The first season of The Challenge was a co-production between Studio Lambert and The Garden, part of ITV Studios.

On the day of the final episode of the reality show Squid Game: The Challenge, Netflix made an announcement regarding the second season and the start of casting for new contestants. This series has been ranked in the Top 10 in 93 countries and held the top position on Netflix’s UK chart for two weeks, from November 20 to 27.

Netflix has started casting for the next season of Squid Game and is accepting entries from people worldwide on SquidGameCasting.com.

Brandon Riegg, vice president of non-fiction series at Netflix, commented that they are very excited to continue the Squid Game franchise with their team in Korea and producers Studio Lambert and The Garden. “There was no red light in our decision to greenlight the second season of Squid Game: The Challenge, the most ambitious unscripted show we’ve ever released on Netflix,” he noted.

The 10-episode series features 456 actual players competing for a $4.56 million prize, which could change their lives. The competition includes a series of games inspired by the original show and some new and unexpected challenges. As players fight to survive elimination, they must test their strategies, form alliances, and showcase their personalities.

The format is inspired by the hit South Korean series The Squid Game, a worldwide phenomenon in 2021. In the tense drama starring Lee Jung Jae, 456 contestants are pitted against each other in a childish game show scheme that can lead to death at any moment and where the winner can win a million-dollar cash prize. In the case of reality shows, they are adopted without fatal outcomes other than the loss of the chance to win a juicy dollar prize.