Squid Game, a Netflix movie from 2021 about a deadly contest for a big cash reward, won admirers for its biting critique of capitalism. With multiple competitors complaining about unsafe filming surroundings and asserting that the game was rigged, it appears that the filming conditions for Netflix’s reality spinoff Squid Game: The Challenge aren’t too unlike from the horrific ones shown in the original program.
The Catch
456 players are playing in Squid Game: The Challenge for a huge $4.56 million jackpot. Although Netflix has been sure to let fans know that “the worst destiny is walking home empty-handed,” conditions on the program have reportedly been challenging, to say the least. The contestants in the next 10-episode series participate in kiddie games similar to those in the original Squid Game.
The Struggle
Unpaid contestants in Squid Game’s reality spinoff were reportedly faced with frigid weather and exhaustion because they had been awakened as early as 3:30 a.m. for filming in a former air hangar close to London. and stayed on set for up to nine hours without leaving, Variety reporting that they were unable to move for lengthy periods of time due to the game they were playing. According to Rolling Stone, during the first day of filming, at least 10 individuals passed out. The stage was frequently visited by medical personnel, and one contender even described it as a “war zone.”
According to Rolling Stone, a few influencer contestants were pre-selected to advance to subsequent rounds regardless of their performance, which led some contestants to complain that the game was rigged. Additionally, two competitors told Rolling Stone that Netflix had already scheduled their return flights before the competition even started, and that these flights later turned out to be scheduled immediately following the competitors’ eliminations. The spinoff’s casting was initially announced by Netflix in June, and players soon started reporting injuries as production got underway. In our review, we rated the first season of the original Squid Game a 9 and dubbed it “one of the most exciting series to hit Netflix in some time.”