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Folklore
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Genre
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Created by
| Eric Khoo
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Country of origin
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- Indonesia
- Japan
- Thailand
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- South Korea (season 1)
- Taiwan (season 2)
- Philippines (season 2)
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No.
of seasons
| 2
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No.
of episodes
| 13
(
list of episodes
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Running time
| 60 minutes
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Production company
| Zhao Wei Films
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Network
| HBO Asia
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Release
| October 7, 2018
(
2018-10-07
)
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September 16, 2022
(
2022-09-16
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Folklore
is a television horror anthology series that premiered on
HBO Asia
on October 7, 2018.
[1]
On December 1, 2020, it was renewed for a second season.
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Premise
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Created by Singaporean director
Eric Khoo
, the six-episode series features stories based on Asian superstitions and national folkloric myths, with each episode helmed by a director from a different country.
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Episodes
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Series overview
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Season 1 (2018)
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Season 2 (2021)
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Production
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Development
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Episodes were directed by Khoo,
Joko Anwar
,
[4]
Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
,
Takumi Saitoh
,
[5]
Lee Sang-woo
and Ho Yuhang.
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Casting
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Kim Yoo-jung
was offered a role in the South Korean episode.
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Release
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Season 1
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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.
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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,
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while Ho's "Toyol" and Lee's "Mongdal" were screened at the
2018 Fantastic Fest
in
Austin
as part of Folklore program.
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The Indonesian episode
had its
West Coast
premiere on November 14, 2018 at 19th annual
San Diego Asian Film Festival
.
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The extended version of
the South Korean episode
would have its world premiere at the 23rd annual
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
as part of "Korean Fantastic: Crossover" section.
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However, it was canceled due to circumstances of the production company.
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Season 2
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The two of six episodes of the season had world premiere at 2021
Tokyo International Film Festival
as part of "TIFF Series". Woodford's "The Excursion" and Matsuda's "The Day the Wind Blew" were screened at Humantrust Cinema,
Y?rakuch?
on November 4, 2021.
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References
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Widianto, Stanley (September 21, 2018).
"
'Folklore': Finding the origins of fear"
.
The Jakarta Post
.
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Frater, Patrick (December 1, 2020).
"
'Folklore' Horror Series Given Second Season by HBO Asia"
.
Variety
.
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Tseng, Douglas (September 6, 2018).
"First Look: Eric Khoo And HBO Asia Team Up On Horror Series 'Folklore'
"
.
Today
.
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Wira, Ni Nyoman (September 22, 2018).
"Joko Anwar explores emotional layers of Indonesian ghost in 'Folklore: A Mother's Love'
"
.
The Jakarta Post
.
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"2018/10/10 [CREATE] HBOアジア ドラマ「Folklore」情報"
(in Japanese)
. Retrieved
January 11,
2019
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a
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Frater, Patrick (September 6, 2018).
"Toronto: 'Folklore' Gives Primetime Festival Slot to Asian Horror"
.
Variety
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Son, Bong-suk (December 29, 2017).
"俳優 金裕貞, HBO 드라마 出演 提案 받아"
[Actress Kim Yoo-jung receives suggestion of HBO drama starring].
Sports Kyunghyang
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
March 6,
2019
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"
Folklore: Tatami
"
.
Sitges Film Festival
.
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"
Folklore: Nobody
"
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Sitges Film Festival
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"
Folklore
at Fantastic Fest"
.
Fantastic Fest
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"
Folklore Episode 1: A Mother's Love
"
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SDAFF
. Retrieved
November 14,
2018
.
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Sung, Ha-hoon (May 31, 2019).
"
"嘔吐用 封止 準備하세요", 센 映畫 願한다면 富川으로"
.
ohmystar
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
June 2,
2019
.
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Shin, Mi-rae (June 30, 2019).
"媒體間의 境界를 허물다(ft.행복의 진수) [M+BIFAN 現場③]"
.
MBN
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
July 2,
2019
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"티켓 카탈로그 變更事項 안내 (6/18 ver)"
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BIFAN
(in Korean). June 12, 2019
. Retrieved
May 30,
2020
.
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"Folklore 2: The Excursion / The Day the Wind Blew"
.
Tokyo International Film Festival
. Retrieved
October 20,
2021
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