Netflix edits Squid Game phone number after woman deluged with calls

Popular drama's use of real South Korean number leads to thousands of prank calls and texts

Netflix has edited out a phone number that appears in its hit series Squid Game after a South Korean woman and others who use similar combinations were deluged with calls - with some callers even asking to join the show's life-or-death games.

The South Korea-made production has topped Netflix popularity charts in 90 countries since its launch last month and is on track to become its most watched series ever.