Netflix’s real-life Squid Game warned by safety chiefs after filming turned into freezing nightmare
SAFETY chiefs warned Netflix producers of the real-life version of Squid Game after filming turned into a freezing nightmare.
They told them in future they must “plan properly for any risks” on set.
Health and Safety Executive officials launched a probe into last month’s chaos as medics had to treat contestants suffering from the extreme cold.
Hopefuls competing for a £3.7million prize spent hours in temperatures of -3C and had to remain completely motionless to win one game.
The Netflix game show is based on the South Korean telly hit about a deadly contest.
Dozens of people could now sue the streaming platform amid claims they were treated like animals during filming which ended this week at Cardington Studios, a former RAF base near Bedford.
The HSE said yesterday: “We contacted the programme producers after receiving concerns about their recent filming.
“We reviewed the responses from the producers and decided to take no further action. We did stress to them the importance of planning properly for any risks in future filming.”
Squid Game: The Challenge’s makers said: “Netflix, Studio Lambert, and The Garden have done everything required by the health and safety legislation and the HSE have said they have assessed and closed the matter.”