Squid Game: The Challengeepisodes 6-9 burning questions answered

Warning: This article contains spoilers forSquid Game: The Challengeepisodes 1-9. STEPHEN LAMBERT:We left out all the best bits. I don’t think there were any great ones that we left out. Netflix I loved watching the one pair who couldn’t agree on the game to play and who eventually won. LAMBERT:I know, wasn’t that wonderful? HAY:Marbles is brilliant. Netflix Were there any other pairs who disagreed and were eliminated as a result?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Sheila Fisher

Squid Game: The ChallengePlayer 287/Mai on her 'dominating' performance, beef with Ashley, and more

“I was dominating that game,” Mai tells EW. “You never know, it’s a chance game … it was stressful.” Warning: This article contains spoilers for the season finale ofSquid Game: The Challenge. Mai.Courtesy of Netflix Courtesy of Netflix ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Congratulations on winning! What was the first thing you bought with your $4.56 million? That’s it, that’s the only thing I wanted to buy to splurge on myself. The final three on ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 781 words · Stephanie Allen

Squid Game: The ChallengePlayer 301/Trey reveals lubricated condoms were used as chapstick

“Within a day, maybe a day and a half, all the condoms were gone. It was absurd,” Trey tells EW. Warning: This article contains spoilers forSquid Game: The Challengeepisodes 1-9. ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’.Courtesy of Netflix Do I seem like a person that did that? No, hell no. That’s so stupid." That’s when many players started unwrapping the condoms provided on set and using the lubrication on their lips. And within a day, maybe a day and a half, all the condoms were gone....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 131 words · Michelle Wade

Squid Game: The Challengeplayers did not actually fall through the glass during Glass Bridge

WARNING: This article contains spoilers forSquid Game: The Challengeepisodes 1-8. “Obviously, that’s paramount for us. There was a large airbag underneath, but that also needs to be done by professionals.” The Glass Bridge challenge.Netflix As for how far the stunt person fell from the bridge? “It was a safe distance,” executive producer Stephen Lambert tells EW. “The way it’s filmed makes it look like it’s further than it actually was.”...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 138 words · Laura Lopez

Squid Game: The Challengeplayers reveal what they ate, took from the set and more

When players were eliminated fromSquid Game: The Challenge,they left empty-handed … in more ways than one. courtesy netflix “I’m pissed about it,“Player 301/Trey Plutnickitells EW with a laugh. “I want that tracksuit so bad, but I don’t want to pay for it. courtesy netflix It’s a lot of money! And I also got one of the shirts from Etsy.” “We’ll see how it turns out.” Courtesy of Netflix Player 033/Jessica “Figgy” Figueroadid the same thing....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 445 words · Mariah Anderson

Squid Game: The Challengeproducers answer burning questions about the games, eliminations, and more

How did they cast 456 players? What was the food like? What’s up with those ink packs? Players in ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’.Courtesy of Netflix Producers John Hay, Toni Ireland, and Stephen Yemoh break it all down. WARNING: This article contains mild spoilers forSquid Game: The Challengeepisodes 1-5. The only thing missing? Players on ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ play Red Light Green Light.Courtesy of Netflix The threat of literal death, since (thankfully!...

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 857 words · Mark Santiago

Squid Gamecreator explains season 2 finale credits scene

Get ready to meet Cheol-su, a.k.a. giant robot doll Young-hee’s equally terrifying giant robot doll boyfriend! Warning: This article contains spoilers about theSquid Gameseason 2 finale. Young-hee in ‘Squid Game’.Credit: Netflix What’s more terrifying than one giant murder doll inSquid Game? Doubling the nightmares withtwogiant murder dolls, of course! “And that’s also a hint at the most exciting game in season 3 as well. Lee Jung-jae, ‘Squid Game’.No Ju-han/Netflix The seven-episode second season ended on a truly devastating note for Gi-hun, a....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 156 words · Melanie Hill

Squid Gamedirector and star reveal 'heavier, darker' season 2 will be 'a game-within-a-game'

WhenNetflix’shit Korean survival dramareturns for season 2, Seong Gi-hun, a.k.a. “It felt very strange, to say the least,” he adds with a laugh. “You will get to see a much heavier, darker side of Gi-hun.” Lee Jung-jae on ‘Squid Game’.Netflix “He spent that time trying to track down those who are behind the game.” It could almost be described as a game-within-a-game for Gi-hun." “Most of the games will be new this time around,” Lee reveals....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Derek Collins DDS

Squid Gamereality show producers say claims of 'inhumane' conditions were 'not accurate'

Any little triggers, we’re always trying to pick up on that." Ireland agrees, adding, “Welfare’s something that we take really seriously. The cast got scaled up, therefore our welfare team got scaled up. Red Light Green Light on ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’.Courtesy of Netflix And that attention to contestants' mental health never ends. “Aftercare continues all the way through to now,” Hay says. It’s incredibly important.” Contestants on ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Lori Fields

Squid Gameseason 2 review: Brutal thrills — and lots of buildup

The Emmy-winning hit starring Lee Jung-jae returns to Netflix with seven new episodes on December 26. You cant leave or stay. You cant fight it. Lee Jung-jae in ‘Squid Game’ Season 2.Credit:No Ju-han/Netflix Fear not, there are new games and like Red Light, Green Light, they are incongruously barbaric. The games wont end unless the world changes, warns the Front Man. Yang Dong-geun and Kang Ae-sim in ‘Squid Game’ season 2....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 83 words · Benjamin Moore

Stacey Abrams talksLittle Women,John Grisham, Nora Roberts, and the books that changed her life

Abrams' latest thriller, Rogue Justice, is out May 23. Stacey Abrams is a bibliophile. “From there, things just unfolded,” she says. Stacey Abrams and her book Rogue Justice.Lynsey Weatherspoon for EW / Doubleday “I found myself researching and learning about cyber crimes and energy grids and dove in.” “I was like, ‘Ooh, what if someone were blackmailing the FISA court? Because they’re not supposed to tell anybody what’s happening to them....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 588 words · Charles Johnson

Stacy and Clinton are back! Get your first look atWear Whatever the F You Want(exclusive)

The former co-hosts are returning with new showWear Whatever the F You Want,which hitsPrime Videoon April 29. “If you could remove all of those voices from your head, how would you be dressing? That’s really at the crux of this new show. Clinton Kelly, Stacy London.Credit:Prime Video We’re not here to tell you whether you look good or not. It’s, let us help you create your dream style. It’s not just like, ‘Oh, wear this because it’s in fashion....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 656 words · James Roman

Star Trek: Discoverywill end with season 5, Sonequa Martin-Green calls it a 'mind-blowing journey'

The actress thanks CBS Studios and Paramount+, “who insisted on making television history.” She also calls out showrunners Michelle Paradise andAlex Kurtzman, and executive producers, including Olatunde Osunsanmi. 2022’s Star Trek Day gave fansa first lookat season 5. Sonequa Martin-Green’s Captain Burnham flees from a sandstorm in ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ season 5.Paramount+ Anthony Rapp’s Paul Stamets, Doug Jones' Saru, and Wilson Cruz’s Dr. Hugh Culber in ‘Star Trek: Discovery’.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Holly Palmer