The Parasite series, which was co-created by Bong Joon-ho and Yoo Ji-Tae, is set to air on OCN starting in May 2019. Earlier this week, the actor Tilda Swinton made public her decision to leave the production due to personal motivations. In the drama Parasite, actress Tilda Swinton will play a woman named Dr. Wendy Shayne who has been living for nearly two decades in South Korea teaching English but is now ready to return to her home country after making amends with her estranged family and finding professional stability. The series will follow the character as she interacts with those around her and attempts to rekindle a relationship with her family, including her sister Wendy Shayne whom Tilda Swinton will be playing. “She’s not a bad person but after two decades she becomes entangled in a world that is not what she’d hoped it would be,” Bong said of the character, adding that the actress has “the role of an action hero who has gone through a journey of redemption.”
Do you know the release date of the Parasite series:
This series is released on 30 May 2019. Also, the series played at the Film Festival in Cannes, France. After Tilda Swinton departs from the production of the Parasite series, OCN Director Oh Seok-hoon saddened that Parasite is now more difficult than before.
Here is the plot of the Parasite series discussed:
The plot of the series is that of a woman named Dr. Wendy Shayne who has been living for nearly two decades in South Korea teaching English but is now ready to return to her home country after making amends with her estranged family and finding professional stability. The drama will follow the character as she interacts with those around her, including her sister Wendy Shayne, and attempts to rekindle a relationship with her family, while also trying to avoid being entangled in the world of crime.
The Name of Cast & Characters of the Parasite series:
- Song Kang-ho · Ki TaekÂ
- Lee Sun-kyun · Dong IkÂ
- Cho Yeo-jeong · Yeon KyoÂ
- Choi Woo-Sik · Ki WooÂ
- Park So-dam · Ki Jung
What inspired the director to write the Parasite series?
The series is inspired by an article about a woman at Harvard University who (like Dr. Shayne) was also an English teacher for a couple of decades and then returns to her home country. The female lead is similar to the story of the main character. In the article, the actress who played Dr. Shayne in the drama will play a woman named Kim Sung-Hyang who had been living in America for more than 20 years. She returned to South Korea and received considerable backlash for her actions there, but she has now decided to return home after making amends with her family because she wants to live out her days comfortably with no regrets or remorse.
Who are the director’s favorite characters and why?
The favorite character of the director is Ki Jung, who is the daughter of Kim Sung-Hyang in the drama. In an article, it is said that Sung-Hyang had a daughter with a man named Kim Jong-Seok, so those characters are adapted into the Parasite series. The reason why Bong Joon-ho likes Ki Jung is that she is one of the most important characters in the Parasite series. She has to teach her mother a lesson through her actions and words.Â
What themes does the Parasite series explore?
The themes of the Parasite series are redemption, family, and responsibility. The serious theme of the story is the redemption of a character who had been living in America for 20 years after having left her home country.
How did the Parasite series get its name?
The director chose Parasite as the series title because he wanted to express that the character Dr. Wendy Shayne has been living parasitically with no responsibility and freedom, and so she might become a parasite in her home country after returning. In contrast, she is going to live a life with responsibility and freedom in her home country. The relationship between the host site and the parasite side is the main theme of the drama. The major location for the filming of the Parasite series was Jeju Island. The cast members played on Jeju Island located in Seogwipo for 6 days.Â
