United Kingdom: Contestants on the new reality show inspired by the blockbuster Korean drama “The Squid Game” are threatening to sue Netflix and the producers following claims that they suffered from hypothermia and nerve damage while filming.
Express Solicitors, a personal injury law firm in the UK, announced that it was defending two anonymous Squid Game: The Challenge players. The players contend that they didn’t know they were endangering their health by crouching still for extended periods of time in freezing temperatures.
Red Light, Green Light is the show’s opening game, in which players have to avoid a robotic doll’s attention. The accusations centre on the players’ experiences while filming it.
During a British cold snap, the game was filmed at Cardington Studios, a former Royal Air Force base in Bedfordshire. In response to a contestant’s allegation that contestants were being carried out on stretchers, Netflix at the time verified that three of the 456 contestants had received medical attention while filming but stated that “claims of serious injury are untrue.”
Daniel Slade, the CEO of Express Solicitors, which specialises in no-win, no-fee claims, remarked that, “We recognise people may see this as a classic David and Goliath battle with the company and its production partners.”
“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,” Slade added.
Slade said a client recalled “seeing someone faint, then people shouting for medics. We have a case where someone complains of hypothermia. One had his hands turn purple from the cold.”
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