Squid Game’s 11 richest cast members – net worths, ranked: from HoYeon Jung’s lucrative Adidas campaign, to Park Hae-soo’s new Money Heist Korea role and Gong Yoo’s Jeju villa
- With a second season of the hit Netflix K-drama confirmed, and Lee Byung-hun and Lee Jung-jae set to reprise their roles, could the stars add yet more millions to their wallets?
- Since the show aired, Lee Yoo-mi was cast in Netflix’s All of Us Are Dead – oh, and reality TV show, Squid Game: The Challenge, is in the works too
The nine-episode plot follows hundreds of debt-ridden players who participate in children’s games in the race for a cash prize – but with fatal consequences for the losers. It centres around eight main characters, highlighting the struggles they’ve faced in their lives and why they choose to continue playing in the dangerous competition.
But whether you’ve watched it or not, Squid Game has well and truly entered the global consciousness, from talking about the twists and turns of each episode around the water cooler, to seeing those red-hooded overalls that were all the rage for Halloween last year.
So it’s not too surprising – given the US$1 billion profit the show reportedly made for Netflix – that the series confirmed a second season in June, predicted to air in late 2023.
But that’s not all. A reality TV production, Squid Game: The Challenge, has even been greenlit, with a US$4.56 million cash prize – the largest cash prize for a reality series in television history. While it won’t literally be a case of life and death, it will be a “massive competition and social experiment”, said Brandon Riegg, Netflix vice-president of unscripted and documentary series. Audiences can expect the 456 real-world contestants undergo an “unpredictable journey”, Riegg added. Recruitment is currently open – if you dare.
As we wait for these two hotly anticipated TV events to hit our screens, we take another look at the stars who rose to stardom on the show – and how their riches have grown since. Let the net worth games begin!