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. The popular South Korean series has landed in legal trouble after the writer of the show and the 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 the Netflix’s popular series is a copy of his 2009 film Luck. As per the lawsuit, the Squid Game franchise is reportedly straight from the storyline from the movie Luck.

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

More details about the lawsuit filed by Soham Shah

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

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

The lawsuit also highlights that the 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 further infringing on his copyright.

Netflix is yet to respond to the lawsuit and claims made by Soham.

About Squid Game and the upcoming seasons

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

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