Squid Game The Challenge: Players want compensation for their injuries

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Contestants on Netflix's Squid Game: The Challenge are seeking compensation for injuries they allegedly suffered on the show, their lawyers said.

Express Solicitors represents two players who they say "suffered injuries including hypothermia and nerve damage."

Players competed for a $4.56 million (£3.63 million) prize in the spin-off show, based on the hit South Korean drama Squid Game .

A spokesperson for the show said in a statement: "We take the well-being of our contestants extremely seriously."

Studio Lambert, the company that co-produced the show for Netflix. , has been contacted for comment.

Express' lawyers claimed the unnamed contestants suffered injuries when they "had to lie still for hours in cold temperatures during filming ".

Daniel Slade, CEO of the British company, said: "The participants thought they were participating in something fun and the injured people did not expect. ..