{"id":2311237,"date":"2026-03-03T23:56:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2311237"},"modified":"2026-03-03T23:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:56:24","slug":"squid-game-books-8-celebrities-to-compete-on-the-vip-challenge-on-netflix-eg-netflix-slideshow-squid-game-squid-game-the-vip-challenge-television-celebrit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/squid-game-books-8-celebrities-to-compete-on-the-vip-challenge-on-netflix-eg-netflix-slideshow-squid-game-squid-game-the-vip-challenge-television-celebrit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Squid Game\u2019 Books 8 Celebrities to Compete on \u2018The VIP Challenge\u2019 on Netflix | EG, Netflix, Slideshow, Squid Game, Squid Game: The VIP Challenge, Television | Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment, Photos and Videos | Just Jared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-2185973\">\n<p class=\"page-links\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/03\/squid-game-books-8-celebrities-to-compete-on-the-vip-challenge-on-netflix\/\" alt=\"'Squid Game' Books 8 Celebrities to Compete on 'The VIP Challenge' on Netflix\"><span class=\"firstpage-link\">\u00ab First<\/span><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/03\/squid-game-books-8-celebrities-to-compete-on-the-vip-challenge-on-netflix\/\"><span class=\"prevpage-link\">\u00ab Previous <\/span><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/03\/squid-game-books-8-celebrities-to-compete-on-the-vip-challenge-on-netflix\/3\/\"><span class=\"nextpage-link\">Continue \u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry\">\n<p>\t\t<span><\/p>\n<div class=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.justjared.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/headlines\/2026\/03\/squid-vip0.jpg\" alt=\"Dylan Efron\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1.1em\">Dylan Efron (The Traitors) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/dylan-efron\/\" title=\"Dylan Efron\"><strong>Dylan Efron<\/strong><\/a> is one of the celeb contestants!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s his bio, from Netflix: Dylan Efron is a producer, creator, and outdoor adventurer whose storytelling and on-screen presence resonate across digital and broadcast platforms. In 2025, he won The Traitors Season 3\u2014earning a Critics\u2019 Choice nomination for \u201cMale Star of the Year\u201d\u2014and continued his breakout momentum on Dancing with the Stars, finishing in the top four alongside partner Daniella Karagach. A California native, Dylan first worked behind the scenes on major films including American Sniper and A Star Is Born before establishing himself as a dynamic athlete, creator, and media personality with an engaged global audience.<\/p>\n<p>After gaining widespread recognition as the co-producer and co-star of Netflix\u2019s Emmy-winning eco-travel series Down to Earth with Zac Efron, which premiered at #1 globally, Dylan continues to produce compelling digital content that showcases his passion for sustainability, exploration, and immersive storytelling. Most recently he released his 2025 documentary The Village That Saved a Fish\u2014which follows a remote Guyanese village working to protect an endangered species\u2014that surpassed one million views in its first week. He also has hosted Flow State, a series that documents extreme physical challenges and adrenaline-driven storytelling. Most recently, he launched the YouTube series Everything\u2019s a Competition with Boston Rob, where the duo takes their rivalry from The Traitors into outrageous, fan-favorite challenges. Named one of \u201creality TV\u2019s greatest \u2018bromances,\u201d Dylan Efron and Boston Rob first crossed paths on Peacock\u2019s hit series The Traitors, where Efron outlasted the competition to win the final prize and Rob emerged as one of the show\u2019s most beloved personalities. At the heart of their new series lies this unexpected bond between two fiercely competitive adventurers from completely different worlds\u2014a friendship built on mutual respect, laughter, and relentless one-upmanship. Their chemistry drives every episode, striking the perfect balance between heartfelt camaraderie and the thrill of rivalry.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"page-links\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/03\/squid-game-books-8-celebrities-to-compete-on-the-vip-challenge-on-netflix\/\" alt=\"'Squid Game' Books 8 Celebrities to Compete on 'The VIP Challenge' on Netflix\"><span class=\"firstpage-link\">\u00ab First<\/span><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/03\/squid-game-books-8-celebrities-to-compete-on-the-vip-challenge-on-netflix\/\"><span class=\"prevpage-link\">\u00ab Previous <\/span><\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/03\/03\/squid-game-books-8-celebrities-to-compete-on-the-vip-challenge-on-netflix\/3\/\"><span class=\"nextpage-link\">Continue \u00bb<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.justjared.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00ab First\u00ab Previous Continue \u00bb Dylan Efron (The Traitors) Dylan Efron is one of the celeb contestants! Here\u2019s his bio, from Netflix: Dylan Efron is a producer, creator, and outdoor adventurer whose storytelling and on-screen presence resonate across digital and broadcast platforms. In 2025, he won The Traitors Season 3\u2014earning a Critics\u2019 Choice nomination for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2311238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2311237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u2018Squid-Game-Books-8-Celebrities-to-Compete-on-\u2018The-VIP.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2311237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2311237"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2311237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2311239,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2311237\/revisions\/2311239"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2311238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2311237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2311237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2311237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}