Hwang Dong-hyuk
Hwang Dong-hyuk (황동혁) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter born on May 26, 1971. He is best known for creating the survival drama Netflix series Squid Game (2021).
Hwang Dong-hyuk (황동혁) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter born on May 26, 1971. He is best known for creating the survival drama Netflix series Squid Game (2021).
From set designs to character arcs, get exclusive cast and director interviews on how Season 2 of the globally most-watched series was brought to life.
Release Date2025-01-02
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Vote Count435
Go behind the scenes and witness how the "Squid Game"-inspired reality show transformed from a scripted drama to a cutthroat, nail-biting competition.
Release Date2023-12-06
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Vote Count224
Take a seat with the director and cast of Squid Game. Discover key moments, hear untold stories and see what this entire journey meant to them.
Release Date2025-06-26
Charactersd Self
Vote Count10
Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children's games. Inside, a tempting prize awaits — with deadly high stakes.
Release Date2021-09-17
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count22
Vote Count17032
In this reality competition show inspired by "Squid Game," 456 players put their skills to the ultimate test for a life-changing $4.56 million prize.
Release Date2023-11-22
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Episode Count10
Vote Count605
Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.
Release Date2011-09-22
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count733
Adapted from Korean movie, Miss Granny, this movie tells a story of old woman that despise old-age that suddenly transform to a pretty girl with all her youth problems.
Release Date2017-06-25
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Vote Count15
Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain China, becomes the first ruler of the Qing dinasty and demands from King In-jo of Joseon to bow before him; but he refuses, being loyal to the Mings. On December 14th, 1636, the Qing horde invades Joseon, so King In-jo and his court shelter in the mountain fortress of Namhan and prepare to defend the kingdom.
Release Date2017-10-03
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count150
A story about rekindling the romance as an old married couple find themselves in their twenties once more and the hilarious hijinks that arise from adjusting to life as young people. Shen Meng Jun has too many problems…
Release Date2018-07-05
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count26
Vote Count1
An unappreciated old granny magically turns 20 years old again and decides to make the most of her newfound youth.
Release Date2014-01-22
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count120
Come share a toast in the Front Man's lair — but tread carefully, for you’re playing with fire.
Release Date2024-12-12
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Film Writer
Vote Count153
To acquire ancient artifacts for a private collector, a cunning grave robber and his band of ingenious thieves carry out a series of risky heists.
Release Date2020-11-04
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Vote Count34
Drugs and lines for the the bathroom cause desperate situations.
Release Date2000-11-25
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
A U.S. soldier comes to Korea and tracks down his biological father in jail.
Release Date2007-09-06
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count6
Hajin works at a company that's going through financial difficulties and hasn't been able to pay her for months. Gangseok has a well paying tuition job but his student and family debt and the fact that his mother is in a coma means that he's always short on money. They are both struggling to make it in this cold and difficult reality we call life. One day they end up at a blind date service meeting party and find that they are 98% compatible with each other. Certain random happenings makes Gangseok want to believe that Hajin is the one. But there's one secret that they can't share which is that they're both so poor that they're living at a cheap student hostel. Will they be able to overcome their current situation of hidden poverty and realize true love? Or will the harshness of reality split them apart? A touching and yet coldly realistic love story...
Release Date2013-11-03
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count6