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Where Netflix Shot 'Squid Game: The Challenge' Season 2

Season two rolls out on Netflix in three drops on Nov. 4, Nov. 11, Nov. 19.

Overview

  • Most filming took place at Wharf Studios, a 10-acre production campus in Barking, East London.
  • The team used six sound stages to rebuild the arena and created an immersive dormitory lined with bunk beds.
  • The Red Light, Green Light sequence was staged at Cardington Studios in Bedford to leverage its vast indoor volume.
  • Cardington is a 100,000-square-foot former airship hangar described as the largest indoor space in Europe.
  • The production built key props, including the giant piggy bank and ‘glass’ trapdoors fabricated from steel with solid Perspex tops, as 456 contestants compete for $4.56 million.