Hwang woo-suk wikipedia

documentary concerning the ethics of cloning

King of Clones is a documentary released on Netflix and directed by Aditya Thayi which examines the Hwang affair involving human cloning by South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk.^[3]

Description

The documentary is described by Netflix as "After rocking the world with work in human cloning, a scientist falls from grace.

Now, he's back -- this time with pets and extinct species."^[4]

Release

The film was released on 23 June by Netflix.^[2]

Production

King of Clones was directed by London-based Singaporean filmmaker Aditya Thayi via and is a Netflix U.K.

commission. Thayi has 20 nominations and five wins at the Asian Television Awards, including two wins for best direction. Thayi described Hwang as a "polarizing figure" in South Korea and wanted to do an objective take on him."^[1]

According to Variety, Thayi learned about Hwang due to anxiety he had waiting for the