When Netflix first confirmed it was making a reality TV spin-off of Squid Game, you may recall the announcement was almost unanimously panned.
However, we have to concede that the ensuing series, Squid Game: The Challenge, ended up winning us over in the end, even if it is more guilty pleasure than TV treasure.
After two seasons of the popular reality competition – which offers one of the biggest cash prizes in telly history – the streaming platform has now announced that it is upping the ante with a new celebrity run, dubbed Squid Game: The VIP Challenge.
On Wednesday, Netflix unveiled the eight contestants on its VIP line-up, with Spice Girls icon Mel B among them.
Also on the line-up are The Traitors US fave Dylan Efron (otherwise known as Zac’s brother); basketball player (and Keeping Up With The Kardashians fixture) Tristan Thompson; and Viper, a contestant you might remember from the second season of Squid Game: The Challenge, who won a fan vote to be chosen for the new VIP series.
Who is on the line-up for Squid Game: The VIP Challenge?
The full cast is as follows:
- Dylan Efron (TV personality and reality star)
- Hannah Godwin (former The Bachelor contestant)
- Kim Zolciak (Real Housewives Of Atlanta alum)
- Kristy Sarah (influencer)
- Mel B (pop singer)
- Ryan Serhant (real estate broker and Owning Manhattan cast member)
- Tristan Thompson (basketball player)
- Viper (Squid Game: The Challenge participant)
What is Squid Game: The VIP Challenge all about?
A post on Netflix’s Tudum outlet teases: “What’s one way to raise the stakes in an already stressful, deeply unpredictable, and downright diabolical competition? Let eight VIPs enter the game.
“Celebrities are shaking up the world of Squid Game to put their wits, strategies, and skill sets to the ultimate test in Squid Game: The VIP Challenge.”