The Japanese Ju-On franchise, also known as The Grudge, is getting its first-ever drama series on Netflix on July 3.
Netflix has unleashed the first official trailer for the Japanese-language series, titled Ju-On: Origins, which appears to explore the backstory of the curse that was created in the notorious haunted house from the iconic franchise.
The first ever drama series adapted from the iconic Japanese horror franchise is coming to Netflix worldwide on July 3.
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“The legendary Japanese horror franchise that has become a smash hit worldwide gets its first drama adaptation,” reads the official synopsis for the original series. “The J-Horror classic franchise Ju-On was actually based on real events that occurred over four decades – and the truth is even more terrifying. Can the people haunted by this house escape from its curse? And what kind of grim incident occurred in this cursed house in the past?”
The new Ju-On adaptation stars Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yuina Kuroshima, and Ririka.
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Takashi Shimizu’s Ju-On franchise began in 1998 with the release of two short films. The stories from these films were further extended in Ju-On: The Curse and Ju-on: The Curse 2, released two years later. While the Ju-On series continued to spawn sequels, the franchise made its stateside debut in 2004 with The Grudge, which marked the start of the long-running American horror film series.
The latest instalment of the franchise was widely panned by audiences upon its release earlier this year. In our review of The Grudge (2020), we noted that there was “nothing fresh, exciting, or particularly unique” about Nicolas Pesce’s reboot, even though it had “an incredible cast of heralded actors and a bona fide horror icon” we suggested that it’s “sometimes best to let dead things stay dead.”
Originally reported by IndieWire.
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Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.
Source: IGN.com The Grudge Is Becoming a Japanese-Language Netflix Series