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DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY:
8/7/24
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STATUS:
currently in development (2024-2025 season) |
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Netflix's press release, August 2024) In their first-ever collaboration, Netflix and Toho are rebooting the iconic Japan studio's legendary special effects film The Human Vapor (1960) as a live-action series, which will feature a fresh storyline and cutting-edge visual effects technology. The series will be executive produced and written by Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan, Hellbound, Parasyte: The Grey), co-written by Ryu Yong-jae (Parasyte: The Grey, Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area), and directed by Shinzo Katayama (Missing, Siblings of the Cape, Gannibal). Leading the cast are Shun Oguri and Yu Aoi, who will reunite on screen for the first time in 23 years, marking an exciting return for fans of the duo. The series is produced in association with a global production content company WOW POINT, which garnered global attention with the recent Netflix series Parasyte: The Grey. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Shun Oguri
· Yu Aoi
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Ryu Yong-jae as WRTR
· Shinzo Katayama as DIR
· Yeon Sang-ho as EP/WRTR
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GENRE(S):
· based on a feature film
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· TOHO Studios
· WOW POINT
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