Netflix fans slam 'gross' Squid Game spin-off

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Netflix fans slam 'gross' Squid Game spin-off
Netflix fans slam 'gross' Squid Game spin-off

NETFLIX users have hit out at the new spin off of Squid Game, which sees real contestants taking on twisted challenges to win a huge jackpot.

The original Korean show was a thriller about people in poverty being kidnapped and forced to play games with deathly consequences in exchange for a big cash prize.

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A new reality show version of Squid Game is coming to NetflixCredit: TNI Press
Fans of the streaming platform have slammed the decision to make the show
Fans of the streaming platform have slammed the decision to make the showCredit: TNI Press
Some have hit out at it for being 'unethical'
Some have hit out at it for being 'unethical'Credit: TNI Press

At different checkpoints players were given the opportunity to leave, but once they realised how much of a difference the money could make to their lives, many started to compete out of choice.

A first look trailer at the spin off, called Squid Game: The Challenge, revealed a whopping cash prize of £3.7 million ($4.5 million).

Real life contestants dressed in the same green tracksuits characters wore in the fictional show could be seen competing in very similar challenges to the ones in Squid Game.

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Some TV lovers have branded the new reality show 'gross', saying that the creators completely missed the point of the original series.

One outraged person wrote: "The Squid Game is an actual Netflix GAME SHOW, now.

"456 contestants will compete for $4+ MIL dollars. At this rate, The Hunger Games is gonna debut in 2026.

"It ain't hard to see how humanity is gonna play our own denouement for clicks, profits, & shits & giggles."

Another added: "Netflix making a real squid game is sooooo gross."

Someone else agreed: "This is unethical media production at its finest."

One person hit out: "I'm just agog that they looked at a story that is meant to be a cautionary tale and said "let's do it for real (minus actual murder)."

A fifth took to social media complaining: "Really?? Who wants to watch Squid Game as a reality show game?? We want a real Squid Game Season 2."

Anita Markoff

Squid Game, Netflix

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