Squid Game: The VIP Challenge stars favorites from The Traitors, Real Housewives, The Bachelor, a...

Season 3 of Netflix's &34;most cutthroat reality competition series&34; features stars of reality television, music, sports, and social media. Squid Game: The VIP Challenge stars favorites from The Traitors, Real Housewives, The Bachelor, and more Season 3 of Netflix's &34;most cutthroat reality competition series&34; features stars of reality television, music, sports, and social media. By Kathleen Perricone March 3, 2026 6:02 p.m. ET Leave a Comment :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/SquidGameTheVIPChallengecast030326234f920e2284428d8138a4a689558ff3.

Season 3 of Netflix's "most cutthroat reality competition series" features stars of reality television, music, sports, and social media.

Squid Game: The VIP Challenge stars favorites from The Traitors, Real Housewives, The Bachelor, and more

Season 3 of Netflix's "most cutthroat reality competition series" features stars of reality television, music, sports, and social media.

By Kathleen Perricone

March 3, 2026 6:02 p.m. ET

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The cast of 'Squid Game: The VIP Challenge' includes Dylan Efron, Kim Zolciak, and Mel B. Credit:

Let the *Squid Game* begin — and this time with some familiar faces.

Netflix has announced *Squid Game: The VIP Challenge* starring eight very important players from the worlds of reality television, music, and sports: Dylan Efron (*The Traitors*), Kim Zolciak (*Real Housewives of Atlanta*), Mel B (Spice Girls), Ryan Serhant (*Owning Manhattan*), Tristan Thompson (NBA champion and Khloe Kardashian's ex), Hannah Goodwin (Bachelor Nation), Kristy Sarah (content creator with 31 million followers), and Viper, a fan-favorite from season 2 of *Squid Game: The Challenge*.

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Described as the streaming platform's "most cutthroat reality competition series," *Squid Game: The Challenge* debuted in 2023 as the most-watched show globally on Netflix. Now for its third season, "celebrities are shaking up the world of *Squid Game* to put their wits, strategies, and skill sets to the ultimate test," teases Netflix.

*The Challenge* is a spinoff of *Squid Game*, the South Korean dystopian drama that broke records in 2021 as Netflix's most-watched series. Like the original, *The Challenge*'s two seasons featured 456 players competing for $4.56 million. For this upcoming third season, Netflix has yet to reveal the grand prize.

In the fictional *Squid Game*, the competition appealed particularly to those facing deep financial hardship. This time around, at least two contestants in *The VIP Challenge* could identify with that adversity.

Kim Zolciak starred on her own Bravo spinff, 'Don't Be Tardy,' for eight seasons.

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Zolciak, who also had her own Bravo spinoff *Don't Be Tardy*, lost her $6 million Atlanta mansion to foreclosure in 2025 following her separation from husband Kroy Biermann. Similarly, Mel B admitted in 2020 to "teetering on the brink of bankruptcy" after her own divorce from Stephen Belafonte.

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They will have a fierce competitor in Viper, a New York-based DJ and SoulCycle coach who was "Player 152" in last season's *The Challenge*. Speaking to Netflix's Tudum, he revealed his intention to cause "total chaos" in the game upon his return for season 3: "I did learn that every single decision should be considered in great detail. I will surely use a microscope with every choice I make."

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Published: March 4, 2026 at 09:57AM on Source: PRIME TIME

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