Parasyte: The Grey, Netflix's latest must-see K-drama, is both a gruesome creature-feature series and a thoughtful look at why humans need community and kinship to survive. In the six-episode series, based on the Japanese manga Parastye, the titular extraterrestrials are larva-like aliens designed to take over the human brain and mutate bodies into tentacled, near-invincible monsters. When the leeches land on the Korean peninsula, a group of humans (and one human-parasite hybrid) are pulled into the fight to stop the aliens from taking over the country.
For the new series, director Yeon Sang-ho (of Train to Busan fame) gathered an all-star cast of talented actors, including a rising star in her first thriller role, an award-winning multi-hyphenate, and an icon in the Korean techno music scene. Read on to meet the stars of Parasyte: The Grey.
