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  Hwang had also worked with Netflix to create a mockumentary inspired by Squid Game ' s success, titled The Best Show on the Planet. Hwang said the comedy was based on his own personal experience of being pushed into the spotlight due to the rapid and ongoing success of Squid Game.
  
  Netflix announced a reality competition series, Squid Game: The Challenge, in June 2022 along with an open casting call. The ten-episode series will see 456 players competing for a US$4.56 million cash prize, with challenges based on those in the show. Production is a joint work of Studio Lambert and The Garden. The filming started in early 2023 at Cardington Studios in Bedfordshire. The first five episodes of the show were released internationally on November 22, 2023, while four more episodes were released on November 29, with its finale released on December 6; a second season was announced.
  
  Netflix released Squid Game: Unleashed in December 2024, a video game that lets players compete as characters playing the children's games featured in the show. The game gave players rewards for watching each episode.
  
  Deadline Hollywood reported in October 2024 that an English-language adaptation of Squid Game for Netflix, produced by David Fincher, was in development.
  
  Hwang had also worked with Netflix to create a mockumentary inspired by Squid Game ' s success, titled The Best Show on the Planet. Hwang said the comedy was based on his own personal experience of being pushed into the spotlight due to the rapid and ongoing success of Squid Game.
  
  Netflix announced a reality competition series, Squid Game: The Challenge, in June 2022 along with an open casting call. The ten-episode series will see 456 players competing for a US$4.56 million cash prize, with challenges based on those in the show. Production is a joint work of Studio Lambert and The Garden. The filming started in early 2023 at Cardington Studios in Bedfordshire. The first five episodes of the show were released internationally on November 22, 2023, while four more episodes were released on November 29, with its finale released on December 6; a second season was announced.
  
  Netflix released Squid Game: Unleashed in December 2024, a video game that lets players compete as characters playing the children's games featured in the show. The game gave players rewards for watching each episode.
  
  Deadline Hollywood reported in October 2024 that an English-language adaptation of Squid Game for Netflix, produced by David Fincher, was in development.