Netflix is again at the center of a scandal, but this time a more serious one that puts the participants of a reality show at the center, they are launching accusations of inhumane treatment against a partner company that produces for the streaming video on demand platform a reality show called Squid Game : The Challenge.
Netflix thought of making this reality show in Great Britain, based on the famous Squid Game series, but the contestants were not impressed by what they encountered on the set, according to Variety, the first test involving the game "red light, green light", on who played it in a hangar, at very low temperatures, and stood motionless for tens of minutes during the rehearsal.
Due to the very low temperatures, as well as the requirements of the production team, some of the participants in the reality show lost consciousness during the filming, many others also needing medical care from the medical teams present at the hangar where 456 people have were called to compete.
According to the participants, the doctors intervened more than 10 times to help the contestants who started to faint after periods of up to almost 30 minutes of standing in place, in low temperatures, without adequate clothing, the contestants also complaining about the fact that they did not they agreed to participate in such a competition.
Netflix and the production company stated that they made every effort to take care of the competitors, even if many complained about the cold, the long hours of filming, and the difficult positions in which they sat, but nevertheless, Squid Game: The Challenge was filmed, and it will be a reality show that we will see on the video streaming platform on demand.
“The story described how contestants on the reality show were left frozen in a cavernous airplane hanger in Bedford, playing a seemingly endless game in which they had to hold statue-like poses for nearly 30 minutes. Medics on set were repeatedly called to a scene that one contestant described as a "war zone" played out in freezing temperatures.
Netflix was quick to debunk tabloid reports of a contestant being laid, publicly downplaying the incident. In a statement on Jan. 25, the streamer said it cares "deeply" about the health and safety of its cast and crew. Yes, it was very cold on set, Netflix admitted, but "the cast was ready for it."
