Hwang Dong-hyuk, born on 26 May 1971, is a South Korean filmmaker known for writing and directing the crime drama film Silenced in 2011 and as the creator of Netflix's Squid Game. He won an Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series in 2022 for the Squid Game episode Red Light, Green Light, making him the first South Korean to win an Emmy in that category. In 2022 he also received the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit.
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He 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.
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is a South Korean filmmaker known for writing and directing the crime drama film Silenced (2011) and the creator of Netflix's massively successful Squid Game (2021-2025)
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