Netflix is now hard at work for the nearing release of one of its most-awaited K-dramas this year, Parasyte: The Grey. After dropping the comic mystery chase drama Chicken Nugget last week, viewers should get ready to be scared and thrilled by the live-action adaptation of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s best-selling manga, Parasyte. And to give a glimpse of how the streamer will expand the universe of the mangaka’s brainchild, it now drops its official trailer, showing how a parasitic organism tries to take over Jeon So-nee but fails to do so completely.
You can see the preview below:
The trailer for Parasyte: The Grey opens with So-nee in the hospital, being looked after by a police officer as her case has been the third violent crime of the day. Kwon Hae-hyo has been wondering how she is doing after getting hit by a car, not knowing that the incident happened at the time the parasite entered her brain. As these parasitic life forms start to conquer the universe, So-nee talks with the parasite inside her, warning her that if they don’t combine as one, they will end up dead.
In another scene, the humans dominated by the parasites gather to discuss how the people try to study, chase, and slaughter their kind, as Lee Jung-hyun unveils a parasitic creature in front of her peers. A fellow parasite notices that So-nee is different, asking if she’s mixed with a human, while a woman reveals she’s good at pretending.
As the man considers her a threat to their species, an intense battle begins. The preview also shows Koo Gyo-hwan talking to So-nee, telling her life has been brutal, just like the creature inside her. He then asks her to work with him as he finds his missing younger sister. But amid So-nee’s efforts to stop her kind to help people, Jung-hyun declares an operation to kill all the parasites.
Moreover, Netflix also drops a new key visual for Parasyte: The Grey, centering on the three main characters: So-nee, Jung-hyun, and Gyo-hwan. The three are surrounded by other monstrous parasitic creatures and the members of Team Gray as they try to eliminate the parasitic life forms on Earth.
You can see the visual below:
What is Parasyte: The Grey about?
Parasyte: The Grey follows the mystery surrounding the mysterious parasites' arrival on Earth. As they suddenly fall from the sky, these parasitic life forms start to enter human brains to make them their hosts and order them to kill other people. From there, the parasites begin to build their own group to dominate the world while the humans scramble to stop their evil plan before it’s too late.
You can read the synopsis below:
One day, mysterious parasites fall from the sky. They enter humans as their hosts and also murder other humans. The parasites begin to create their own force. Humans must now fight to stop the invading creatures from taking over the world.
The K-drama series is a live-action adaptation of the horror manga of the same title by Hitoshi Iwaaka. It was first serialized in Kodansha’s Morning Open Zokan in 1989 and was later published in Monthly Afternoon from 1989 to 1994. It’s considered one of the best-selling manga of all time, having sold over 25 million copies as of August 2022. It was first published in English by Tokyopop, followed by Del Rey, and lastly by Kodansha USA.
The series was also adapted into two live-action movies in Japan in 2014 and 2015. Madhouse also produced its anime adaptation, titled Parasyte – the maxim, released between October 2014 and March 2015 in Japan. Adult Swim released it in English on the Toonami programming block in the US between October 2015 and April 2016. Netflix then announced its live-action series adaptation in August 2022.
What are the release date and times of Parasyte: The Grey?
After over a year following its announcement, Parasyte: The Grey is scheduled to release on Netflix on Friday, April 5, at 12 AM PT/ 3 AM ET. For other release times based on your region, you can check the list below:
12:00 AM Pacific Time
3:00 AM Eastern Time
3:00 AM (Toronto), 12:00 AM (Vancouver) Canadian Time
4:00 AM Brasilia Time
8:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time
9:00 AM Central European Time
10:00 AM Eastern European Time
3:00 PM (Perth), 5:00 PM (Sydney) Australian Time
7:00 PM Coordinated Universal Time
2:00 PM (Jakarta), 12:30 PM (New Delhi) Indian Time
3:00 PM Philippine Standard Time
3:00 PM Hong Kong Time
3:00 PM Singapore Standard Time
4:00 PM Japan Standard Time
9:00 AM Central Africa Time
Fans now look forward to seeing Parasyte: The Grey due to its promising storyline and graphics. Despite what others claim that it differs from the original manga for having a woman as a lead character, Iwaaki himself reveals the series creators respect his original work.
