Folklore
Folklore
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Folklore

6.5 / 10
2018
2 seasons
13 episodes
MysteryDrama

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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Folklore S2 | Official Trailer | HBO GO

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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 Mother's Love

    1.A Mother's Love

    9.0
    07-10-201851m

    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 unknow...

  • Tatami

    2.Tatami

    6.5
    14-10-201851m

    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 l...

  • Nobody

    3.Nobody

    8.0
    21-10-201854m

    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 th...

  • Pob

    4.Pob

    28-10-201859m

    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...

  • Toyol

    5.Toyol

    8.0
    04-11-201851m

    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...

  • Mongdal

    6.Mongdal

    8.0
    11-11-201849m

    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 determin...

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