Parasyte fans, rejoice! Fans of the Japanese body horror manga and anime will get a chance to dive into this world from a South Korean perspective in live-action form. Netflix’s Parasyte: The Grey is set in the same world where the very cool Shinichi Izumi’s story took place as he learned to deal with Migi, the parasitic organism that took over his right hand. The teaser trailer for Parasyte: The Grey introduces a new tale of humanity rising up against a threat.
In the Parasyte: The Grey trailer, we immediately jump into the perspective of the humanoid parasites who must take over human bodies to live. Because they look like humans, it’s pretty easy to integrate themselves into society and gain people’s trust. When the time is right, they reveal themselves in a rather dramatic fashion as their heads separate into long tentacles with their eyes hanging in the balance or even separating. It’s quite the fun spectacle for us to witness, although I’m sure the people in this universe are not enjoying it at all. As usual, the military tries to fight back, but, well, there’s not much you can do against beings who can whip their tentacles around and beat others up.
There is one woman in this trailer who moves much differently than her counterparts. She doesn’t seem down with this takeover, so we can assume she’s the Shinichi of this narrative. Based on Parasyte: The Grey’s trailer, it seems that you can have a little—or a lot—of knowledge about the source material and still enjoy this series. I am always down for body horror, so I’ll give it a go. Plus, the director is Yeon Sang-Ho, who gave us Hellbound and the absolutely brilliant Train to Busan.
When Does Netflix’s Parasyte: The Grey Series Premiere?
We won’t have to wait long to see what happens in this series. Parasyte: The Grey‘s trailer reveals that it hits Netflix on April 5.