Netflix plans a $4.56 million Real Squid Game TV show.

Netflix is ​​recruiting for a reality TV show inspired by the most popular series of all time, Squid Game.

However, this is not a matter of life or death, as South Korean dystopian dramas show.

In contrast, 456 rookies worldwide will play a match in which the "worst luck goes home empty-handed" - missing out on the $4.56 million (£3.8m) prize pool.

On Wednesday, the platform announced that a new 10-episode series - Squid Game: The Challenge - will feature "the largest actor award and one-time cash prize in reality television history."

"As [players] compete through a series of gameplay inspired by the original show - plus surprising new additions - their strategies, alliances, and characters will be put to the test as competitors around them are eliminated," he added. Participants must be at 21 years old. Must speak English and be available for photos for up to 4 weeks in early 2023.

The 456 contestants tend towards a fictional series that includes an equal number of players, with protagonist Seong Gi-hoon, also known as Player 456. The South Korean thriller tells the story of people in debt competing for big cash prizes in this deadly series of children's games. -child.

It is the most popular Netflix series of all time, serving 111 million viewers in its first 28 days of release.

Squid Game director, screenwriter, and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk said in a statement Monday: "It took 12 years to bring the 1st season of Squid Game to life last year. But it took 12 days for Squid Game to become Netflix's most popular series.

Netflix faces stiff competition from streaming rivals but has also taken a hit after raising prices and exiting Russia.

In April, he revealed a sharp drop in subscribers and warned millions more were ready to leave the streaming service.

That erased more than $50 billion from the company's market value as experts warned they faced a struggle to get back on track.