Filipinos get ready to catch the HBO Asia Original horror anthology series Folklore, which features deeply-rooted superstitions and myths across Asia, ramps up the fear factor with the return of a second season.
The new six-episode season premieres November 14 at 10 PM exclusively on HBO GO and HBO. A new episode will debut every Sunday at the same time.
Folklore Season 2 continues to dive into Asia’s myriad of traditions and beliefs.
Set in six different Asian territories – Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Singapore, the series examines the human condition when exposed to supernatural phenomena in a mind-bending race against oneself with each story providing a different take and perspective.
Each episode is directed by a local director from that territory.
Directors for this season include Shih-Han Liao from Taiwan, Seiko Matsuda from Japan, Sittisiri Mongkolsiri from Thailand, Erik Matti from the Philippines, Billy Christian from Indonesia and Nicole Midori Woodford from Singapore.
Singapore’s award-winning filmmaker Eric Khoo returns as the showrunner.
Filipino director Erik Matti will also helm an episode that will feature local witch doctors or albularyos as they’re called in the country.
Highlighting female directors from the region, Japanese pop superstar Seiko Matsuda makes her directorial debut, drawing from personal experience to present an original concept featuring a haunted Japanese idol, while Singaporean director Nicole Midori Woodford’s episode speaks to dealing with family trauma.
Folklore Season 2 also features an ensemble cast from all over Asia.
The stellar line-up includes Vivian Sung Yun-Hwa (Our Times, Lost Romance), Wu Kang-Ren (HBO Asia Original series The World Between Us, A Touch of Green), Win Morisaki (Ready Player One, Honki No Shirushi (The Real Thing)), Jennis Oprasert (Where We Belong), Dolly de Leon (Verdict, Midnight in a Perfect World), Lydia Kandou (Boneka dari Indiana (Doll from Indiana), Kejarlah Jodoh Kau Kutangkap) and Mindee Ong (881, The Transcend) in leading roles in the respective episodes.
Produced with the support of the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Folklore is HBO Asia’s very first horror anthology original series.
Various episodes of Folklore Season 1 were screened at numerous major international film festivals including Toronto International Film Festival (Toronto, Canada), SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia (Barcelona, Spain), Fantastic Fest (Texas, USA), Scream Fest (Singapore), Five Flavours Asian Film Festival (Warsaw, Poland), Asian World Film Fest (California, USA), Geneva International Film Festival (Geneva Switzerland), Trieste Science+Fiction Festival (Trieste, Italy), Philadelphia Asian Film Festival (Philadelphia, USA), San Diego Asian Film Festival (San Diego, USA), CinemAsia International Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Festival Series Mania (Lille, France), Tokyo International Film Festival (Tokyo, Japan), and Ehime International Film Festival (Ehime, Japan).
