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Janet Hyojo Oh (she/her) is a Korean American producer and screenwriter based in NYC whose work celebrates cultural identity and bridges divides through authentic storytelling. An NYU Tisch School of the Arts graduate with a BA in Cinema Studies, Janet's approach is influenced by her formative year in South Korea. Her TV Pilot screenplays "Woosung" and "We Meet​​ Again" have received festival recognition, and she's a 2025 NJ State Council on the Arts Finalist Grant recipient.

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​Janet serves as a judge for the prestigious Telly Awards and holds leadership positions with the NYU Arts and Entertainment Alumni Network and Junior Hollywood Radio Television Society (JHRTS NY).

 

An alum of the JHRTS NY Writers Room Program, Janet is now stepping into a Co-Showrunner role for Season 3, co-leading the initiative to mentor emerging writers and cultivate an inclusive, collaborative creative space that mirrors the real-world industry.

 

A lifelong "Doctor Who" fan, Janet is working towards becoming a showrunner who champions opportunities for underrepresented voices at every level of production. 

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Visit Janet's filmography and credits on IMDb.

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Producing

  • LILLIMURE's Slow Rider (Music Video) - Producer (2025)

  • Being Here (Short Film) - Producer, Executive Producer, Post Production (2024 - Present)

  • Delicates (Short Film) - Producer, Executive Producer, Post Production (2023 - Present)

  • Like Clockwork (Short Film) - Producer - 2024

    • Official Selection - Austin Short Film Festival 2024​

    • Winner: Best Proof of Concept Austin Short Film Festival 2024​

    • Official Selection New York Shorts International Film Festival 2024

Writing

  • We Meet Again (TV Pilot Screenplay) - 2024

    • Semi-Finalist - Flicker's Rhode Island Film Festival​ 2024

    • Semi-Finalist - Imagine This Women's International Film Festival 2024

    • Finalist Grant Recipient- NJ State Council on the Arts 2025

  • Like Clockwork (Short Screenplay) - 2023

  • How to Become a Brit (TV Pilot Screenplay) - 2022

    • Finalist - Boston Screenplay Awards 2022​

  • Woosung (TV Pilot Screenplay) - 2021

    • Winner: Best TV Pilot - Fan Fiction Film Festival - 2021​

Other Works

  • Chaebol (Short Film) - 2019

  • Under Pressure | Doctor Who Fan Minisode (Short Film) - 2018

  • I Hate Being Korean American (Short Film) - 2018

  • Apples & Oranges (Feature Screenplay) - 2017

  • Figment (Short Film) - 2016

  • Erase (Short Film) - 2015

© 2025 by Janet Hyojo Oh. All rights reserved.

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