“Parasyte: The Grey” is a South Korean sci-fi horror series that has garnered acclaim and a following through Netflix.
Let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the successful Netflix original series.
- Parasyte: The Grey is a 2024 South Korean sci-fi horror body snatcher television series
- The series is directed and co-written by Yeon Sang-ho
- The series is a live-action spin-off of the manga series Parasyte
- The manga was created by the Japanese artist Hitoshi Iwaaki
- It depicts a confrontation with unidentified parasitic creatures that live on humans and have the urge to kill humans
- It stars Jeon So-nee, Koo Kyo-hwan, and Lee Jung-hyun
- It was released worldwide on Netflix on April 5, 2024
- The series has received generally positive reviews
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 100% rating
- Based on 8 critics’ reviews
- Parasyte: The Grey topped Netflix’s Global Top 10 TV (Non-English) category three days after its release
- It was well received in 68 countries from April 1–7
- With 31.5 million hours watched
- By 6.3 million viewers in its first week
- Developed under the working title The Grey, Parasyte: The Grey was a collaboration between Netflix and director Yeon Sang-ho
- Yeon and Ryu Yong-jae team up to direct and write the series
- Climax Studio and Wow Point managed the production
- Koo Kyo-hwan and Jeon So-nee were cast to play the lead roles for the series
- Koo and Jeon together with Lee Jung-hyun were officially confirmed as the main characters for the series on August 24, 2022
- A group of mysterious parasitic creatures fall from outer space and begin hosting humans, killing them, and completely transforming them into unique creatures that can shapeshift their heads into anything
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