On Wednesday, February 28, 2023, the official staff of the Korean live-action series Parasyte: The Grey announced that the film will premiere on Netflix on April 5, 2024. At the same time, a new key visual depicting the main character was released.
The upcoming live-action series Parasyte is based on the Japanese manga series of the same name by Hitoshi Iwaaki. Jin began serializing it in Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine and ran from 1990 to 1995.
Interestingly, this manga also had an animated television adaptation in his 2014, and his two live-action movies were released in 2014 and 2015. The upcoming series will star several famous Korean actors and unfold new storylines.
The next Parasyte live-action series (Korean drama), named Parasyte: The Grey, is scheduled to release on April 5, 2024, exclusively on Netflix. The announcement was made by the K-drama’s official staff on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. The series is based on Hitoshi Iwaaki’s horror-thriller manga.
The Korean live-action series Parasyte has announced that it will air new episodes every week until June 2024. The staff will make a statement regarding any unexpected delay or change to the original schedule.
A fresh image for the live-action series has been revealed, in addition to the launch date. The image displays an unknown parasite that is harboring and transforming into the body of Jeong Su-in, the main character of the series, played by Jeon So-Nee.
In addition to Jeong Su-in, the main heroine, there are other people visible in the background. As is clear, the awful creatures known as parasites also contains those characters. Additionally, the image has a phrase that, when translated into English, looks like this:
The upcoming Parasyte live-action series, titled Parasyte: The Grey, is based on Hitoshi Iwaaki’s manga series, but will focus on a different story. This live-action show stars Jeon So-nee, Koo Kyo-hwan, and Lee Jung-hyun.
Jung will play the role of Jung Soo-in, who begins an abnormal coexistence with a parasite that fails to invade the brain. Seol Kang-woo, played by Goo Kyo-hwan, is portrayed as a character who chases parasites in order to find his missing sister.
Meanwhile, Lee Jeong Hyun is the leader of the Grays, and her husband was brutally murdered by a parasite. The Gray Organization is described as a special unit established to exterminate aliens.
Additionally, Netflix has listed Kwon Hae Hyo and Kim In Kwon as cast members for the series, but their roles have not yet been revealed.
It’s worth noting that Yeon Sang-ho is directing this live-action project. He received critical acclaim for directing popular projects such as Train to Busan'' andTrain to the Peninsula.” He is not only the director, but also co-wrote the screenplay with Ryu Young-jae.
The original manga by Hitoshi Iwaaki, in which the upcoming series will be premiered, is set in a world where alien creatures called parasites have invaded the Earth and taken over humanity by entering the brain through their orifices.
However, the parasite Migi takes over the right arm of high school student Shinichi Izumi. There, Shinichi and Migi develop an unusual co-existence, fighting against other parasites that exist only to obliterate humans.