Netflix has confirmed production of an extreme brain survival competition designed by "the god of survival" Jang Dong-min and directed by PD Hyun Jeong-wan of 'The Game of Blood,' and has begun open recruitment.
Through this new variety show, Jang Dong-min, who steps forward not as a contestant but as the "designer," evolved through any game of variables — brain, politics, wilderness, psychology — from The Genius: Black Garnet to The Genius: Grand Final, Society Game 2, and The Game of Blood 3, winning four survival championships and establishing himself as the reigning strongest survivor.
He is now joining hands with Netflix and PD Hyun Jeong-wan to challenge being a master for the first time in his life. He plans to concentrate his accumulated experience and know-how to design every game and present a merciless brain survival variety show so extreme it could be called an ultimate survival game. This will not only fulfill long-held wishes of survival fans but also herald the birth of a variety show unlike any seen before.
That PD Hyun Jeong-wan, who made a mark on survival variety with the 'The Game of Blood' series, will meet global viewers through Netflix also draws attention. PD Hyun Jeong-wan is a director who made contestants and viewers hold their breath with an extreme worldview and meticulous planning. In this survival variety show, the overwhelming synergy with the designer is expected to deliver extreme fun, forcing players to survive with high-level play amid unpredictable, uncontrollable environments and variables.
Jang Dong-min's brain survival show began recruiting contestants in earnest today (the 8th, Wednesday). The released recruitment video heightens expectations for the extreme survival game as Jang Dong-min appears with a grim expression in an eerie atmosphere. The striking phrase 'survive or be erased' and the provocative message arriving on phones — 'Are you confident?' — stimulate curiosity about who will accept Jang Dong-min's risky invitation that requires risking everything.
Jang Dong-min, who planned a survival show with Netflix for the first time, said, "There is a blind spot in the world of games that the production team can never know. I will fill the gap that only those who have won themselves can recognize. I will pour in all my experience and know-how to present a brain survival show that loyal viewers can enjoy," expressing his ambition at his first design, and added confidently, "It will exceed any imagination of contestants and viewers." PD Hyun Jeong-wan also said, "I hope real competitors come — people who have risked everything on the outcome, people who would rather overturn the board than lose. Please apply widely and look forward to it," raising expectations.
The unpredictable extreme survival brain competition by Jang Dong-min and PD Hyun Jeong-wan can be applied for via the link and will be available on Netflix.
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