Netflix is ​​preparing a 'Squid Game' reality show: 456 players, $4.56 million in prize money

The popularity of

's "Squid Game" has passed for a while. In addition to the second season of the script, , Netflix, and are also preparing to launch a reality show of the same name, inviting 456 real players to participate in the challenge and win the ultimate $4.56 million bonus.

Like the episodes, gamers will recreate those classic life-and-death games in specially made tracksuits. The difference is that people who fail don't die, they just go home empty-handed.

is actively recruiting people, ranging from the United States and the United Kingdom, as well as some other countries, by phone. MrBeast, a well-known foreign creator, made a thread and asked if he was eligible to participate. As a local tyrant player, MrBeast once organized a "live-action squid game", inviting 456 real people to restore most of the scenes in the series, and the final bonus was $456,000 from his own pocket, edited The video program has accumulated 288 million views on YouTube.

456 people set a record for one of the most-played reality shows of all time, in what Netflix calls the company's biggest social act ever.

is advertised as follows:

"This mega-scale unscripted show brings film and television to life. Real players are immersed in the world of squid games and never know what will happen next."

"Here, players will participate in a series of thrilling Games, try to be the only survivor, and win life-changing cash prizes. Of course, all losers will come out unscathed.”

"The money is rolling in. In this ultimate test of humanity, who will be your ally, who will you trust, and who will you betray?" The

show is scheduled to shoot in early 2023 for four weeks, with an undetermined official broadcast date.