Folklore season 2: HBO anthology series revived, Seiko Matsuda to direct

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

HBO's horror anthology series Folklore is currently listed on IMDb as being a closed-ended mini-series, which makes sense. That's what it was looking like it would be. Six episodes aired back in 2018 and nothing more has been heard about Folklore since… until today. HBO Asia and WarnerMedia have announced that there will be a seven episode second season of the show, with Singapore-based filmmaker Eric Khoo again overseeing the production.

Folklore season 2 will begin filming in early 2021, and the completed season will reach HBO and HBO Go later in the year.

The horror stories told in Folklore draw inspiration from 

the deeply-rooted superstitions and myths across multiple Asian countries.

Each episode of the show is directed by someone from a different Asian territory. The directors who will be working on season 2 are Sittisiri Mongkolsiri from Thailand; Shih-Han Liao from Taiwan; Erik Matti from the Philippines; Billy Christian from Indonesia; Nicole Midori Woodford from Singapore; Bradley Liew from Malaysia; and Seiko Matsuda from Japan.

Known as the "Eternal Idol" in Japan, Seiko Matsuda was one of the biggest pop stars of the 1980s and will be making her directorial debut with her contribution to Folklore. Her segment of the show was inspired by an event that she personally experienced.

Khoo said, 

As the feedback has been so positive for our anthology series, we will not deviate too much from season 1, and will retain the famous ghouls of Asian folklore. However we will move away from the social commentary aspect and ramp up the paranormal fear factor."

Sounds good to me! We'll keep you updated on Folklore season 2 as more is revealed.