Folklore

Folklore

Ended First aired 07/Oct/2018 SG Indonesian 2 season(s) 13 episode(s)
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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.
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Season 2 · Season 2
7 episode(s) · Air date: 14/Nov/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.

Season Overview

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.

S2E7
Ayizah, Ayizah
Air date: 16/Sep/2022 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 44 min
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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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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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S2E6
The Excursion
Air date: 19/Dec/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 47 min
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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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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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S2E5
Grandma's Kiss
Air date: 12/Dec/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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Broker of Death
Air date: 28/Nov/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 50 min
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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.

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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.

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The Day the Wind Blew
Air date: 21/Nov/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 54 min
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A hardworking student receives tickets to see her favorite artist in concert, but soon finds herself haunted by an eerie presence.

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

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The Rope
Air date: 14/Nov/2021 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 49 min
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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.

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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.

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Season 1 · Season 1
6 episode(s) · Air date: 07/Oct/2018
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Season Overview

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.

Season Overview

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.

S1E6
Mongdal
Air date: 11/Nov/2018 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 49 min
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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.

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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.

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Toyol
Air date: 04/Nov/2018 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 51 min
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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.

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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.

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Pob
Air date: 28/Oct/2018 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 59 min
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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.

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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.

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Nobody
Air date: 21/Oct/2018 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 54 min
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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.

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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.

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Tatami
Air date: 14/Oct/2018 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 51 min
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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.

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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.

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A Mother's Love
Air date: 07/Oct/2018 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 51 min
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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.

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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.

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Vivian Sung Yun-hua
Vivian Sung Yun-hua
Chien Ming Yin
Wu Kang-ren
Wu Kang-ren
Shawn Lee
Esther Huang
Esther Huang
Chu Hui Ci
Misuzu Kanno
Misuzu Kanno
Kazuki Kitamura
Kazuki Kitamura
Daisuke Kuroda
Daisuke Kuroda
Shima Onishi
Shima Onishi
Marissa Anita
Marissa Anita
Muzakki Ramdhan
Muzakki Ramdhan
Aimee Saras
Aimee Saras
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Arswendy Bening Swara
Arswendy Bening Swara
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Max Yanto
Jennis Oprasert
Jennis Oprasert
Jern
Dolly de Leon
Dolly de Leon
Lourdes
Lydia Kandou
Lydia Kandou
Marni
Mindee Ong
Mindee Ong
En
Darren Lim
Darren Lim
Kai
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Ethan Ng Kai En
Wei Ming

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Kissada Namuang
Kissada Namuang
Art Direction
Ericson Navarro
Ericson Navarro
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Rasiguet Sookkarn
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Teeravit Pirompapachok
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Dino Placino
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Adhitya Rachman
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Ashaari Arifin
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Ameryllis Mok
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Melissa Chang
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Nur Haidah Haidi
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Meredith Lee
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June Goh
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