News | Entertainment
3 Jul 2025 15:43
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    ‘Squid Game’ creator Hwang Dong-hyuk is getting his previous movies added to Netflix

    The streaming giant that shows the South Korean survival series will also add some of Hwang's earlier work after the success of the programme, which has become the most-watched series on the platform


    Netflix tweeted: “Before bringing the visually astounding and socially relevant 'Squid Game' to life, Hwang Dong-hyuk directed several acclaimed South Korean feature films — and now, three of those movies are available on Netflix in The US.”

    These include 'Silence', which was released in 2011 – with the plotline reading: “Amid a multitude of cover-ups, a caring teacher attempts to expose several faculty members who are abusing students at a school for the deaf.”

    The second movie is 2014's ‘Miss Granny’, with a description reading: "After learning she’s being sent to a retirement home, an elderly widow wanders into a photo studio, where she emerges as her 20-year-old self."

    The third and final offering is 2017’s ‘The Fortress’, which the streamer writes: “When Qing forces attack the Joseon kingdom in the 17th century, King Injo and his retainers hold their ground at Namhansanseong, a historical mountain fortress.”

    This development comes after the TV show that critiques capitalism - which stars Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, HoYeon Jung, Anupam Tripathi, Oh Young-soo, Heo Sung-tae and Kim Joo-ryung - has generated $891 million in ‘impact value’ to Netflix, which translates to over 4.4 million new subscribers.

    The 50-year-old showrunner has previously said that ‘Squid Game’ hasn't made him particularly rich, despite its phenomenal success.

    Hwang said last month: “I’m not that rich. But I do have enough. I have enough to put food on the table. And it’s not like Netflix is paying me a bonus. Netflix paid me according to the original contract.”

    Hwang also spoke about the show’s premise was inspired by his experience of being “financially straitened" – as desperate people risk death to win a large cash prize in the series.

    He explained: "I was very financially straitened because my mother retired from the company she was working for. There was a film I was working on but we failed to get finance. So I couldn’t work for about a year. We had to take out loans – my mother, myself and my grandmother.”

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     03 Jul: Henry Golding thinks playing James Bond would be a "nightmare"
     03 Jul: Porsha Williams is taking a break from dating after finalising her divorce from Simon Guobadia
     03 Jul: Adult film star Kylie Paige has died aged 28
     03 Jul: Tom Sandoval found it "really hard" to overcome his cheating scandal
     03 Jul: Jana Kramer has accepted jobs that challenge her "moral compass"
     03 Jul: Heidi Montag has faced an "uphill battle" in the entertainment industry
     03 Jul: Scott Porter has been surprised by the success of Ginny and Georgia
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Tupou Vaa'i has been tasked with moving to the blindside flank in a new-look All Blacks pack for Saturday's first test of the year against France More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Consumer spending's continuing to pick up More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Henry Golding thinks playing James Bond would be a "nightmare" 15:36

    Rugby:
    Tupou Vaa'i has been tasked with moving to the blindside flank in a new-look All Blacks pack for Saturday's first test of the year against France 15:27

    Entertainment:
    Porsha Williams is taking a break from dating after finalising her divorce from Simon Guobadia 15:06

    Boxing:
    The Gypsy King could be on the move...back into the boxing ring 14:57

    Entertainment:
    Adult film star Kylie Paige has died aged 28 14:36

    National:
    Thumbs up: good or passive aggressive? How emojis became the most confusing kind of online language 14:17

    Health & Safety:
    Princess Catherine says cancer treatment 'like a roller-coaster' 14:17

    Accident and Emergency:
    Two people are dead, and 43 missing, after a car ferry carrying 65 passengers and crew sank overnight near Indonesia's Bali 14:07

    Entertainment:
    Tom Sandoval found it "really hard" to overcome his cheating scandal 14:06

    Rugby:
    Coach Scott Robertson is confident he's nailing a number of objectives in naming the first All Blacks side of the year 13:47


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd