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Korean director Bong Joon-ho became Hollywood’s darling as his movie “Parasite” swept the Oscars this year. Now, one of his earlier works is hitting the small screen as a TV show.

#BongHive, assemble -- and head on over to Hulu tomorrow! The platform has secured exclusive rights to stream beginning April 8.

#BongHive, assemble -- and head on over to Hulu in five short weeks. The platform has secured exclusive rights to stream beginning April 8.

#BongHive, assemble -- and head on over to Hulu in five short weeks, as the platform has secured exclusive streaming rights to starting April 8.

'Parasite' picked up four Academy Awards at this month's prize-giving ceremony

SEOUL (Reuters) - The stark inequality between two South Korean families portrayed in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite” might make viewers uncomfortable but it was the “only path” to revealing cold reality, the film’s director, Bong Joon-ho, said on Wednesday.

SEOUL, South Korea -- Oscar-winning “Parasite” director Bong Joon-ho said Wednesday the film's "biggest pleasure and the most significant meaning” to him is that it succeeded even though the audiences might feel uncomfortable with his explicit description of bitter wealth disparity in modern society.

SEOUL, South Korea -- Kim Da-hye, a 29-year-old South Korean, said that moving into a semi-basement apartment was her least-preferred option when she was looking for a new place to live.

Oscars 2020 was THE night for Mr. Bong Joon-ho, whose film Parasite made Oscars history and took up four wins.

Director Bong Joon-ho has previously worked with the actor on 'Snowpiercer' and 'Okja'

Mark Ruffalo has been tapped for a leading role in a new television spin-off of director Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar-winning film Parasite.

Famed and award winning film director, Bong Joon-ho, has revealed that he would invite Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne to his dream dinner party.

“Parasite” made history and won big at the 92nd annual Academy Awards, but many noted that the director and cast’s translator was the real MVP of the night.

South Korean dark comedy Parasite has continued its remarkable awards season run as it emerged victorious at the Oscars.

pulled off some of the biggest surprise upsets in recent memory at this year's Oscars, including their grand victory when the film won for Best Picture — becoming the first-ever non-English-language film to win the coveted honor.

The 2020 awards season darling,, made Oscars history on Sunday, with major wins and surprising upsets for director Bong Joon-ho's dark comedy-thriller — which ultimately won four of its six nominations.

A historic win! Parasite won Best Picture at the 92nd Academy Awards on Sunday, February 9, in Los Angeles — beating out top contenders Joker and The Irishman — and becoming the first foreign language film to take home the prize.

And the Academy Award goes to... Parasite! 

By Dade Hayes

One of the biggest continuous snubs throughout the 2020 awards season has been the overlooked cast of .

South Korean film-maker Bong Joon-ho has been announced as the first guest editor of Sight & Sound magazine.

Director and activist Spike Lee will serve as jury president of the 73rd edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Lee succeeds Alejandro G. Iñárritu, whose 2019 jury awarded the Palme d’Or to Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite,” which won a Golden Globe and was just nominated for six Oscars.

Darkly comic Korean thriller Parasite has become one of the most talked about foreign language films of recent years and has now been nominated for four Baftas.

Parasite, a South Korean social satire from filmmaker Bong Joon-ho, has received critical acclaim this awards season for its biting commentary on economic inequality. The film is nominated at the 2020 Golden Globes for Best Foreign-Language Film, Best Screenplay of a Motion Picture and Best Director of a Motion Picture. If the film’s script, which was cowritten by Joon-ho and Han Jin Won, wins best screenplay it will be the first foreign film to take home the honor.

If you want to understand the hype around Parasite, you'll have to head to the theater and see it for yourself.