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on October 7, 2018. On December 1, 2020, it was renewed for a second season.

Premise

Created by Singaporean director

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, the six-episode series features stories based on Asian superstitions and national folkloric myths, with each episode helmed by a director from a different country.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2018)

Season 2 (2021)

Production

Development

Episodes were directed by Khoo,

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, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Takumi Saitoh,

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and Ho Yuhang.

Casting

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was offered a role in the South Korean episode.

Release

Season 1

All six episodes of the series have received preview screenings at various film festivals in advance of the television premiere. Anwar's "A Mother's Love" and Ratanaruang's "Pob" received a preview screening at the

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as part of its Primetime stream of selected television projects. Another two episodes, Saitoh's "Tatami" and Khoo's "Nobody", received a preview screening at the 2018 Sitges Film Festival as part of Serial Sitges section, while Ho's "Toyol" and Lee's "Mongdal" were screened at the 2018 Fantastic Fest in

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as part of Folklore program. The Indonesian episode had its

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premiere on November 14, 2018 at 19th annual

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. The extended version of the South Korean episode would have its world premiere at the 23rd annual

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as part of "Korean Fantastic: Crossover" section. However, it was canceled due to circumstances of the production company.

Season 2

The two of six episodes of the season had world premiere at 2021

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as part of "TIFF Series". Woodford's "The Excursion" and Matsuda's "The Day the Wind Blew" were screened at Humantrust Cinema,

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on November 4, 2021.

References

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