Squid Game: The Challenge
2023Rated 6.8
456 real contestants play full-size versions of the games from Squid Game, such as Red Light, Green Light, with sudden elimination in every round and a $4.56 million prize for the last one standing.
Next season
Season 3announced, no date yet
In batches, last aired Tue, 18 Nov 2025
Is it for me?
Fans of the scripted series who also enjoy social-strategy reality get the most out of it, since the games are the ones they know and the players are real people. Between rounds the dorm phone rings, and one player has two minutes to talk another into answering, with a cost attached.
Before you start
The big spectacle games come early in the season; later episodes shrink to dorm politics and one-on-one contests, so expect the pace to drop.
2 seasons, 19 episodes, 49 min each, about 15 hours so far
This show
456 real contestants play full-size versions of the games from Squid Game, such as Red Light, Green Light, with sudden elimination in every round and a $4.56 million prize for the last one standing.
Is it for me?
Fans of the scripted series who also enjoy social-strategy reality get the most out of it, since the games are the ones they know and the players are real people. Between rounds the dorm phone rings, and one player has two minutes to talk another into answering, with a cost attached.
Before you start
The big spectacle games come early in the season; later episodes shrink to dorm politics and one-on-one contests, so expect the pace to drop.
2 seasons, 19 episodes, 49 min each, about 15 hours so far
Season 3: nothing to list until it's dated
- E01Red Light, Green LightAired Wed 22 Nov
- E02The Man With The UmbrellaAired Wed 22 Nov
- E03WarAired Wed 22 Nov
- E04Nowhere To HideAired Wed 22 Nov
- E05Trick Or TreatAired Wed 22 Nov
- E06GoodbyeAired Wed 29 Nov
- E07Friend And FoeAired Wed 29 Nov
- E08One Step CloserAired Wed 29 Nov
- E09Circle Of TrustAired Wed 29 Nov
- E10One Lucky DayAired Wed 6 Dec
- S01E01Red Light, Green Light22 Nov 2023
- S01E02The Man With The Umbrella22 Nov 2023
- S01E03War22 Nov 2023
- S01E04Nowhere To Hide22 Nov 2023
- S01E05Trick Or Treat22 Nov 2023
- S01E06Goodbye29 Nov 2023
- S01E07Friend And Foe29 Nov 2023
- S01E08One Step Closer29 Nov 2023
- S01E09Circle Of Trust29 Nov 2023
- S01E10One Lucky Day6 Dec 2023