Squid Game: The Challenge

Squid Game: The Challenge is a British reality competition television series based on the South Korean dystopian survival thriller drama television series Squid Game. Both the first and second seasons featured 456 players competing for US$4.56 million (the second largest cast & single cash prize in reality TV history).

The Netflix original was produced as a collaboration between independent television production companies Studio Lambert and the Garden, with Studio Lambert leading physical production in the UK. Season one's first five episodes were released on 22 November 2023, episodes 6–9 were released on 29 November, and episode 10, the season's finale, was released on 6 December. Season two's first four episodes were released on 4 November 2025, episodes 5–8 were released on 11 November and the season's finale, episode 9, was released on 18 November.

The show was No. 1 on Netflix's list of Top 10 English-language shows for the first two weeks after its release. It had 20.5 million views in its first week, 11.4 million in its second, and 6.6 million in its third, with a total of over 224 million hours watched within the first 21 days.

On 10 July 2025, the show was renewed for a third season. On 3 March 2026, Netflix announced that the third season, retitled Squid Game: The VIP Challenge, would feature 8 celebrity VIP players: Owning Manhattan's Ryan Serhant, NBA champion Tristan Thompson, Mel B of the Spice Girls, content creator Kristy Sarah, The Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kim Zolciak, Bachelor Nation's Hannah Godwin, television personality Dylan Efron, and Season 2 returnee – Player 152 Viper, who was selected by fans to return to the competition as the winner of the Second Chance Fan Vote.