Netflix’s “Squid Game” faces copyright lawsuit from Indian filmmaker over copyright infringement

Netflix hit “Squid Game” is facing a legal dispute after Indian filmmaker Sohum Shah accused Netflix and the show’s creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, of copyright infringement. Shah alleges that the hit Korean survival drama copied the plot of his 2009 Hindi film “Luck”.

“Squid Game,” which took the world by storm with its dystopian premise of contestants playing deadly games for a massive cash prize, stars Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, HoYeon Jung, Anupam Tripathi, and Gong Yoo. Shah claims the series mirrors the plot of “Luck,” which also revolves around high-stakes, life-threatening games where the prize money increases with each contestant’s death.

According to a report by TMZ, Sohum Shah’s lawsuit claims that “Squid Game” is based on the storyline of “Luck,” a film he wrote in 2006 and released in 2009. Shah points out that “Squid Game” was written later, in 2009, and aired globally in 2021, drawing similarities between both projects’ central premise.

In response to the lawsuit, Netflix has dismissed the allegations. A spokesperson for the streaming platform said, “This claim has no merit. Squid Game was created by and written by Hwang Dong Hyuk, and we intend to defend this matter vigorously.”

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