12 photos show how the 'Squid Game: The Challenge' games and sets compare to the Netflix drama
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
- "Squid Game: The Challenge" is a new reality competition based on Netflix's hit Korean drama.
- The game show recreates many of the games and sets from the original show.
Netflix's "Squid Game: The Challenge" recreates some of the iconic games and sets from the streaming service's hit 2021 drama, "Squid Game."
On "The Challenge," 456 contestants compete for the chance to win $4.56 million by taking part in "Squid Game"-inspired challenges.
"The Challenge" features some of the games from the drama, like "Red Light, Green Light" and "Dalgona."
Here is what the games and sets look like on "The Challenge" compared to the original show.
The first game in "Squid Game" is "Red Light, Green Light."
In the first episode of "Squid Game,'" 456 players compete in "Red Light, Green Light." To win, they must make it from one side of the room to the other without being spotted by a creepy rotating doll.
The set on "Squid Game: The Challenge" has some minor changes.
There is a painted tree behind the doll at the finish line, rather than a real tree.
In addition, the production team has added small huts on either side of the room, presumably to allow referees to monitor the contestants.
Contestants are led through a complex staircase to get to each challenge in "Squid Game."
The stairs seen on "Squid Game: The Challenge" are less elaborate.
In between games, the contestants in "Squid Game" live in one big dormitory.
The "Squid Game: The Challenge" dormitory appears more spacious.
In episode three of "Squid Game," the players compete in "Dalgona."
In "Dalgona," contestants must cut one of four shapes — a circle, a triangle, a star, or an umbrella — out of a cookie with just a small needle.
The "Dalgona" set on "Squid Game: The Challenge" looks less cheery.
In episode six of "Squid Game," the contestants play a game involving marbles.
The contestants must get into pairs and use marbles to make up a game to determine who will move on to the next round, and who will be eliminated.
The sunset backdrop looks more realistic on "Squid Game: The Challenge."
In episode seven of "Squid Game," players must make it across a glass bridge to survive.
In the game, half of the stepping stones are made of brittle glass. Step on the wrong stone, and players fall to their deaths.
The players on "Squid Game: The Challenge" had stunt doubles to fall for them.
The game show's executive producer John Hay told Entertainment Weekly that when contestants stepped on the wrong stone, they were replaced by a stunt double to film their fall.
Hay said: "The fall itself was done by a professional stunt person for the safety of the players. Obviously, that's paramount for us. There was a large airbag underneath, but that also needs to be done by professionals."
"Squid Game: The Challenge" is now streaming on Netflix.
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