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).

Works

Baeksang Arts Awards

Baeksang Arts Awards

Release Date2012-04-26

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Squid Game: Making Season 2

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

Charactersd Self

Vote Count435

Next Entertainment,  Visionary

Next Entertainment, Visionary

Release Date2021-01-18

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Making Squid Game: The Challenge

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

Charactersd Self

Vote Count224

Squid Game in Conversation

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

Squid Game

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

Squid Game: The Challenge

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

Silenced

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

Sweet 20

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

The Fortress

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

Twenties Once Again

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

Miss Granny

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

Squid Game: Fireplace

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

Collectors

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

Desperation

Drugs and lines for the the bathroom cause desperate situations.

Release Date2000-11-25

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

My Father

A U.S. soldier comes to Korea and tracks down his biological father in jail.

Release Date2007-09-06

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count6

Came To Me And Become A Star

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

The Best Show on the Planet

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector