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In a short period, Netflix's Squid Game: The Challenge has endeared itself to millions of fans all across the globe. Squid Game: The Challenge draws on the gruesome tradition of the K-Drama series Squid Game. As of now, Netflix is yet to announce the number of episodes that will go into making the second season, as well as the possible plot and other details.
The wholesome success of the show's first season has created pressing demand for the second season. Though Netflix has yet to announce the details surrounding the show's second season, fans can expect to get their fix soon.
Squid Game: The Challenge brings together the largest cast for any reality television show ever, and it also holds the distinction of having an enormous cash prize amounting to $4.56 million.
When and where will Squid Game: The Challenge season 2 be released?
Though Netflix has not yet officially confirmed the possibility of a second season of Squid Game: The Challenge, fans can keep their fingers crossed now that their favorite show has raked in a huge number of audiences. Such a hugely popular show is expected to merit a second season soon.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the show's executive producers, John Hay and Stephen Lambert, have been engaged in discussions regarding the show's future. Commenting on a probable second season, Lambert remarked:
"That's all in the hands of our dear friends at Netflix, if they have the desire whether they want to do it again. If viewers love the show, and from what we understand, the people do, Netflix will publish numbers for the first week so it will be interesting to see what those numbers are like. If they're good, then who knows, maybe they'll want to do another season."
Hay, on the other hand, expressed delight over the show's generally positive reception.
"It's brilliant it's landed as well as it has, and we're really enjoying all the responses to it. It probably is too early to judge, but we would obviously love to [do season 2]. We think it's a game with potential, so let's see."
Like the first season, the second season of Squid Game: The Challenge is expected to be exclusively available for streaming on Netflix. The subscription charges for the streaming platform giant range anywhere from $6.99 to $22.99 in the US.
Similarly, the number of episodes the second season might potentially have is yet to be decided. If we are to judge by the first season's format, the second season will likely have ten episodes in total, with the tenth episode being the grand finale.
Netflix may bring another new set of 456 contestants to compete for the cash prize. The episodes might be released periodically or in batches, as was the case with the first season of Squid Game: The Challenge. Casting for the second season is already underway.
Meanwhile, Netflix recently dropped the finale episode on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Of the 456 contestants, only three remained, namely Sam, Phil, and Mai, and they battled it out among themselves.
In the brutal and cutthroat world of Squid Game: The Challenge, one false move can take the contestant away from realizing their dreams. Therefore, the finalists are under tremendous pressure to do or die in the final episode of one of reality television's most epic challenges.
Stay tuned for more news and updates regarding the second season of the show.
