Netflix has opened casting for the present to English-language audio system world wide.
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Netflix is doing “Squid Sport” for actual (with none of the blood and gore).
The streaming platform has permitted a actuality TV collection known as “Squid Sport: The Problem,” which can pit 456 contestants in opposition to one another in a collection of video games impressed by the hit present.
Up for grabs is a $4.56 million reward — which Netflix says is the biggest money prize in actuality TV historical past.
“The stakes are excessive, however on this sport the worst destiny goes dwelling empty-handed,” the corporate stated in a press release Tuesday.
Netflix has opened casting for the present to English-language audio system world wide. Filming will happen within the U.Okay. The collection is being co-produced by manufacturing companies Studio Lambert and The Backyard, which is a part of British broadcaster ITV.
Launched in 2021, “Squid Sport” rapidly grew to become a global success. It’s Netflix’s most-watched present of all time with folks dedicating 1.65 billion hours of viewing time within the first 28 days of its launch.
Set in South Korea, “Squid Sport” sees 456 gamers in monetary hardship danger their lives via varied lethal youngsters’s video games for a big money prize. Hwang Dong-hyuk, the present’s creator, took inspiration for the present from his circle of relatives’s struggles after the 2008 monetary disaster. A second collection is now formally within the works.
Netflix stated “Squid Sport: The Problem” will function video games from the unique collection as effectively some “shocking new additions.” It is going to comprise 10 episodes in complete.
The present may very well be a manner for Netflix to make use of a few of its profitable content material to carry extra customers to the platform. The corporate is going through headwinds from the affect of rising inflation, the removing of Covid-19 restrictions and competitors from rival companies like Disney.