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Tristan Thompson, Dylan Efron and More to Compete in Squid Game: The VIP Challenge

Eight celebrities including Dylan Efron and Mel B will compete in Netflix’s Squid Game: The VIP Challenge, raising stakes after 456 normies competed for $4.56 million previously.

  • On March 3, Netflix announced Squid Game: The VIP Challenge, revealing eight VIPs who will test their wit, strategy and skillset in the celebrity edition.
  • The spinoff that followed Squid Game's success launched after the drama's global hit status, and strong audience response led Netflix to renew Squid Game: The Challenge and expand it into a celebrity edition last year.
  • Among the announced VIPs are Dylan Efron, Mel B, Tristan Thompson, Ryan Serhant, Kim Zolciak, Hannah Godwin, Kristy Sarah, and Viper, with Kristy Sarah identified as a content creator with 31 million followers.
  • Netflix has not announced a premiere date or grand prize for Squid Game: The VIP Challenge but teased a game like no other with VIPs "raising the stakes."
  • Unlike prior seasons that fielded 456 competitors vying for $4.56 million, the new VIP format appears to be replacing the third season accepting applications late last year.
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Netflix continues the game show "Squid Game: The Challenge" - this time with prominent participants. Among the VIPs is Spice Girl Mel B. Currently, the dark South Korean thriller series "Squid Game" occupies the three foremost places of the eternal ranking of the so far most successful, non-English-language series on Netflix. Also the reality and game show "Squid Game: The Challenge" proved to be successful in the streaming service. Already two …

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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
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