Folklore
HBO MaxBringing 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.
Season 1
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 2
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.
Cast (57)
Directors

Nicole Midori Woodford
Director

Billy Christian
Director
Ages 54-58

Erik Matti
Director
Ages 47-51

Ho Yuhang
Director
Ages 47-51

Sitisiri Mongkolsiri
Director

Liao Shih-han
Director
Ages 40-44

Lee Sang-woo
Director
Ages 47-51

Seiko Matsuda
Director
Ages 56-60

Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Director
Ages 56-60

Joko Anwar
Director
Ages 42-46

Takumi Saitoh
Director
Ages 37-41

Bradley Liew
Director

Eric Khoo
Director
Ages 53-57
Writers

Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Writer
Ages 56-60

Tomoki Kanazawa
Writer
Ages 44-48

Chien Shih-Keng
Writer
Ages 38-42

Bradley Liew
Writer

Ho Yuhang
Writer
Ages 47-51

Joko Anwar
Writer
Ages 42-46

Michiko Yamamoto
Writer
Ages 39-43

Dodo Dayao
Writer

Masato Tanno
Writer

Billy Christian
Writer
Ages 54-58
Amanda Lee Koe
Writer
Andy Oesman
Writer

Kongdej Jaturanrasmee
Screenplay
Ages 46-50
Producers
Cinematographers
Original Language
id
Spoken Languages
Mandarin, English, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malayalam, Tagalog, Thai
Production Countries
SG
Production Companies
Zhao Wei Films, HBO Asia



