Squid Game fans seriously confused as Netflix drops first trailer for real life contest
NETFLIX fans are all saying the same thing about the new trailer for the real-life Squid Game series.
After the phenomenal success of the Korean television series Squid Game, Netflix have announced a real-life competition series called Squid Game: The Challenge featuring 456 contestants.
The contestants applied for the non-fatal version of the show’s contest, which has a whopping cash prize of £3.7 million, making it the largest lumpsum jackpot in the history of reality TV.
A new trailer for the series shows participants in the iconic green tracksuits emulating an early scene in Squid Game.
They play the game Red Light, Green Light in front of the giant and terrifying doll machine that guns them down should it catch them moving.
However, viewers have criticised that the show has deemed it a biting satire damning capitalism in all its forms.
One said: “It’s actually impressive how Netflix completely missed the f***ing point of Squid Game.”
Another wrote: “Do you know how haunting it is to see Netflix see a show that was a critique on capitalism do well and then create a reality show mirroring the game about people killing each other to get out of debt.”
A third penned: “Making a real Squid Game series is the equivalent of inventing Skynet from the Terminator films.”
A fourth commented: “Great job for ignoring the entire message of Squid Game.”
Netflix has confirmed season two of Squid Game will be released in 2024.
Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-jun and Gong Yoo will all return in new episodes.
New cast members include Im Siwan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Sung-hoon, and Yang Dong-geun
Squid Game: The Challenge will be available to stream on Netflix from November 2023.