Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2 Episode 9 Arrives Soon: Exact Release Time and Where to Watch
Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2 Episode 9 is nearly here, with the last contenders closing in on the $4.5 million prize. Here’s when it drops and how to watch.
We are down to the wire on Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2. The finale is next up, the prize is massive, and only a handful of players are still standing. Here is when the last episode drops, where to watch it, and a quick refresher on what this reality spin on Squid Game actually is.
Season 2 finale: release date and time
Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2, Episode 9 hits Netflix on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
- 12:00 a.m. PT
- 3:00 a.m. ET
Where to watch
It is on Netflix. If you have a subscription, you are set. Netflix is the same streamer behind Stranger Things, Wednesday, and Black Mirror, and it has gone big on international hits like Squid Game, Money Heist, Dark, and Delhi Crime.
What this show is (and why it blew up)
Squid Game: The Challenge takes the now-iconic premise of the South Korean drama and turns it into a reality competition: think the same twisted childhood games and nerve-shredding set pieces, minus the lethal consequences. Season 1 launched in November 2023 and was a massive ratings play for Netflix, so of course they brought it back two years later for Season 2.
One line in the promo materials claims this new run is recreating games from the second season of the original drama and then some. That is... interesting phrasing, considering how secretive the drama has been about its new games. Either way, expect fresh variations on the formula.
The money question
The episode is the finale, which means someone is about to walk away with a life-changing pile of cash. The writeup mentions a $4.5 million prize this season, while the official logline says $4.56 million. However you round it, it is the biggest purse in reality TV land.
"In this reality competition show inspired by 'Squid Game,' 456 players put their skills to the ultimate test for a life-changing $4.56 million prize."
Bottom line: the last episode arrives November 18 at 12 a.m. PT/3 a.m. ET. Clear your late-night schedule and get ready to see who survives the final round.