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The New Daily
Louise Talbot

‘Like a war zone’: Squid Game reality TV spin-off delivers a real-life freezing nightmare

Squid Game's 456 reality TV contestants are playing for an incredible $6.45 million, much less than the fictitious Korean runaway success. Photo: Netflix

Netflix’s unscripted reality TV game show Squid Game: The Challenge, based on the enormous success of the 2021 Korean thriller series of the same name, has come under fire during the first day of filming in the UK.

In a mild case of life imitating art, up to five contestants reportedly suffered minor injuries including frostbite and had to be treated after filming the infamous Red Light, Green Light sequence with the giant, scary doll with guns for eyes, Young-hee.

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