Original title
Folklore
Released
10/7/2018
Origin country
SG
Genre
Drama, Mystery
Production companies
Zhao Wei Films, HBO Asia
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
13
Bringing together some of the most talented Asian directors working within the genre sphere, this new anthology series creates an atmosphere unlike anything that’s come out of the region before.
Directed by six of the continent’s up-and-coming directors, the unnerving series is an exploration of deep-seated superstitions that have permeated Asian cultures for generations.
A single mother and her young son discover a group of dirty and underfed children living in a mansion's attic. Upon saving them and returning them to their families, she has unknowingly snatched these children from their adopted mother - Wewe Gombel - and must now beware her vengeful wrath.
A murder scene writer returns home to attend his father's funeral and begins to experience constant flashbacks of his childhood. He then discovers a secret door in the house that leads to a room that hides a horrifying secret from his family's past.
A Pontianak is awakened when a foreman and a construction worker attempt to bury the body of a dead girl instead of burning her. A series of unfortunate events begin to occur at the construction site.
A journalist meets with Pob, a Thai ghost, who confesses to a murder. Finally finding an outlet for complaint, Pob explains how the murder happened and requests for his story to be published. However, the journalist declines and the two make a deal of a lifetime.
A Member of Parliament (MP) of a fishing town turns to a mysterious woman who possesses shamanistic powers in order to salvage his town's dire economic situation. She fixes all his problems and the two soon become lovers. However, the woman has a dark secret that threatens to destroy his life.
A mother tries to appease the moods and demands of her borderline psychopathic son. When a new girl comes to town, her son falls quickly and deeply for the new girl and is determined to win her over possibly even against her will. When things take a tragic turn, his mother will stop at nothing to make her son happy even if it means finding a bride to join him in the afterlife.
An HBO Asia presentation, Folklore is an episodic horror series that takes place across a number of Asian countries, with each hourlong episode based on a modern adaptation of a different country's deeply-rooted myths and folklore, featuring supernatural beings and occult beliefs.
After stumbling upon a suicide cleansing ritual on her wedding night, a newlywed finds her life disrupted by a series of disturbing hauntings that threaten her new marriage.
A hardworking student receives tickets to see her favorite artist in concert, but soon finds herself haunted by an eerie presence.
A single father makes a risky living trading corpses to provide for his daughter's surgery, until a cursed body forces him to decide between saving his business or his family.
A righteous policewoman who believes in justice finds herself in a difficult position when her son becomes a victim of black magic.
A dejected mother struggles to adapt to her eerie new life in a nursing home, until she realizes that her supernatural roommate could be the key to getting her life back.
A troubled mother brings her son on an excursion to the beach after their family tragically unravels. At the edge of the sea, a horrifying truth awaits.
After discovering her employer consults a supernatural being for success, a young housekeeper finds herself seduced by the creature's promise of power and wealth.
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