{"id":598709,"date":"2023-11-23T21:34:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T18:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/squid-game-the-challenge-contestants-threaten-lawsuit-over-injuries\/"},"modified":"2023-11-23T21:34:12","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T18:34:12","slug":"squid-game-the-challenge-contestants-threaten-lawsuit-over-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/squid-game-the-challenge-contestants-threaten-lawsuit-over-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018Squid Game: The Challenge\u2019 Contestants Threaten Lawsuit Over Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Netflix isn\u2019t gonna be thankful about this: A legal firm in the U.K. is threatening a lawsuit over injuries sustained by contestants while filming Squid Game<\/a>: The Challenge<\/em>. <\/p>\n

\n The British personal injury firm Express Solicitors<\/a> announced on Thanksgiving Day that it is representing contestants from the show who are seeking compensation for their experience on the reality competition based on the hit drama series<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe have sent letters of claim on behalf of contestants injured in this show,\u201d CEO Daniel Slade said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cFrom what we\u2019ve been told, they pushed the boundaries of safety in the name of entertainment. Production companies need to ensure that\u00a0health and safety\u00a0standards on their shows don\u2019t leave people at risk of harm.\u201d The letters of claim are the initial step being taken, and the firm says they are gathering further evidence and will then file a lawsuit if necessary. Right now the firm represents two contestants but is in communication with other potential claimants. <\/p>\n

\n The firm added that contestants claim that they \u201csuffered injuries such as hypothermia and nerve damage as a result of poor health and safety standards on set\u201d while filming in January and are seeking compensation from the show\u2019s production company Studio Lambert. <\/p>\n

\n While producers have been served with the claims, a spokesperson for Squid Game: The Challenge<\/em> has responded by noting:\u00a0\u201cNo lawsuit has been filed by any of the\u00a0Squid Game<\/em>\u00a0contestants. We take the welfare of our contestants extremely\u00a0seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n Media<\/a> reports previously quoted anonymous contestants about their experiences filming the first episode\u2019s \u201cRed Light, Green Light\u201d game. While the show makes it seem as if the entire contest lasted just five minutes, the sequence was actually shot over the course of several hours during freezing winter conditions (one report claimed temperatures dropped to 27 degrees Fahrenheit). \u201cIt was like a warzone,\u201d one contestant was quoted<\/a> as saying. \u201cPeople were getting carried out by medics, but we couldn\u2019t say anything. If you talk, then you\u2019re out.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n Slade added to a U.K. publication<\/a>, \u201cContestants 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\u00a0in cold temperatures. One client describes 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.\u00a0Such injuries can have very serious long-term health implications. One of our clients complains of being given ill-fitting clothing despite the cold conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> asked the show\u2019s producers about reports of injuries last week, and executive producer John Hay replied: \u201cWelfare and safety are obviously paramount for us. And we\u2019ve taken app<\/a>ropriate measures to look after people. The particular criticism you\u2019re talking about was centered around the filming of \u2018Red Light, Green Light.\u2019 That was a big, complicated shoot, and it was a cold day, and it took quite a long time. But everyone was prepared for that and looked after properly. We anticipated and actually strenuously tested everything in advance and made sure we took all the proper measures.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n While executive producer Stephen Lambert added, \u201cWe\u2019re giving away the largest prize in TV competition history. It wasn\u2019t going to be a walk in the park to win $4.56 million. But equally, although there were moments when it was quite tough, and I wouldn\u2019t necessarily want to eat in that dormitory every night for the rest of my life, [being on the show] was a lot nicer and a lot easier than an awful lot of unscripted shows \u2014 compared to some of the survival shows that have been made, or compared to a whole bunch of successful shows in the States and in the rest of the world. This is no harder than those and in lots of shows you have people sometimes treated for mild complaints, which is what happened in that particular game.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n Netflix released the first five episodes of Squid Game: The Challenge<\/em> on Wednesday. Despite the show\u2019s lavish production values that faithfully represent the original drama series\u2019 aesthetic, critics and viewers haven\u2019t been impressed, with the show scoring a 42 percent on Rotten Tomatoes among critics and an even lower 22 percent among viewers (some of whom seemed to have expected the show to be the second season of the drama series instead of a reality series). <\/p>\n

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