Netflix's new reality show "Squid Game: The Challenge" has begun: The winner will take home nearly 5 million dollars

Netflix's most popular series, Squid Game, tells the story of a group of people struggling to cope with financial difficulties. Netflix has now turned this competition into a reality show. The competition, "Squid Game: The Challenge," will consist of 456 contestants.

456 CONTESTANTS WILL COMPETE FOR 4.56 MILLION DOLLARS

Squid Game: The Challenge begins with 456 real-life contestants. However, the risks in the competition are not as high as in the series. While the prize money is not as large as in the Korean series, the winner will take home 4.56 million dollars, which is the largest single cash prize in television history.

According to a 4-star review by The Guardian, the competition is not only successful but also noted to have the potential to become the most compelling reality show since The Traitors.

Entertainment Weekly praised Netflix's new competition program:

"Squid Game has never been short on twists, but this might be the biggest one yet: With its eclectic cast and creative updates to the original, Squid Game: The Challenge manages to deliver palpable tension and genuine human drama without killing a single contestant."

"A PRODUCT OF CAPITALISM"

The review in Vulture included the following statements:

“Using the language of modern reality television, the competition program brings the themes in Dong-hyuk's metaphor of capitalism turning humanity into dust to life in its own strange way. The fact that reality television itself is a product of late-stage capitalism underscores the subject.”

"TRULY WORTH WATCHING"

Kenneth Seward Jr. from IGN said the following on the subject:

“The new games and challenges are welcome additions, with results that often deviate from the expected outcome. No matter how trashy it may seem, Squid Game: The Challenge is truly worth watching.”

Fletcher Peters from The Daily Beast added, reminding that the competition contradicts the purpose of the series:

“Even though Netflix recreating the series as a reality show goes against the entire point of the original Squid Game, there is something dark yet compelling about Squid Game: The Challenge.”