The Devil’s Plan: What to Know About the Reality Competition Show
Read on to find out which smarty-pants made it onto the show — yes, there was an entrance exam — and what the game’s all about.
When will The Devil’s Plan be released?
Where can I find the trailer for The Devil’s Plan?
Check it out at the top of this article.
Who’s in the cast of The Devil’s Plan?
Though their backgrounds vary, every contestant selected to compete in The Devil’s Plan is a brainiac or an overachiever — or both. This (hopefully) sets them up to form strong alliances and foolproof strategies throughout each challenge.
- Boo Seung-kwan, aka Seungkwan, a member of the Billboard Chart–topping K-pop group Seventeen
- Ha Seok-jin (Crash Landing on You, Problematic Men), an actor who graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering from Hanyang University
- Lee Si-won, an actor and inventor who majored in business at Seoul National University, has a master’s degree in evolutionary psychology, and has over 10 patents to her name
- Park Kyeong-rim, an entertainer and comedian who was the youngest person to ever take home the grand prize at Korea’s MBC Entertainment Awards
- Suh Dong-joo, aka Danielle Suh (the daughter of Korean celebs Seo Jeong-Hee and Se-won Seo), a lawyer in California who has a degree in mathematics from MIT and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
- Kwak Jun-bin, aka Kwaktube, a multilingual travel YouTuber who used to work at the Azerbaijan embassy
- Orbit, a science YouTuber who studied astronomy and worked as a consultant for the Blue House (South Korea’s presidential residence)
- Guillaume Patry, a professional poker player, bitcoin investor, entrepreneur, and former pro gamer
- Lee Hye-seong, a multilingual TV personality and announcer who got her degree in business administration at Seoul National University
- Suh Yu-min, a multilingual orthopedic doctor in the US who graduated from New York University’s School of Medicine
- Kim Dong-jae, a student at Korea University’s School of Biomedical Sciences and a professional poker player
- Cho Yeon-woo, a professional Go player since high school who studied in Singapore and at University College Dublin
What happens in The Devil’s Plan?
For one week, 12 contestants live — and compete against each other — in a huge rectangle built inside a soundstage that serves as their living space. Their accommodations look hip at first glance, but these walls have secrets. Over the course of seven days, participants compete in battles of intelligence twice a day until the final round, when one of them is crowned victor and rakes in all the prize money. (More on that below.) In this game, they can do absolutely everything and anything they want — without violence or stealing — in order to win.
What are the rules of the game in The Devil’s Plan?
At the beginning of the week, participants are given what the show calls “pieces,” which are treated like currency and can be lost or won at the end of each round of the game. Pieces are used to purchase items to use in the games, as bargaining chips, or in negotiations between contestants. Those who lose all their pieces are eliminated, and only two contestants — the ones with the most pieces — make it to the last round. The winner of that final round will be crowned victor.
To eliminate contestants ahead of the final, there’s a “main” match and a “prize” match every day. In the main match, the two who lose are sent to jail, disqualified from playing in the prize match and locked in their cell until morning. In the prize match, contestants must work together toward the same mission. These matches are how the final round’s prize money is determined — which at the outset is set to zero. If they play their cards right, participants can get up to ₩500,000,000 (equivalent to $374,348).
Where does The Devil’s Plan take place?
The series takes place in South Korea.
