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YouTuber MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) has struck a deal with Prime Video to host a new reality competition series called Beast Games. The show will have 1,000 contestants competing for a $5 million reward, which the press release claims is “the biggest single prize in the history of television and streaming.” There aren’t any details yet about what kinds of challenges Beast Games contestants will participate in.It’s a remarkable turn of events, even for someone who’s hosted many similar competitions on his YouTube channel,…

Roughly 183 million years ago, a deep-sea vampire squid was so caught up in the present that it became a frozen remnant of the past.The hungry, eight-armed creature had just gotten its tentacles on two tasty fish when it suddenly suffocated to death. Distracted by its prey, the predator probably sank into a region of oxygen-less water near the bottom of the sea and perished with an empty stomach.Scientists today are now learning from that one fatal mistake.In 2022, a trio of paleobiologists in Germany discovered the…

Image: NetflixLOGLINE: Orion seems a lot like your average elementary school kid—shy, unassuming, harboring a secret crush. But underneath his seemingly normal exterior, Orion is a ball of adolescent anxiety, completely consumed by irrational fears of bees, dogs, the ocean, cellphone waves, murderous gutter clowns, even falling off a cliff. But of all his fears, the thing he’s the most afraid of is what he confronts on a nightly basis: the dark. So when the literal embodiment of his worst fear pays a visit, Dark whisks…

"Gi-hun abandons his US plans after a mysterious call and embarks on a chase with a motive," streaming service says of hit series' second season Netflix shared the first look at Squid Game’s much-anticipated second season as part of a montage highlighting the streaming service’s 2024 releases. The brief clip at the end of the “Next on Netflix” previews picks up where Season One left off: With Lee Jung-jae’s Gi-hun — the survivor of the Squid Game — en route to America to track down the…

Things have been a little quiet for Netflix so far this year when it comes to television, but the streamer has at least a few heavy hitters in store. Today, it revealed its upcoming TV slate for 2024 — alongside similar lists for film and games — and, while there aren’t a lot of surprises or new reveals, the lineup is shaping up pretty well.Of course, this is just all of the currently announced shows coming to Netflix, and there are sure to be some surprises revealed throughout the year. With that out of the way, here’s…

Squid Game star Lee Byung Hun’s Los Angeles residence was burgled last week; however, no damage was inflicted during the break-in. According to reports, the burglars audaciously invaded his affluent house and gained access by breaking the sliding glass door. Fortunately, Lee Byung Hun fans can take a sigh of relief, as when the incident occurred, the Squid Game actor was not present at home when this haunting ordeal took place. Local authorities, including the LAPD, are actively investigating the matter. The…

Just buying new, better weapons will get you through most of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, but if you want to cut down on grinding or take on the endgame challenges, there’s no getting around the need to upgrade and craft better gear. All those materials you’ve been scooping up off the ground and collecting from fights will get you most of the way there, but the top-tier weapons in the game will need a little bit more. Things like Squid Tentacles, for whatever reason, are one of the more rare ingredients that are…

The second season of Squid Game will premiere this year. In a letter to shareholders, Netflix revealed the slate of shows set to hit the streaming service in 2024, including the second season of the Hwang Dong-hyuk-directed series. “Looking ahead, despite last year’s strikes pushing back the launch of some titles, we have a big, bold slate for 2024,” the letter, obtained by Variety, read. The new season comes after Netflix released a competition show inspired by the fictional series called Squid Game: The…

Photo: Noh Juhan/NetflixSquid Game: The Challenge may have been controversial—but it was a huge hit for Netflix, and now there’s good news for both the streamer and fans who’d much rather have the real deal than the reality competition spin-off: the smash hit South Korean thriller will finally return this year.Squid Change Color to Hide in Plain SightNetflix has been teasing Squid Game season two since summer 2022, but it felt like an inevitability given the series’ stratospheric popularity after its September 2021 debut.…

At its heart, Squid Game is a critique of capitalism and yet, Netflix can’t stop finding ways to squeeze money from it. After renewing the show for a second season and then debuting a reality show based on the series, Netflix opened a pop-up experience in Los Angeles where fans can pay to play games inspired by the show, eat Korean snacks and maybe even buy some costumes.If you purchase general admission tickets (starting at $39), you are agreeing to participate as a contestant in a series of six games designed by Netflix…