A TV series adaptation for the Korean thriller film Parasite is in the works, according to The Hollywood Reporter on January 9.
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Parasite writer/director Bong Joon-ho revealed that he will be teaming up with Adam McKay, the executive producer and director of the award-winning HBO drama Succession.
However, Bong clarified that the adaptation will not be a remake nor a sequel, but rather an expanded film in a form of a limited series to be aired on HBO.
“... My goal is to create a high quality an expanded version of Parasite,” Bong said.
"When I was writing the script I had so many more ideas I couldn't convey into the two-hour running time of the film. I knew that if I had a longer running time, I would be able to tell these stories, and I that's what I plan to talk about with Adam pretty soon,” he added.
Further creative details are yet to be announced since Bong and Adam are still debating over location of the set and if the show if will be adapted into English, but he claims that “a lot of things are open.”
Parasite is one of the most acclaimed movies of 2019, having won numerous awards including the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, a Golden Globes win, a National Society of Film Critics award, and is nominated for multiple Oscar awards such as best picture, best director, best film editing, best production design, best original screenplay, and international feature film. It has a total of 145 wins and 252 nominations in both local and international film awards combined. Parasite has also earned more than $23 million at the domestic box office and $130 million globally.
By Jennallyssa Marie Eligino
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