Overview
- Hwang Dong-hyuk, creator of Netflix’s global hit ‘Squid Game,’ will receive the Creator Tribute at the Gotham Television Awards on June 2 in New York City.
- The Creator Tribute honors individuals who have significantly advanced and reshaped the television landscape, with Hwang recognized for his genre-defying storytelling.
- ‘Squid Game’ remains Netflix's most-watched series, amassing 1.65 billion viewing hours in its first 28 days and expanding into a franchise with spin-offs like a reality competition and video game.
- The series made Emmy history as the first non-English language show to win Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, among six total wins from 14 nominations.
- Season 3, the final chapter of ‘Squid Game,’ is set for a global premiere on June 27, concluding the show’s critically acclaimed narrative arc.