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 (loc...

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)...

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 O...

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 Sae...

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...

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 Sept...

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 an...

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 ‘S...

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, SE...

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...