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  • HBO Asia

Folklore

  • 2018 – 2022
  • Ended
  • Mystery · Drama
  • ~55m / ep
  • 2 seasons
  • 6.5/10

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.

Latest: Season 2 · 2021

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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.

  1. E1. The Rope

    Nov 14, 2021 · 49m

    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.

  2. E2. The Day the Wind Blew

    Nov 21, 2021 · 54m

    A hardworking student receives tickets to see her favorite artist in concert, but soon finds herself haunted by an eerie presence.

  3. E3. Broker of Death

    Nov 28, 2021 · 50m

    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.

  4. E4. 7 Days of Hell

    Dec 5, 2021 · 56m

    A righteous policewoman who believes in justice finds herself in a difficult position when her son becomes a victim of black magic.

  5. E5. Grandma's Kiss

    Dec 12, 2021 · 60m

    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.

  6. E6. The Excursion

    Dec 19, 2021 · 47m

    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.

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