Hwang Dong-hyuk
Known for directing · Born 26 May 1971 · 55 · Seoul, South Korea
22 credits
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).
Known for
Squid Game
2021
Silenced
2011
Squid Game: The Challenge
2023
Squid Game: Making Season 2
2025
The Fortress
2017
Miss Granny
2014
Squid Game: Fireplace
2024
Twenties Once Again
2018
Squid Game in Conversation
2025
Making Squid Game: The Challenge
2023
Sweet 20
2017
Came To Me And Become A Star
2013
Acting (6)
2025Squid Game: Making Season 2SelfFilm
2025Squid Game in ConversationSelfFilm
2024Squid Game: The Official PodcastSelf - GuestSeries
2023Making Squid Game: The ChallengeSelfFilm
2021Next Entertainment, VisionarySelfSeries
2012Baeksang Arts AwardsSelfSeries
Creator (1)
—The DealerCreatorSeries
Directing (9)
2021Squid GameDirector, Writer, Executive Producer, CreatorSeries
2017The FortressDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2014Miss GrannyDirector, AdaptationFilm
2013Came To Me And Become A StarDirectorFilm
2011SilencedDirector, ScreenplayFilm
2007My FatherDirector, WriterFilm
2000DesperationDirector, WriterFilm
—The Best Show on the PlanetDirector, WriterFilm
—K.O. ClubDirector, WriterFilm
Production (2)
2026The Affair Was Just the BeginningProducerSeries
2020CollectorsExecutive Producer, AdaptationFilm
Writing (4)
2024Squid Game: FireplaceOriginal Film WriterFilm
2023Squid Game: The ChallengeOriginal StorySeries
2018Twenties Once AgainWriterSeries
2017Sweet 20Original StoryFilm