Green light: Squid Game: The Challenge is here, transforming the South Korean series into the biggest reality competition ever.

Though the reality version of Squid Game isn’t a matter of life or death, there’s still a lot on the line: 456 players compete to win $4.56 million, Netflix’s largest cash prize in reality television history. Through a series of games, each player will be pushed to their limits and forced to ask themselves just how far they’ll go to win, with opportunistic alliances, cutthroat strategies and ugly betrayals to follow. 

Take a look below for everything you need to know about Squid Game: The Challenge.

When is the Squid Game: The Challenge finale?

After nine episodes and 453 eliminations, it’s all been leading to this: the finale event. The Squid Game: The Challenge finale will launch on Dec. 6 at 9PM ET/6PM PT. Can't wait to see what goes down? Well, you’re in luck because the trailer below will give you a sneak peak at what’s in store for the remaining three finalists.

What games are played in Squid Game: The Challenge?

Check out this exclusive Geeked Week clip where Hwang Dong-hyuk, director and creator of the original Squid Game scripted series, walks through the set and previews both familiar and entirely new games that will be played in the high-stakes competition — he’s even joined by a surprise guest. 

If you’d like to learn more about how some of the games were made — but be mindful of spoilers! — check out our detailed explainers of Red Light, Green Light and Glass Bridge. 

Who are the players in Squid Game: The Challenge? 

The 456 players hail from all around the world, with the majority coming from English-speaking countries. To learn even more about each of the players competing for the cash prize, check out the official cast guide here. 

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Northeast: 56
Connecticut: 2
Maine: 2
Massachusetts: 5
New Hampshire: 1
New Jersey: 16
New York: 18
Pennsylvania: 10
Rhode Island: 2

Midwest: 60
Illinois: 13
Indiana: 4
Iowa: 4
Kansas: 2
Michigan: 7
Minnesota: 8
Missouri: 10
Nebraska: 3
North Dakota: 2
Ohio: 6
Wisconsin: 1

South: 120
Alabama: 2
Arkansas: 2
District of Columbia: 1
Florida: 28
Georgia: 12
Kentucky: 2
Louisiana: 2
Maryland: 4
Mississippi: 2
North Carolina: 12
Oklahoma: 1
South Carolina: 5
Tennessee: 7
Texas: 37
Virginia: 3

West: 79
Arizona: 9
California: 44
Colorado: 7
Hawaii: 4
Idaho: 1
Nevada: 1
New Mexico: 1
Oregon: 2
Utah: 2
Washington: 8

Puerto Rico: 1

44: The number of players coming from California, the most popular US states represented, followed by 37 from Texas, and 28 from Florida.

20: Number of countries the cast comes from outside of the United States..

Trinidad and Tobago: Country with the most Squid Game: The Challenge players per capita.

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Age breakdown:
20s (37.9%)
30s (30.5%)
40s (13.8%)
50s (11.2%)
60s (5.5%)
70s (1.1%)

Gender breakdown: 46.4% women and 53.4% men; 0.2% nonbinary

16.5%: The percentage of people who identify as LGBTQ+

19.5%: The percentage of players who identify as Black, African American, or Black British 

5.5%: The percentage of people who identify as Hispanic/Latinx

8.4%: The percentage of people who identify as East Asian or South Asian

53.4%: The percentage of people who identify as Central or East European; White English, Welsh, Scottish or British; or Caucasian Non-Hispanic

3: Number of prominent mullets on players

14: Self-identified twins — four sets who are cast on the show

9: Players who say they’re famous on TikTok.

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How was Squid Game: The Challenge made?

81,000: Approximately the number of people who applied for the show

$10,000: The amount in USD each player’s elimination is worth

16: The number of days it took to film the show at Wharf Studios, London.

100 meters x 40 meters (328 feet x 131 feet): The length of the Red Light, Green Light field, which was over 100,000 square feet. The space, Cardington Studios, was previously used to build airships and zeppelins in the 1920s.

3: The number of months it took to build the Young-hee doll

13.7 feet: The height of the Young-hee doll, which was made by the largest 3D printing company in the UK.

1,763 pounds: The weight of the piggy bank when fully filled with cash

19: The number of recipes it took to perfect the Dalgona cookie

60,000: The number of custom-made tiles used to recreate the bathroom

20 tons: The amount of steelwork that went into building the bunk bed structures 

For even more behind-the-scenes scoop from the creators of the series, check out our list of burning questions about how Squid Game: The Challenge was made. 

What are the episode titles? 

Episode 1: “Red Light, Green Light”
Episode 2: “The Man with the Umbrella”
Episode 3: “War”
Episode 4: “Nowhere to Hide”
Episode 5: “Trick or Treat”
Episode 6: “Goodbye”
Episode 7: “Friend or Foe”
Episode 8: “One Step Closer”
Episode 9: “Circle of Trust”
Episode 10: “One Lucky Day”

Where was Squid Game: The Challenge filmed? 

The 10-episode competition series was filmed in the United Kingdom. 

What is the prize for winning Squid Game: The Challenge? 

A whopping $4.56 million.

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Watch Squid Game: The Challenge on Netflix, and follow along with our official Squid Game: The Challenge cast guide.