Netflix announced last year that it would turn its hit show "Squid Game" into a reality game show. However, filming for the show, which adds a reality twist to the popular Korean series, was apparently interrupted when a contestant needed medical attention and the filming location turned into a "war zone."

As first reported by the British publication The Sun (opens in new tab), the contestants were in the middle of recreating the iconic "Red Light, Green Light" game from the original Squid Game, "screaming for a medic" before being stretched from the set It seems that this was the case. The issue revolved around the freezing cold on the set; in fact, some were reportedly so frozen that they "couldn't move their feet because it was so cold."

The series is currently being filmed at Cardington Studios in Bedford, England. During the filming that day, the temperature on the set dropped to 26 degrees below zero, and one player told the tabloids, "The temperature was so low that it was almost freezing. Even if they did get hypothermia, there was a lot of money at stake.

Players also described the set as a "battlefield," noting that contestants had to stand for about 30 minutes between takes, and some literally "crawled to the end." It was also reported that at least one person had to be stretched out from the set due to illness.

When asked about this, a Netflix spokesperson responded: "All contestants were prepared by the production weeks in advance to play the game in cold conditions and participated knowingly," and that "to ensure the game was played safely He also stated that "all precautions were taken. There is no indication that filming was delayed or the production interrupted in any way due to the reported problems on the set.

In Squid Game's Red Light, Green Light game, participants must stand perfectly still when given a "red light" and move forward when given a "green light." If a participant moves at the wrong time, he or she is out. In the show, eliminated players are shot by a large animatronic puppet, but fortunately, in this real-life version, elimination only means the player is sent home.

Currently, there is no release date for Netflix's real-life version of "Squid Game," but the reality competition show will feature 456 players competing in a series of games recreated in the original series to win a large cash prize (believed to be about $4.5 million). Netflix previously called the show "the greatest reality show of all time."

The original "Squid Game" was released on Netflix in 2021 and took the world by storm. The show follows a group of cash-strapped people who accept invitations to a series of children's games for a chance to win a life-changing sum of money, but it soon becomes clear that the games have a deadly edge. The show became the biggest hit ever for a Netflix original series, racking up more than 142 million hours of viewing time in its first 28 days.

Given its blockbuster status, it is not surprising that "Squid Game" Season 2 was confirmed shortly after its debut. But don't expect a second season to begin anytime soon. The creators hinted last year that it might not be ready until the end of 2024.