Luck Director Soham Shah Sues Netflix, Squid Game Writer For Copying Storyline Of Imran Khan Starrer

Netflix Vs Soham Shah: Seems like trouble is brewing for Netflix and Squid Game. popular South Korean series has landed in legal trouble after writer of show and OTT platform have been sued by Indian filmmaker Soham Shah over copyright infringement.

Squid Game in legal trouble?

According to a report in TMZ, filmmaker Soham Shah has claimed that Netflix’s popular series is a copy of his 2009 film Luck. As per lawsuit, Squid Game franchise is reportedly straight from storyline from movie Luck.

Luck, starring Imran Khan, Sanjay Dutt and Shruti Haasan, tells story of a group of desperate and indebted people enticed to take part in a series of competitive games for chance to win large sums of money. Reportedly, film has a striking resemblance to 2021 series Squid Game.

More details about lawsuit filed by Soham Shah

Soham Shah has stated that plotline of Luck was developed in 2006 and film was released globally in 2009. Netflix h access to this film due to its extensive vertising and marketing.

lawsuit points out that creator of Squid Game Hwang Dong-hyuk claims to have written Squid Game in same year Luck was released, which has now raised questions about originality of Netflix’s series.

lawsuit also highlights that Squid Game has contributed to Netflix’s market value, which reportedly is $900 million. Reports suggest Soham Shah is seeking compensation and is aiming to block Netflix from furr infringing on his copyright.

Netflix is yet to respond to lawsuit and claims me by Soham.

About Squid Game and upcoming seasons

makers h recently dropped announcement of season 2, in dition surprised fans by releasing date of season 3 as well.  Even before premiere of second season, makers announced final season's release date too. caption re, “ real game begins. Squid Game Season 2 coming December 26, only on Netflix. Final Season coming 2025.”

Squid Game took world by storm and become a cultural phenomenon. popular K-drama became one of most-watched shows of all time. first season featured Jung Ho-yeon, Gong Yoo, Anupam Tripathi, Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-joon and Her Song-tae among ors. Apart from some of returning cast, latest dition to second season includes Park Sung-soon, Kang Ha-Neul, Yim Si-Wan and Yang Dong-Geun among ors.