Because of the Netflix series cracker: South Koreans are bombarded with calls - now there are consequences

"Squid Game" continues to be a Netflix hit.

The streaming service benefits from this.

But a man from South Korea suffers from the success.

“One man's joy is another's sorrow” - in this case the saying seems to fit perfectly.

Because Netflix could have landed the most successful series of all time with “Squid Game”.

No wonder fans are wondering when season 2 is coming *.

But a man from South Korea has nothing from all this success, except daily suffering.

Because in one of the scenes from episode 2, his phone number is unintentionally faded in.

We'll tell you more about the background and how Netflix reacts here.

Because of the "Squid Game" scene: Man is bombed with calls

As reported by the Korean news magazine Money Today, the man complains not only of the daily calls and text messages, but also of pain.

"Since the octopus game was broadcast, I have received

, making it difficult to lead my daily life," the South Korean told the magazine.

"Until recently, more than 4,000 phone numbers have been deleted," he adds.

But how did this come about?

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In some of the "Squid Game" episodes

are

, including the man's.

The American technology portal

reports that several people have been contacted because of this error.

Accordingly, there are many Netflix viewers who actually call the numbers from the series.

As

goes on, neither producers nor the streaming service knew that the phone numbers were being shown in "Squid Game".

But now Netflix has to act.

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Netflix responds to "Squid Game" errors

According to reports, the streaming service initially refused to respond.

But after it became known that several people were affected by the calls, Netflix decided to take action.

- in the hope that the prank calls, the user therefore come to an end.

That will probably not detract from the success of becoming the best Netflix series of all time.