Netflix held a virtual event on Wednesday to reveal new details and release dates for some of its most prominent series for the rest of the year, amid a Hollywood writers' strike that threatens to delay many productions and has no end in sight.
"Squid Game", photo: Netflix, PR
First of all, the ten episodes of the reality show/game show "Squid Game: The Challenge" will arrive on the streaming service in November. The show, which is of course based on the hit Korean series, will feature 456 contestants from around the world competing for a cash prize of $4.56 million (the highest amount ever awarded on a reality show). In order to win the prize, contestants will have to participate in various games (some of which we saw in the drama series, and now we will see them in the real world), form alliances with other players (and in the end betray them, of course), and try to survive until the final and decisive round.
The good news: no one on the new game show will have to pay with their life for failing one of the games, and a shady organization probably isn't behind them. The less good news: Netflix may have provided information about its new reality TV spinoff, but stopped short of throwing us a bone about the second season of the parent series — which won't air anytime soon.
"Sex Education," Photo: Netflix
Also in Netflix's releases for the second half of 2023: The sixth and final season of the royal drama "The Crown" and the fourth season of the sexy comedy "Sex Education" (devoid of many characters) will launch sometime in the fall (no specific month has been announced), while the fifth season of the hit romantic reality show "Love Is Blind" will land on the streaming service in September.
It was also announced that the company had ordered additional seasons of Ginny & Georgia (third season and fourth season, which will be the last) and Virgin River (sixth season, with season five also expected to premiere this fall).
From the series "Stranger Things", photo: AP.
And for those wondering what's going on with the fifth and final season of Stranger Things - sorry, but we're not gospel people. Recently, the show's creators, brothers Matt and Ross Duffer, announced that work on the new season has been put on hold until the end of the writers' strike, so don't expect it — at the earliest — before early 2025. At this rate, Elven, Mike and friends will still graduate from college before the demogorgen is eradicated once and for all.
Duffers here. Writing does not stop when filming begins. While we're excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, it is not possible during this strike. We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work. Until then -- over and out. #wgastrong
— stranger writers (@strangerwriters) May 6, 2023
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