Netflix Is Casting 456 People For A Real-Life Squid Game
Netflix's Squid Game seems like forever ago, but Google is telling me the first episode only aired a year ago. The Korean drama, created by Hwang Dong-hyuk, became a huge success for Netflix, becoming a global phenomenon as it topped charts in territory after territory and capturing the cultural zeitgeist at a time when large swathes of the planet were dealing with the resulting restrictions from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Such was its success that on Halloween we saw hundreds of people all around the world dressed in the recognisable tracksuits the contestants wore in the show. YouTubers decided to copy the show's format. And, of course, Netflix commissioned a second series. But there's also a reality show Netflix is working on, based on the games featured in the show, only this time (we hope) no one dies if they fail.
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Squid Game: The Challenge is a Netflix reality competition that's looking for 456 real players to enter the game in pursuit of a "life-changing cash prize. How much is Netflix dangling in front of people? A cool $4.56 million. The casting call has opened and is open to Americans, Brits, and countries beyond.
Under a Tweet for the casting call-out Mr. Beast responded: "I wonder if they'll accept my application." The YouTuber spent hundreds of thousands of dollars recreating the show's games and the resulting video has accrued 288 million views at the time of writing.
Perhaps to reassure no death will be handed out in this version of Squid Game, the description on the casting website says, "the stakes are high, but in this game the worst fate is going home empty-handed". The show will be notable as it will feature the largest cast in reality
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