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Tom's Guide
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Netflix sets 'Squid Game: The Challenge' season 2 release date — and it's already renewed for season 3
"Squid Game" season 3 might have brought the Netflix K-drama to an end not long ago, but the streaming service's "Squid Game"-themed competition show isn't going anywhere anytime soon Yesterday (July 10), Netflix released a short teaser (embedded below) for "Squid Game: The Challenge" season 2 that confirmed a Thursday, November 4, 2025, release date for the new season. What's more, we also know that Netflix has officially renewed "Squid Game: The Challenge" for a third season, so we can look forward to even more drama in the future. If you hadn't checked it out before, the streamer unleashed its Emmy-nominated unscripted series, "Squid Game: The Challenge" in 2023. As you might've guessed, the show brings Hwang Dong-hyuk's deadly competition to life, pitting 456 real contestants against one another for a shot at a life-changing $4.56 million cash prize. As the teaser is just 24 seconds long, it only gives us a very quick glimpse at what our next batch of would-be winners will face when they set foot in the arena, though it looks like Gonggi will be making a comeback. We do at least have a series synopsis to work with. It reads: "This time, 456 brand-new contestants will enter the ultimate test of strategy, alliances, and endurance as they compete for a life-changing $4.56 million prize. "Inspired by the iconic original series – with shocking new twists and never-before-seen games – season two raises the stakes higher than ever. As players face elimination at every turn, only one can emerge victorious. New players. New games. New rules." Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Netflix has also shared a handful of first-look images from the new season, which we've shared here: If you want to follow in Gi-hun's footsteps and try your hand at bagging that huge cash prize, you're in luck: casting for "Squid Game: The Challenge" is underway now. On Tudum, Netflix shared a link to the website, which contains all the relevant info for "Squid Game: The Challenge" hopefuls in the U.S. and U.K. — though you'll need to be at least 21 to enter. Tudum further reports that player recruitment is also taking place at "Squid Game: The Experience" in New York and London. Winners from the immersive experience will get "priority" in the casting process, though it doesn't guarantee a spot in the show. From July 17, "Squid Game" guests of the experience will be able to apply via on-site QR codes, and fans will be able to apply via social media. Basically, if you want to try and get involved, there should be plenty of ways to do so. Tudum says approximately 81,000 people applied for "Squid Game: The Challenge" season 1. That group was then whittle down to 456 contestants, but only one could win. Read More That lucky competitor was 55-year-old Mai Whelan (Player 287), who beat fellow finalist Phill Cain (Player 451) to the $4.56 million prize in what's got to be the most dramatic game of rock, paper, scissors ever played. Still hunting for a show to replace "Squid Game" on your watchlist? Be sure to check out our guide to the best shows and movies to watch after "Squid Game", or our overall round-up of the best Netflix shows for tons more streaming suggestions.
Scottish Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
I tried the new Squid Game experience in the UK – it felt like being in the TV show but there is a downside for families
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) K-POP chimes loudly as posters are plastered across the walls advertising typical South Korean treats and fictional businesses. Presented like a Seoul high street, Squid Game: The Experience immediately transports you to South Korea. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 8 Presented like a Seoul high street, the Squid Game experience immediately transports you to South Korea Credit: Cyann Fielding Then the anticipation builds as 'pink guards' lurk around the dark corners, and this is all before you have even been handed your bib. London's Squid Game experience opened last month at ImmerseLDN on the waterfront at the ExCeL and welcomes players into the world of the hit Netflix show... but without actual violence and death. Over the course of five challenges, players can get competitive - playing for points to ultimately win. From the moment I received my numbered bib, I was no longer 'Cyann - travel reporter', I was player '008'. Then after having my mugshot taken, I entered the game. The first room is set out like the sleeping quarters from the show, with bunk beds uniformly lined next to each other. Your host then introduces you to the experience ahead, as you prepare to enter the first challenge. As the doors open and you move into the next room, in front of you lies four rows of glass, next to each other. Mimicking the 'glass stepping stones' from the show, four players simultaneously step in accordance with a pattern memorised a few moments earlier. The glass lights up green as you go if you get it correct. You have 2020 vision and a high IQ if you can spot all five guards with triangle masks in Squid Game brainteaser If you don't, it turns red and you are forced to stay where you are. Players are then awarded different amounts of points depending on how far they reached across their 'bridge'. Whilst the game is one of the most iconic moments from the TV show, in the experience itself there is a lot of waiting around. I was in a group of about 30 people and as one of the first four people to do the challenge, myself and my friend found ourselves waiting around for all the other players to complete the challenge. Whilst watching a few groups attempt the game with some messing it up is entertaining, it wears off quickly and you are left waiting with nothing else in the room to occupy your time. Once everyone is finished crossing the 'glass stepping stones', you enter the next challenge. 8 Then the anticipation builds as 'pink guards' lurk around the dark corners Credit: Cyann Fielding Arguably the best game for those who are super competitive, in groups of four you stand around a small table, each with a bucket of 10 marbles. The aim of the game is to throw the marbles in the middle of the circle. Those who achieve this, then get to take all the marbles from the table into their hoard. If you run out of marbles, you lose. The game lasts about five minutes or so and it's a great way to meet other people that are in the experience or have some family/group fun. Once this game is complete, again you scan your wristbands depending on whether you won, lost or drew. 8 Over the course of five challenges, players can get competitive - playing for points to ultimately win Credit: Cyann Fielding Then on into a dark room, lit by flickering street lamps, with a singular rope running along the ceiling and dropping down to the floor. For this challenge, you play as a team - with another group of people on the other side of a glass door, doing the same challenge. Essentially a version of tug-of-war, each player has five seconds to pull as hard and fast as they can. Whichever team brings the marker on the ceiling closer to them by the end of the game, wins. For me, this had to be the least thrilling challenge of the experience. Whilst my team had no children, the team we played against had several - giving us a slightly unfair advantage. 8 Some challenges you play to get points as a team Credit: Cyann Fielding Whilst families on the other team may have had fun together, there were also groups of friends on the team who may have felt a little disappointed with the inevitable lose. However, the next challenge is where the experience thrives - an icon of the whole Squid Game franchise - 'Red Light, Green Light'. Standing on a red line, with dozens of people either side of me, I keenly wait for the giant girl at the end of the room to close her eyes. On green light, you go. On red light, you do not flinch under any condition. Guards lurk over your shoulder, waiting for you to scratch the itch on your head or even blink. 8 Players get an wristband which they scan to collect their points on throughout the experience Credit: Cyann Fielding The on green light, you can move freely and as quickly as you can to the other side of the room. This was definitely the most fun game of the experience and makes you feel as if you have stepped into the TV series itself. Again, if you cross the line before the timer ends - you get points added to your player profile. The final game in the last room plays upon the iconic shapes from the series. Stars, umbrellas and squares sit around in a circle and you move clockwise around the circle - kind of like a game of musical chairs. When the music stops, a shape is presented on a screen in the room that you then have to rush to find on the circle. 8 An icon of the whole Squid Game franchise - 'Red Light, Green Light' - is also part of the experience Credit: Cyann Fielding The players that find the shape first, stay in the game. For me this is where my ultimate competitive side came out. I was in this for myself and I'd already not got that many points throughout the other challenges and this was my chance of redemption. As a nimble person, I sprinted to each shape the screen presented and managed to get past the first and second round. With just two players against me, I fell at the third - literally on my face. The final player then goes head to head with the player that has the most points from the experience thus far. 8 Once you leave the experience, there is also a bar and photo opportunities to explore Credit: Cyann Fielding The 'Front Man' in a dark black cloak and mask then emerges, to conduct a game of rock, paper, scissors between the final two players. The winner overall then gets to decide whether they want to share their prize or keep it to themselves. Unfortunately, this is the rather anti-climatic end of the experience, as you then leave the maze of rooms and head back to the faux highstreet. However, you can extend your stay by purchasing Korean drinks and snacks from the bar - which is well worth it - and snapping some pics are some set up photo ops. The experience definitely transports you to the series, but the lengthy waits really prevent this experience from being the best it could be. Whilst it cannot be helped if there are children in your booking, it would perhaps be better if the experience separates adult-only sessions and family-friendly ones. It's great for fans but for competitive friends, not so much. The experience costs from £26 per adult and £18 per child. One woman visited the new Paddington immersive experience in London with 'train rides' and street parties. Plus, the 'world's most immersive experience' to open two new UK sites after huge success.
The Irish Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
I tried the new Squid Game experience in the UK – it felt like being in the TV show but there is a downside for families
K-POP chimes loudly as posters are plastered across the walls advertising typical South Korean treats and fictional businesses. Presented like a Seoul high street, Squid Game: The Experience immediately transports you to South Korea. 8 Presented like a Seoul high street, the Squid Game experience immediately transports you to South Korea Credit: Cyann Fielding Then the anticipation builds as ' pink guards' lurk around the dark corners, and this is all before you have even been handed your bib. London's Squid Game experience opened last month at ImmerseLDN on the waterfront at the ExCeL and welcomes players into the world of the hit Netflix show... but without actual violence and death. Over the course of five challenges, players can get competitive - playing for points to ultimately win. From the moment I received my numbered bib, I was no longer 'Cyann - travel reporter', I was player '008'. Read more on experiences Then after having my mugshot taken, I entered the game. The first room is set out like the sleeping quarters from the show, with bunk beds uniformly lined next to each other. Your host then introduces you to the experience ahead, as you prepare to enter the first challenge. As the doors open and you move into the next room, in front of you lies four rows of glass, next to each other. Most read in News Travel Mimicking the 'glass stepping stones' from the show, four players simultaneously step in accordance with a pattern memorised a few moments earlier. The glass lights up green as you go if you get it correct. You have 2020 vision and a high IQ if you can spot all five guards with triangle masks in Squid Game brainteaser If you don't, it turns red and you are forced to stay where you are. Players are then awarded different amounts of points depending on how far they reached across their 'bridge'. Whilst the game is one of the most iconic moments from the TV show, in the I was in a group of about 30 people and as one of the first four people to do the challenge , myself and my friend found ourselves waiting around for all the other players to complete the challenge. Whilst watching a few groups attempt the game with some messing it up is entertaining, it wears off quickly and you are left waiting with nothing else in the room to occupy your time. Once everyone is finished crossing the 'glass stepping stones', you enter the next challenge. 8 Then the anticipation builds as 'pink guards' lurk around the dark corners Credit: Cyann Fielding Arguably the best game for those who are super competitive, in groups of four you stand around a small table, each with a bucket of 10 marbles. The aim of the game is to throw the marbles in the middle of the circle. Those who achieve this, then get to take all the marbles from the table into their hoard. If you run out of marbles, you lose. The game lasts about five minutes or so and it's a great way to meet other people that are in the experience or have some family/group fun. Once this game is complete, again you scan your wristbands depending on whether you won, lost or drew. 8 Over the course of five challenges, players can get competitive - playing for points to ultimately win Credit: Cyann Fielding Then on into a dark room, lit by flickering street lamps, with a singular rope running along the ceiling and dropping down to the floor. For this challenge, you play as a team - with another group of people on the other side of a glass door, doing the same challenge. Essentially a version of tug-of-war, each player has five seconds to pull as hard and fast as they can. Whichever team brings the marker on the ceiling closer to them by the end of the game, wins. For me, this had to be the least thrilling challenge of the experience. Whilst my team had no children, the team we played against had several - giving us a slightly unfair advantage. 8 Some challenges you play to get points as a team Credit: Cyann Fielding Whilst families on the other team may have had fun together, there were also groups of friends on the team who may have felt a little disappointed with the inevitable lose. However, the next challenge is where the experience thrives - an icon of the whole Squid Game franchise - 'Red Light, Green Light'. Standing on a red line, with dozens of people either side of me, I keenly wait for the giant girl at the end of the room to close her eyes. On green light, you go. On red light, you do not flinch under any condition. Guards lurk over your shoulder, waiting for you to scratch the itch on your head or even blink. 8 Players get an wristband which they scan to collect their points on throughout the experience Credit: Cyann Fielding The on green light, you can move freely and as quickly as you can to the other side of the room. This was definitely the most fun game of the experience and makes you feel as if you have stepped into the Again, if you cross the line before the timer ends - you get points added to your player profile. The final game in the last room plays upon the iconic shapes from the series. Stars, umbrellas and squares sit around in a circle and you move clockwise around the circle - kind of like a game of musical chairs. When the music stops, a shape is presented on a screen in the room that you then have to rush to find on the circle. 8 An icon of the whole Squid Game franchise - 'Red Light, Green Light' - is also part of the experience Credit: Cyann Fielding The players that find the shape first, stay in the game. For me this is where my ultimate competitive side came out. I was in this for myself and I'd already not got that many points throughout the other challenges and this was my chance of redemption. As a nimble person, I sprinted to each shape the screen presented and managed to get past the first and second round. With just two players against me, I fell at the third - literally on my face. The final player then goes head to head with the player that has the most points from the experience thus far. 8 Once you leave the experience, there is also a bar and photo opportunities to explore Credit: Cyann Fielding The 'Front Man' in a dark black cloak and mask then emerges, to conduct a game of rock, paper, scissors between the final two players. The winner overall then gets to decide whether they want to share their prize or keep it to themselves. Unfortunately, this is the rather anti-climatic end of the experience, as you then leave the maze of rooms and head back to the faux highstreet. However, you can extend your stay by purchasing The experience definitely transports you to the series, but the lengthy waits really prevent this experience from being the best it could be. Whilst it cannot be helped if there are children in your booking, it would perhaps be better if the experience separates adult-only sessions and family-friendly ones. It's great for fans but for competitive friends, not so much. One woman visited the Plus, the 'world's most immersive experience' to open two new UK sites after huge success. 8 London's Squid Game experience opened last month at ImmerseLDN on the waterfront at the ExCeL Credit: Cyann Fielding
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kevin Spacey Revives Frank Underwood From ‘House of Cards' to Help Tim Dillon Promote Netflix Special: ‘You Are My Kind of Bastard'
Defamed actor Kevin Spacey reprised his long-retired 'House of Cards' character, Frank Underwood, in a promo video for Tim Dillon's new Netflix comedy special 'I'm Your Mother.' Netflix declined Variety's request for comment. More from Variety Netflix, HBO/Max, PBS Lead as Peabody Awards Announces 2025 Nominations for Documentary, News, Public Service and Radio/Podcast 'Squid Game: The Experience' Coming to London This Spring Saif Ali Khan's 'Jewel Thief' Sets Netflix Bow - Global Bulletin 'You podcasters think you've inherited the kingdom,' Spacey, in character as Underwood, tells Dillon in the video released Tuesday. 'Whispering in ears, swaying elections, spinning the truth like it was cotton candy, when in fact, you're nothing but a bunch of clowns juggling boner pills and hair tonic.' 'Frank Underwood? I thought you were dead,' Dillon replies. 'I'm as dead as John McCain,' Spacey quips back. Spacey's Underwood then tries to blackmail Dillon, using his DoorDash receipts and compromising photographs as leverage. However, his plans are quickly foiled as Dillon tells him, 'These photos you gave me, I've posted them all. I'm on the internet. We don't have blackmail. We have content.' 'There is no limit to your duplicity, to your pandering, to your shameless and desperate desire to cling to relevance,' Spacey retorts. 'You're my kind of bastard.' Dillon then informs Spacey of his Netflix special. When Spacey learns which streaming service 'I'm Your Mother' is on, he calls Dillon 'a foul, lonesome, evil little cockroach.' In 2022, five years after Spacey was kicked off Netflix's 'House of Cards' for allegations of sexual assault against young men, a judge ordered the 'American Beauty' star to pay production company MRC roughly $31 million in damages for sexual misconduct on the set of the White House drama. In 2024, that figure was reduced to $1 million. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week What's Coming to Disney+ in April 2025 The Best Celebrity Memoirs to Read This Year: From Chelsea Handler to Anthony Hopkins
Korea Herald
26-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Real-life Squid Game to take place in Seoul
'Squid Game: The Experience' comes to Seoul with exclusive games after New York, Sydney and Madrid runs "Squid Game: The Experience," the immersive attraction that plunges fans into the dystopian world of "Squid Game," will open in Seoul's Seongsu-dong on Friday. Bringing the sensation to its homeland, this iteration of the megahit series will introduce never-before-seen challenges exclusive to the Seoul edition, Netflix said. Taking place in S Factory, "Squid Game: The Experience" offers a 90-minute adventure where players can participate in games inspired by the series as well as a "Squid Game" themed merchandise shop. The space mirrors the eerie, high-tension atmosphere of the show, from the hallways echoing with the show's chilling score to life-sized, pink guard figures ominously stationed along the corridors to surveil participants. Thankfully, the gameplay itself takes a departure from the series' brutal do-or-die nature. Instead of elimination, players wear wristbands that track their scores across reimagined versions of the challenges. The lineup includes marbles; a treasure hunt; memory steps; Red Light, Green Light; tug-of-war and Round and Round. The games' developers have introduced new twists: In Red Light, Green Light, participants must navigate randomly placed obstacles rather than simply sprinting across an open field. Round and Round now requires players to claim a designated spot after the music stops instead of entering separate rooms. Even tug-of-war has been modified to ensure fairness, with players pulling ropes from a machine to determine who extracts the most within a set time limit. At the end of the six games, there is an exclusive, top-secret final game available only in Seoul. The six highest-scoring players earn the right to compete for a grand prize, and the Frontman will hand out the final prize. The aim of "Squid Game: The Experience" is to bring the show to life in a way that allows fans to fully immerse themselves in its universe, according to Netflix. 'Now at our core, Netflix is about storytelling. We've built our identity by sharing compelling TV shows and films that capture imaginations,' Greg Lombardo, Netflix's head of live experiences, said at a press conference that took place in S Factory on Wednesday. "Over time, we've discovered that the magic of these stories isn't confined to the screen. When you fall in love with a show or a movie, you don't want to just watch it, you want to live it, and, especially when it's ('Squid Game').' Lombardo also emphasized the deeper cultural impact of "Squid Game: The Experience," highlighting how the event serves as a bridge between Korean culture and global audiences. '('Squid Game') has not only captivated audiences worldwide, but it's also shined a spotlight on Korean food, Korean lifestyle and Korean culture,' he said. Bringing the experience to Seoul, however, came with added pressure. 'A couple of things were top of mind for us when we decided to bring this experience to Seoul, knowing that this title originated in Seoul, and knowing that these games are so deeply personal and resonate with so many people who grew up in Korea,' he said. 'We wanted to make sure that this experience is bigger than any experience we have done in the past, and we also wanted to make sure this experience included some new games,' said Lombardo. 'So we've really set our sights on recreating not only the games that you will recognize from the series but also (new games),' he added. "Squid Game: The Experience" is open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday and Sundays, and from 10 a.m. to midnight on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays. Tickets are priced at 55,000 won ($38) per person for ages seven and above and are available via Ticketlink. The event will continue through June 25.
