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Squid Game: The Challenge contestants threaten Netflix with lawsuit over ‘injuries’

Source: PETE DADDS/NETFLIX

Two contestants from Netflix’s Squid Game: The Challenge are threatening legal action against the US streaming giant and producers of the show over alleged injuries they sustained during filming.

The newly-released competition series sees 456 ordinary people take on childhood games familiar from the 2021 Korean drama, which became Netflix’s most successful show ever.

A British personal injuries law firm is representing the unnamed players first reported.

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