Netflix has dropped a new game show that fans are saying is like a “real life Squid Game but better.” The South Korean reality show Physical: 100 sees 100 musclebound contestants compete against each other in various physical tests, all in the hopes of winning nearly £200,000.
It is inspired by the hit 2021 drama Squid Game, in which a host of debt-ridden contestants compete in a series of deadly children’s games in a bid to claim a huge cash prize. In the new reality show, 100 contestants of different ages, races and genders must prove their strength in a series of unconventional physical challenges, only without the violent deaths like those in Squid Game.
Throughout the series, players get eliminated until just one remains, with “the final physique standing” earning a whopping ₩300m (£196,410). The players are guided by a disguised voice similar to that of Squid Game’s masked villain, who addresses and instructs the contestants during the intense competition.
