diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
index 09b03e69a8..b7c687bc32 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/common.py
@@ -1670,11 +1670,8 @@ def _search_nuxt_data(self, webpage, video_id, context_name='__NUXT__', *, fatal
         if js is None:
             return {}
 
-        args = dict(zip(arg_keys.split(','), arg_vals.split(',')))
-
-        for key, val in args.items():
-            if val in ('undefined', 'void 0'):
-                args[key] = 'null'
+        args = dict(zip(arg_keys.split(','), map(json.dumps, self._parse_json(
+            f'[{arg_vals}]', video_id, transform_source=js_to_json, fatal=fatal) or ())))
 
         ret = self._parse_json(js, video_id, transform_source=functools.partial(js_to_json, vars=args), fatal=fatal)
         return traverse_obj(ret, traverse) or {}