Arasyte: The Grey Five-part TV series
If you liked Yeon Sang-ho's
Train to Busan (2016),
the live-action sequel Peninsula (2020), and
first South Korean superhero film Psychokinesis (2018)
then you are sure to enjoy his first live action TV series.
Parasyte: The Grey has the same creative writing and worthwhile surprises, committed acting, judicious use of music to good effect, and action galore. It's very watchable--and not too many drawn-out episodes.
As in Yeon Sang-ho's other films he commits to his trope, injects them with vitality and freshness; then, explores how many balls he can keep juggling in the air while he deepens the thematic issues.
I can think of few studios who thrive on tropes and make something better than expected from them (see also Skydance, a US studio: Heart of Stone (2023) on Netflix). Here we have four strong female characters, a small time hood who finds redemption and liberal use of tropes from Invasion of the Body Snatchers (without the Red Scare Communist subtext).
Parasyte: The Grey has the same creative writing and worthwhile surprises, committed acting, judicious use of music to good effect, and action galore. It's very watchable--and not too many drawn-out episodes.
As in Yeon Sang-ho's other films he commits to his trope, injects them with vitality and freshness; then, explores how many balls he can keep juggling in the air while he deepens the thematic issues.
I can think of few studios who thrive on tropes and make something better than expected from them (see also Skydance, a US studio: Heart of Stone (2023) on Netflix). Here we have four strong female characters, a small time hood who finds redemption and liberal use of tropes from Invasion of the Body Snatchers (without the Red Scare Communist subtext).