Challenge," a new reality competition series apparently based on the original series, which became Netflix's most popular show of all time upon its release in late 2021.
— Netflix June 14, 2022 The original "Squid Game" became an international phenomenon for its sharp social commentary as much as its arresting visuals and entertaining conceit."Squid Game" sends up the wealthy ruling class and the harm they inflict upon the low-income and marginalized members of their society .
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