Is the 'Squid Game' Reality Show Rigged? Producers Respond to Accusations From Contestants

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The new reality series Squid Game: The Challenge just debuted on Netflix and it has faced some controversy for the past year ever since the show was filmed in January 2023.

Contestants spoke out and claimed that the show was rigged, with some under the belief that the show was scripted with storylines figured out in advance. “I started to realize, this was never a game I could win,” a participant told Vice. “I’m not a contestant, I’m an extra.” Even though the opening challenge “Red Light, Green Light” was supposed to take place over the course of just five minutes, contestants claim that it actually was an all-day ordeal with some saying they were in the freezing cold hangar for up to 15 hours. Keep reading to find out more… “People broke their lease to be on this show,” a participant told Vice. “People quit their jobs.

That’s the part to me that was sad. They made it seem like we all truly had a fair shot to actually win this money. It was already scripted.

They already knew the people they wanted in the next round. That’s the part to me that was f–ked up.” There are multiple statements that were released by Netflix and the studios in response to the claims.