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- Squid Game Actor Lee Jungjae & Director Hwang Donghyuk Won Outstanding Lead Actor & Outstanding Directing at the 74th Emmy Awards
- For the first time in Korean history, Actor Lee Jungjae and Director Hwang Donghyuk of the Netflix series Squid Game won Outstanding Lead Actor and Outstanding Directing at the 74th Emmy Awards, held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on September 12 (local time). As a result, Squid Game won a ...
- by Park Hyejin / Sep 13, 2022
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- Squid Game, 14 Nominations at the Emmy Awards Including Best Drama Series for the First Time in Non-English
- Nominations for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards were unveiled on July 12 (local time). Squid Game has 14 nominations in 13 categories, including the Best Drama Series, Outstanding Lead Actor (Lee Jungjae), Outstanding Supporting Actor (Park Haesoo, Oh Youngsoo), Outstanding Supporting Actress (Jung H...
- by Park Hyejin / Jul 13, 2022
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- Lee Jungjae, Jung Hoyeon and SQUID GAME Cast Nominated for SAG Awards
- Director Hwang Donghyuk’s drama debut Squid Game continues to blaze a trail through the North American awards circuit, after landing four historic nominations for this year’s Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.Lee Jungjae and Jung Hoyeon were nominated for the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor a...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 17, 2022
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- SQUID GAME’s Jung Hoyeon Signs with CAA
- Squid Game star Jung Hoyeon has signed with CAA, one of Hollywood’s top talent agencies.A fashion model who debuted at the age of 16, Jung made her screen debut in memorable fashion in Netflix’s hit Squid Game, released this past September. She played Kang Saebyeok (or player #67) in the series, a N...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 26, 2021
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- Netflix to Make English Language Version of TIME TO HUNT
- Yoon Sunghyun’s Dystopian Heist Thriller to Be Updated by Adam RandallYoon Sunghyun’s Time to Hunt (2020) has been optioned for English-language by its global distributor, streaming giant Netflix.Directing the remake will be Adam Randall, the British filmmaker responsible for the earlier Netflix fea...
- by Pierce Conran / Nov 16, 2021
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- SQUID GAME Becomes 1st Korean Series to Top Global Netflix Rankings
- Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Believes Korean Hit Could Be Netflix’s Biggest Ever SeriesFollowing the global success of Parasite (2019), the world has once again been conquered by a Korean screen story. Hwang Donghyuk’s drama series Squid Game debuted on Netflix on September 17 and quickly shot up the charts,...
- by Pierce Conran / Oct 05, 2021
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- Ha Jungwoo and Hwang Jungmin Head to SURINAME with Yoon Jongbin for Netflix
- Stars Reunite with Director for Crime SeriesDirector Yoon Jongbin is partnering with Netlfix for the forthcoming original series Suriname. The project will see the director reunite with stars Ha Jungwoo and Hwang Jungmin, and feature Yoo Yeonseok, Jo Woojin and Park Haesoo.Suriname, which is based o...
- by Pierce Conran / Jun 04, 2021
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- Netflix Korea Reveals $500 Investment, Ambitious 2021 Slate
- Global Steamer Announces First Korean Original FilmsOn February 24, Netflix staged a major presentation in Seoul during which they revealed their 2021 lineup in Korea as well as their achievements in the market to date and several details on their plans.The ‘See What’s Next Korea 2021’ event was led...
- by Pierce Conran / Mar 04, 2021
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- BELIEVER Director LEE Hae-young Begins Shoot on Spy Thriller PHANTOM
- Filming for the upcoming Japanese Occupation Era spy film Phantom (translated title) kicked off on January 4. Believer (2018) filmmaker LEE Hae-young is in the director’s chair and his cast includes stars SUL Kyung-gu, PARK So-dam, LEE Ha-nee, PARK Hae-soo, SEO Hyun-woo and KIM Dong-hee. LEE’s film ...
- by Pierce Conran / Jan 11, 2021
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- TIME TO HUNT Scraps Theatrical Plans for Netflix Bow, Faces Legal Repercussions
- In the midst of a film landscape that is quickly adapting in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Berlinale-premiered sci-fi thriller Time to Hunt has forgone its theatrical plans in favor of a global Netflix launch. Originally scheduled to open theatrically in Korea on February 22, the sophomore ...
- by Pierce Conran / Apr 08, 2020