Hwang Dong-hyuk
Hwang Dong-hyuk | |
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Hwang in January 2014 | |
| Born | May 26, 1971 Seoul, South Korea |
| Other names | Pride of Ssangmun-dong |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Agent | Creative Artists Agency |
| Honours | Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit (2022) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 황동혁 |
| Hanja | 黃東赫 |
| RR | Hwang Donghyeok |
| MR | Hwang Tonghyŏk |
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Hwang Dong-hyuk (Korean: 황동혁; born May 26, 1971) is a South Korean film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for creating the Netflix survival drama series Squid Game (2021–present) and the crime drama film Silenced (2011).
Due to Squid Game's success, Netflix brought Hwang's previous films Silenced, Miss Granny, and The Fortress to the service in the United States and other countries. Hwang won an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series in 2022 for directing the Squid Game episode "Red Light, Green Light", making him the first South Korean to win an Emmy in that category. Hwang received the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit from President Yoon Suk Yeol, which is the highest decoration awarded to those who have contributed to culture and arts.