WEBTOON Entertainment and Studio N Celebrate First Emmy® Awards Nomination with Hit Netflix Series “Chicken Nugget”

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The comedy series is based on the Naver WEBTOON webcomic with 80 million views

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SEOUL – WEBTOON Entertainment Inc., a leading global entertainment company and home to some of the world's largest storytelling platforms, is celebrating its first Emmy® Awards nomination with Chicken Nugget nominated for Comedy series at the 2025 International Emmy® Awards. The Netflix series is produced by WEBTOON Entertainment’s Studio N.

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Adapted from the webcomic of the same name by Park Ji-dok with over 80 million global views on Naver WEBTOON, WEBTOON Entertainment’s Korean platform, the Netflix adaptation premiered in March 2024. At its premiere, the zany comedy series, which follows a woman who enters a machine and turns into a chicken nugget, ranked 10th in Netflix’s Global Top 10 Non-English Shows. The series stars Squid Game’s Jung Ho-yeon, Kim Yoo-jung (Love in the Moonlight), Ryu Seung-ryong (Extreme Job), and Ahn Jae-hong (Mask Girl)

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“WEBTOON creators have inspired people around the world with incredible storytelling that transcends borders and formats,” said Michelle Kwon, CEO of Studio N. “Chicken Nugget is a special series – combining comedy, mystery, and a dash of absurdity to create a truly unforgettable show. We’re honored to see it recognized for the International Emmy® Awards and hope for many more nominations for WEBTOON Entertainment projects in the future.”

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Winners of the 53rd International Emmy® Awards will be announced on November 24, 2025.

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Studio N develops hit K-dramas and webcomic adaptations from WEBTOON Entertainment. Recent Studio N-produced streaming and theatrical projects include My Daughter is a Zombie,

which holds the record for the biggest opening day ever for a Korean comedy film and is currently the #1 film overall in Korea in 2025, True Beauty, on Crunchyroll, Vigilante on Disney+, and a string of Netflix hits including The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, Sweet Home, Bloodhounds, The 8 Show, and more.