Squid Game: The Challenge Contestants Allegedly Got Injured While Filming the Reality Show

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Sushmita Kaur
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Injuries on Set: Squid Game: The Challenge Contestants Consider Legal Action Over Alleged Unsafe Conditions

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, I’m sure you’ve heard of the South Korean Netflix sensation: Squid Game.

Garnering over 142 million households views within the first month of its release, its global impact was profound. Riding on its success, Netflix launched a reality show adaptation, Squid Game: The Challenge.

Following the premises of the show, 456 participants will enter the show and compete for the staggering USD $4.56 million cash prize.

However, not all is well on the set of this competition. The contestants of the show are reportedly threatening legal action against Netflix and the producers of the show due to injury faced during filming.

Thankfully, unlike the real show, no one died.

The Lawsuit

Express Solicitors, a UK-based personal injury law firm, is representing two unnamed players who have come forward with claims of  hypothermia and nerve damage due to poor health and safety standards on set.

The firm stated that the contestants anticipated a fun, harmless competition and were not prepared for the risk of injury.

A spokesperson for Squid Game: The Challenge told Deadline that no lawsuit had been filed by any of the contestants and claimed that they take the welfare of their contestants extremely seriously.

Background of The Allegations

Reports earlier this year brought to light the need for medical intervention when several contestants faced medical distress during the taping of the show’s opening game Red Light, Green Light.

Red Light, Green Light is a game where players aim to stay completely still to avoid being detected by a giant robotic doll. The game was being filmed at Cardington Studios in the UK.

Participants allegedly spent hours in the freezing temperature as low as -3°C in an attempt to win the game. They were geared with two thermals, two socks, one short, plimsolls and green tracksuit. Some claimed that they were freezing and one had to be carried out on a stretcher.

Following safety concerns, Britain’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) contacted the producers about the conditions on set.

A subsequent safety assessment resulted in the decision to take no further action, although HSE issued a reminder to the producers to plan appropriately for risk.

Furthermore, a spokesperson for the show also said that the show had taken all appropriate safety precautions.

Netflix, alongside production companies Studio Lambert and The Garden, have also provided a statement saying that they care deeply about the health of their cast and crew and the quality of the show, highlighting that safety precautions were followed and aftercare was provided for contestants.

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