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Director Yeon Sang-ho On Adapting ‘Parasyte: The Grey’ For Netflix As A Long-Time Manga Fan


Starring Jeon So-nee, Koo Kyo-hwan and Lee Jung-hyun, 'Parasyte: The Grey' is an adaptation of a popular manga by Hitoshi Iwaaki.

From zombies in Train to Busan to the supernatural forces in Hellbound and parasitic creatures in Parasyte: The Grey, Korean director Yeon Sang-ho ‘s oeuvre of work has conjured fantastical monsters to launch dark, searing critiques of the evil that lurks in humanity’s midst. Premiering on the streamer tomorrow (April 5), the six-episode thriller stars Jeon So-nee( When My Love Blooms), Koo Kyo-hwan( D.P., Escape from Mogadishu) and Lee Jung-hyun( Decision to Leave, Peninsula). The Netflix series also required a substantial amount of visual effects work to express the transformation of humans into parasite-infected monsters, which pushed Yeon to take a different approach with his directing craft.

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