Indian director Soham Shah has sued streaming service Netflix over the series Squid Game.
Oku.Az about this Reports with reference to documents from the federal court of the Southern District of New York State.
According to the Indian director, the series that caused a sensation around the world is an obvious rip-off of his 2009 film “Luck.”
According to Shah, the similarity between the two projects is striking.
The basic plot, characters, theme, atmosphere, setting and even the sequence of events of “Squid Game” are almost the same as those of the movie “Luck.” Such similarity cannot be a coincidence,” he said.
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Representatives of Netflix have categorically rejected Shah’s claims and called them baseless.
The streaming service aims to defend the authenticity of the project by South Korean director Hwan Dong-hyuk.
It is worth noting that the Squid Game series was released in 2021. This is a game where people are put in a difficult situation and fight for survival. Participants take part in dangerous tests to win large cash prizes.
The second season of the series will premiere in December 2024.
