''Folklore'' (TV series)

Folklore is a television horror anthology series, slated to premiere on HBO Asia in 2018.[1] Created by Singaporean director Eric Khoo, the six-episode series will feature stories based on Asian superstitions and national folkloric myths, with each episode helmed by a director from a different country.[2]

Episodes will be directed by Khoo, Joko Anwar,[3] Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Takumi Saitoh, Lee Sang-Woo and Ho Yuhang.[4]

All six episodes of the series have received preview screenings at various film festivals in advance of the television premiere. Anwar's "A Mother's Love" and Ratanaruang's "Pob" received a preview screening at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival as part of its Primetime stream of selected television projects.[4] Another two episodes, Saitoh's "Tatami" and Khoo's "Nobody", received a preview screening at the 2018 Sitges Film Festival as part of Serial Sitges section,[5][6] while Ho's "Toyol" and Lee's "Mongdal" were screened at the 2018 Fantastic Fest in Austin as part of Folklore program.[7]

Episodes

Episode Title Director Cast Aired
1 Indonesia A Mother's Love Joko Anwar Marissa Anita, Muzakki Ramdhan October 7, 2018
Synopsis: A single mother and her young son discover a group of dirty and underfed children living in a mansion's attic. Upon saving them and returning them to their families, she has unknowingly snatched these children from their adopted mother - Wewe Gombel - and must now beware her vengeful wrath.
2 Japan Tatami Takumi Saitoh Kazuki Kitamura, Misuzu Kanno, Daisuke Kuroda, Shima Onishi October 14, 2018
Synopsis: A murder scene writer returns home to attend his father's funeral and begins to experience constant flashbacks of his childhood. He then discovers a secret door in the house that leads to a room that hides a horrifying secret from his family's past.
3 Singapore Nobody Eric Khoo Li Wen Qiang, Maguire Jian, Sivakumar Palakrishnan, Aric Hidir, Louis Wu, Dayang Nurbalqis October 21, 2018
Synopsis: A Pontianak is awaked when a foreman and a construction worker attempt to bury the body of a dead girl instead of burning her. A series of unfortunate events begin to occur at the construction site.
4 Thailand Pob Pen-Ek Ratanaruang Nuttapon Sawasdee, Parama Wutthikornditsakul, Thomas Burton van Blarcom October 28, 2018
Synopsis: A journalist meets with Pob, a Thai ghost, who confesses to a murder. Finally finding an outlet for complaint, Pob explains how the murder happened and requests for his story to be published. However, the journalist declines and the two make a deal of a lifetime.
5 Malaysia Toyol Ho Yuhang Bront Palarae, Nabila Huda, Redza Minhat November 4, 2018
Synopsis: A Member of Parliament (MP) of a fishing town turns to a mysterious woman who possesses shamanistic powers in order to salvage his town's dire economic situation. She fixes all his problems and the two soon become lovers. However, the woman has a dark secret that threatens to destroy his life.
6 South Korea Mongdal Lee Sang-Woo Lee Chae Yeon, Jung Yun-seok November 11, 2018
Synopsis: A mother tries to appease the moods and demands of her borderline psychopathic son. When a new girl comes to town, her son falls quickly and deeply for the new girl and is determined to win her over possibly even against her will. When things take a tragic turn, his mother will stop at nothing to make her son happy even if it means finding a bride to join him in the afterlife.

References

  1. ↑ "'Folklore': Finding the origins of fear". Jakarta Post, September 21, 2018.
  2. ↑ "First Look: Eric Khoo And HBO Asia Team Up On Horror Series 'Folklore'". Today, September 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Joko Anwar explores emotional layers of Indonesian ghost in ‘Folklore: A Mother’s Love’". Jakarta Post, September 22, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Toronto: ‘Folklore’ Gives Primetime Festival Slot to Asian Horror". Variety, September 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ Folklore: Tatami
  6. ↑ Folklore: Nobody
  7. ↑ Folklore at Fantastic Fest
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