‘Squid Game’-inspired show blasted as ‘dangerous’ after 3 contestants hospitalized in insane stunt

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A contestant on the UK’s ITV’s Squid Game-inspired game show has branded it “dangerous” — after three people ended up in hospital during filming.Amir Jardan, 38, says he was left “struggling to breathe” while taking part in a challenge which saw contestants jump into a “mountain” of hay that “exploded with dust”.

Several people, including Amir, were left to seek medical attention — with one man “needing urgent hospital care after developing an allergic reaction”.

The eight-part series that will air on ITV1 in early 2025, sees 100 contestants competing in a series of games — similar to the hit Netflix show Squid Game — with the last person standing winning a cash prize.Amir — who has three children with fiancé Ruth Moore, 27 — said he joined the show “as an exciting challenge” but “never in a million years” did he expect to ‘nearly lose his life’.

Over the course of a week, Amir and the 99 other contestants took part in over 13 challenges, however on the second day of filming in July 2024, things took a turn for the worst.