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Here’s When New Episodes Of ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Are Coming Out

If you’ve been watching Squid Game: The Challenge on Netflix, then you know how intense this new show really is. The reality competition series is based on the Emmy-winning drama Squid Game and follows 456 contestants as they compete for the chance to win the $4.56 million jackpot. Although it just premiered on Netflix, people love this show and are anxiously waiting for new episodes to see which contestants make it closer to the grand prize. The first five episodes are currently available on Netflix, but when do the remaining episodes debut on the streamer?

So far, viewers have seen many contestants get eliminated after failing to complete life-sized versions of childhood games like Red Light, Green Light, and Battleship. Squid Game: The Challenge has been met with mixed emotions from viewers, but the new series has reignited the love for the original show and has fans itching to find out who will win the grand prize at the at.

Though the first five episodes were, for lack of a better word, intense, there are even more twists, turns, manipulation, and ever-changing alliances in store in upcoming episodes that are sure to fill your Squid Game void until Season 2 of the hit drama is released.

How many episodes of squid game: The challenge are there?

There are 10 episodes on Squid Game: The Challenge in total, with the first five currently available on Netflix.

When will the next batch of episodes be released?

Squid Game: The Challenge premiered on Nov. 22 with the first batch of episodes. The next batch, which includes episodes 6-9, is hitting Netflix on Nov. 29. The following week, on Dec. 6, episode 10 will be available to stream.

Squid Game: The challenge episode titles:

In each episode, the contestants play a different game that are more intense than the one before. The episode titles, which indicate which games are being played, are as follows:

Episode 1: “Red Light, Green Light”

Episode 2: “The Man with the Umbrella”

Episode 3: “War”

Episode 4: “Nowhere to Hide”

Episode 5: “Trick or Treat”

Episode 6: “Goodbye”

Episode 7: “Friend or Foe”

Episode 8: “One Step Closer”

Episode 9: “Circle of Trust”

Episode 10: “One Lucky Day”

I don’t know about you, but Squid Game: The Challenge has me hooked and I can’t wait for more episodes to be released.

Bre is the Entertainment Editor at Her Campus. She oversees the entertainment verticals on the site, including celebrities, movies, television, and music coverage. During her college career, Bre was a contributing writer and Entertainment Editor for the Montclair State University chapter of Her Campus. After graduating in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communications and Media Arts, Bre worked as a full-time writer at Showbiz Cheat Sheet, where she pitched, edited, and wrote articles covering trending news, movies, television, and celebrities. Bre has also written and conducted interviews for the entertainment site Shadow and Act. When she's not writing, you can find Bre binging 'New Girl' or 'Modern Family' for the millionth time or listening to her assorted Spotify playlist. She also loves spending time with her family and keeping herself busy with a little retail therapy!