Soo Hugh ( ko, 허수진) is an American television writer, producer, and

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. She served as co-showrunner for the first season of AMC’s '' The Terror'' and is currently showrunner for Apple TV+'s '' Pachinko'', an adaptation of Min Jin Lee's bestselling novel.

Career

Before working as a TV writer, Hugh worked in marketing and advertising. Her credits as a staff writer include AMC’s ''The Killing'', CBS’ '' Under the Dome'', and Apple TV+’s '' See''. Her first series as creator/showrunner was '' The Whispers'' for ABC, which premiered in 2015. ''The Whispers'' is based on a Ray Bradbury short story and was produced by

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and directed by Mark Romanek. Soo Hugh was the co-showrunner alongside show developer David Kajganich of the first season of AMC’s ''The Terror'' (2018). The series was produced by

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and is based on the Dan Simmons novel of the same name. Hugh is currently the showrunner and executive producer of Apple TV+ series ''Pachinko'', which premiered March 25, 2022. The series is based on the novel by Min Jin Lee, and tells the story of multiple generations of a Korean family, taking place across the US, Japan, and Korea. Kogonada and Justin Chon direct four episodes each, and also executive produce. The cast includes Youn Yuh-Jung, Jin Ha, Lee Minho, Kaho Minami, Anna Sawai, and Jimmi Simpson. On April 29, 2022, Apple renewed the series for a second season. She inked a multi-year overall deal with Universal Content Productions in 2021. In early 2022, she launched the ''Thousand Miles Project'' through UCP''.'' The ''Thousand Miles Project'' is an incubator program for aspiring writers telling AAPI stories, and includes an educational workshop as well as a development lab. Hugh is set to produce an adaptation of ''

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'' for Media Res, and a film for Amazon to be written by

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and Tony Gerber. She is also writing the reboot of '' Flight of the Navigator'' for Disney.

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* American television producers American women television producers American television writers Living people American women television writers Place of birth missing (living people) South Korean emigrants to the United States Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women {{US-tv-writer-stub