New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Acclaimed South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook has been officially expelled from the Writers Guild of America (WGA) for working during the union's strike in 2023.

The decision was announced by the WGA on Friday, alongside the expulsion of Canadian writer and director Don McKellar.

Park and McKellar were both involved in the HBO miniseries 'The Sympathizer', which aired in 2024. The seven-part series, based on the award-winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen, starred Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey Jr.

The WGA stated that the two men continued writing for the show during the strike, which broke the guild's rules. Neither Park nor McKellar appealed the decision.

Park, 61, is best known internationally for directing power...