Netflix has released the first Squid Game: The Challenge clip from its newest reality competition, based on the first season of the widely-successful K-drama of the same name.
The video introduces two of its 456 players, who are a mother-and-son duo from Chicago. The clip previews a glimpse of the show’s first challenge, which is the “Red Light, Green Light” game. Trey describes his mother as a former athlete, who he believes has what it takes to outlast him in the competition. Meanwhile, his mother expresses her worries about surviving the first game. The show will be available for streaming on November 22.
Check out Squid Game: The Challenge clip (watch more trailers):
What to expect in Squid Game: The Challenge?
“456 real players will enter the competition show in pursuit of a life-changing reward of USD $4.56 million,” reads the synopsis. “As they compete through a series of games inspired by the original show – plus surprising new additions – their strategies, alliances, and character will be put to the test while competitors are eliminated around them.
Squid Game: The Challenge is executive produced by Nicola Brown, Tim Harcourt, John Hay, Toni Ireland, Anna Kidd, and Stephen Lambert. It hails from Studio Lambert (The Circle) and The Garden (24 Hours in A&E), part of ITV Studios. Filming for Season 1 took place in the UK last January.
Squid Game Season 2 is currently filming its second season, with Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-joon, Gong Yoo, and Lee Byung-hun reprising their respective roles. They will be joined by a star-studded ensemble cast consisting of Im Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Jo Yu-ri, Park Gyu-young, and more. Season 1 made history by becoming the first non-English show to receive four major SAG nominations, with Lee Jung-jae and Jung Ho-yeon winning Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor.
