It is well known that Netflix came up with Squid Game: The Challenge, a reality show inspired by the phenomenal South Korean survival drama series of the same name. The ten-episode series dropped on Netflix on November 22.
Now, the makers of the series are facing a legal battle as participants have come forward with tales of injuries suffered during filming. The show is under scrutiny as contestants allege poor health and safety standards on set.
A British personal injuries law firm is representing two unnamed players who say they suffered hypothermia and nerve damage while shooting in cold conditions in the UK.
Express Solicitors said in a press statement that it had sent letters of claim to Studio Lambert, the co-producer of Netflix’s Squid Game: The Challenge.
The contestants’ allegations concern their experience shooting the show’s opening game ‘Red Light, Green Light,’ in which players must evade the attention of a menacing robotic doll.
Daniel Slade, CEO of the UK firm, said: "Contestants thought they were taking part in something fun and those injured did not expect to suffer as they did.
"Now they have been left with injuries after spending time being stuck in painful stress positions in cold temperatures.
"We have a case where someone complains of hypothermia. One had his hands turn purple from the cold."
The original Squid Game series (2021), Netflix’s most popular show of all time, told the story of a divorced father and gambler (Lee Jung-Jae) who joins a secret competition with 456 total players. But the losers of each round are executed in the survival game until one victor remains and takes home the cash prize. The series has been renewed for a second season.
The series is co-produced by Studio Lambert and The Garden with Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt and Toni Ireland from Studio Lambert; and John Hay, Nicola Hill and Nicola Brown from The Garden serving as executive producers.
