ompetitors in a TV show based on (pictured) – the hit Korean series about “sadistic rich people who entice people in debt to suffer for their amusement with the promise of a cash prize” – didn’t enjoy the experience, says Vice., which is being filmed in Bedfordshire, offers 456 contestants the chance to win a $4.56m prize in elaborate versions of children’s games (with the distinction that, unlike in, the challenges aren’t lethal). But eliminated participants who spoke to sources including The Sun, Variety and Vice complain of “chaos and disorganisation”, players collapsing from “cold and fatigue” in freezing conditions, and a belief that games were “rigged” to eliminate them. The producers, which include Netflix, reject the claims. “Any suggestion that the competition is rigged or claims of serious harm to players are simply untrue,” they said, adding that “all the appropriate safety precautions” had been taken.
