Netflix's Squid Games: The Challenge may have just landed on the streaming platform, but it has already proved to be quite divisive. On the one hand, any spin-off of Hwang Dong-hyuk's blockbuster drama Squid Games - which focuses on the pitfalls of capitalism - has the potential to be highly entertaining. On the other hand, there's something perhaps a little dystopian about seeing the chilling gameshow format played out in real life. And yet, our interest is definitely piqued - in its first week, it has reached over 1 million households in the US alone.
It would seem there's a real thirst for these grittier reality shows—just look at how captivated we were with The Traitors. Its finale pulled in 3.2 million viewers and it's getting a second season, so it feels as though Squid Games: The Challenge is a return to a genre that exposes human nature at its best - and worst.
