{"id":414,"date":"2026-04-03T11:53:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spicegirlssource.com\/SpiceNews\/?p=414"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:53:15","slug":"squid-game-the-vip-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spicegirlssource.com\/SpiceNews\/squid-game-the-vip-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Squid Game: The VIP Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bvot9tY1zo8?si=Ab2Dvgp7JsVWjkau\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Netflix Sets \u2018Squid Game: The VIP Challenge\u2019 With Dylan Efron, Tristan Thompson, Mel B and More<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \">\u201cSquid Game\u201d is giving celebrities the green light with a new installment of the reality competition spinoff, titled \u201cThe VIP Challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \">In the new iteration, \u201ceight VIPs will step into the high stakes game and put their wit, strategy and skillset to the ultimate test,\u201d according to Netflix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \">The contestants include Dylan Efron (\u201cThe Traitors\u201d), Hannah Godwin (\u201cThe Bachelor\u201d), Kim Zolciak (\u201cThe Real Housewives of Atlanta\u201d), content creator Kristy Sarah, Spice Girls singer Mel B, Ryan Serhant (\u201cOwning Manhattan\u201d), NBA champion Tristan Thompson and Viper (\u201cSquid Game: The Challenge\u201d fan vote winner).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSquid Game: The Challenge\u201d debuted in November 2023 after the blockbuster success of \u201cSquid Game,\u201d the Korean drama about people who are down on their luck and recruited into a deathly competition for money that puts a sinister spin on children\u2019s games. The reality spinoff featured 456 real competitors facing off for $4.56 million. The second season debuted in 2025, and the show has been renewed for a third season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \">Additional information about \u201cSquid Game: The VIP Challenge\u201d has yet to be revealed by Netflix. Viper said in a statement that he plans to cause \u201ctotal chaos\u201d when he returns to the game. \u201cI did learn that every single decision should be considered in great detail,\u201d he said. \u201cI will surely use a microscope with every choice I make.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto lrv-a-font-body-m \">Reviewing the first season of \u201cThe Challenge,\u201d\u00a0<em>Variety<\/em>\u00a0chief TV critic Alison Herman\u00a0wrote, \u201cLike \u2018Battle Royale\u2019 and \u2018The Hunger Games\u2019 before it, the point of \u2018Squid Game\u2019 is that in a deeply unequal society, entertainment comes at a steep moral price. The point of \u2018The Challenge\u2019 is that, if you don\u2019t think too hard about it, that entertainment is still pretty fun to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;Source: Variety.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix Sets \u2018Squid Game: The VIP Challenge\u2019 With Dylan Efron, Tristan Thompson, Mel B and More \u201cSquid Game\u201d is giving celebrities the green light with a new installment of the reality competition spinoff, titled \u201cThe VIP Challenge.\u201d In the new iteration, \u201ceight VIPs will step into the high stakes game and put their wit, strategy &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/spicegirlssource.com\/SpiceNews\/squid-game-the-vip-challenge\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Squid Game: The VIP Challenge<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mel-b-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spicegirlssource.com\/SpiceNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spicegirlssource.com\/SpiceNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spicegirlssource.com\/SpiceNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spicegirlssource.com\/SpiceNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spicegirlssource.com\/SpiceNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/spicegirlssource.com\/SpiceNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":419,"href":"https:\/\/spicegirlssource.com\/SpiceNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414\/revisions\/419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spicegirlssource.com\/SpiceNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spicegirlssource.com\/SpiceNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spicegirlssource.com\/SpiceNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spicegirlssource.com\/SpiceNews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}