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Drama: Parasyte: The Grey
Revised romanization: Gisaengsu: The Grey
Hangul: 기생수: 더 그레이
Director: Yeon Sang-Ho
Writer: Hitoshi Iwaaki (manga), Yeon Sang-Ho, Ryoo Yong-Jae
Network: Netflix
Episodes: 6
Release Date: April 5, 2024
Runtime:
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

One day, mysterious parasites fall from the sky. They enter humans as their hosts and also murder other humans. The parasites begin to create their own force. Humans must now fight to stop the invading creatures from taking over the world.

Jeong Su-In (Jeon So-Nee) is penetrated by a parasite, but the parasite fails to take over her brain. Jung Su-In and the parasite begin to live together.

Seol Kang-Woo (Koo Kyo-Hwan) chases after parasites to find his missing younger sister.

Choi Jun-Kyung (Lee Jung-Hyun) is the chief of the parasite task force. She lost her husband to the parasites and her life goal is to eradicate them.

Notes

Based on manga series "Kiseiju" by Hitoshi Iwaaki (published from 1988 to 1995 by Kodansha's Afternoon magazine). The screenplay for "Parasyte: The Grey" tells an original story with new characters.
Related titles:
1. Parasyte Part 1 | Kiseiju (2014)
2. Parasyte Part 2 | Kiseiju Kanketsu Hen (2015)
3. Parasyte: The Grey | Gisaengsu: The Grey (Netflix / 2024)

Cast



Jeon So-Nee	Koo Kyo-Hwan	Lee Jung-Hyun
Jeong Su-In	Seol Kang-Woo	Choi Jun-Kyung

Police



Kwon Hae-Hyo	Kim In-Kwon	Kwak Min-Ho	Kim Se-Yoon	Moon Jung-Dae
Kim Chul-Min	Kang Won-Seok	detective	detective	Chief Kang Seok-Kwan

Park Sin-Un

Namil detective (ep.1)

Seol Kang-Woo's Family



Yoon Hyun-Gil	Moon Ju-Yeon
Seol Kyung-Hee	Seol Jin-Hee (ep.5)

Saejin Church



Lee Hyun-Kyun	Oh Chi-Woon	Shin Dong-Ryuk	Lee Hyo-Na
Kwon Hyuk-Ju	flying parasite	suit parasite	parasite (ep.1)

The Grey Team



Lee Se-Ho	Jeon Hui-Jeong	Seo Myung-Chan	Jang Dae-Woong	Joo Suk-Je
agent	agent	Jin Yong-Kwan	Kim Sang-Su	Jung Ji-Hoon



Park Chan-Woo	Min Sung	Yang Ha-Yoon
soldier	soldier (ep.4)	agent (ep.6)

Jeong Su-In's Family

Jeon Su-Ji

Jeong Su-In's mom (ep.1)

Seol Kang-Woo's Group



Lee Yo-Seob	Yoo Yong
Shim Kyu-Min (ep.2)	Ki-Seok (ep.5)

Others



Cho Dong-In	Kim Ye-Rin	Jin Yong-Wook	Oh Jung-Min	Ko Han-Min
EDM concertgoer (ep.1)	EDM concertgoer (ep.1)	Lee Kyung-Chun (ep.1)	Boss Jang (ep.1)	foreign car man (ep.1)



Kwon Oh-Jin	Shin Min-Jae	Park Jae-Hong	Hong Eui-Jun	Ji Min
pawn shop owner (ep.2)	motorcycle shop owner (ep.2)	gangster (ep.2)	Choi Jun-Kyung's husband (ep.3)	crying girl (ep.3)



Yoon Hee-Chul	Park Young-Bok	Kim So-Yee	Ko Seo-Hee	Yoon Sung-Won
motel owner (ep.3)	fruit buyer (ep.5)	coffee shop worker (ep.5)	Kang Won-Seok's wife (ep.6)	CEO Park (ep.6)



Koo See-Yeon	Do Yong-Gu	Lee Taek-Geun	Masaki Suda
CEO Park's wife (ep.6)	mayor (ep.6)	mayor's bodyguard (ep.6)	Shinichi Izumi (ep.6)

Additional Cast Members:

Lee Seung-Chul - parasite
Kim Hee-Chang - parasite
Yong-Jin - Boss Jang's subordinate (ep.1)
Lee Hyun - festival food vendor (ep.6)

Trailers

Comments

sf Apr 15 2026 12:05 pm Jun-Kyung's character was very badly played. She talks about awful things in a tone like she's reading fairy tales to children.

Christina Nov 16 2025 10:05 am I'm disappointed to know that this series won't be renewed for more seasons.

Aime Nov 09 2024 3:25 pm I've never commented before, but I want to comment on this one. I like this drama so much, much more than Gyeongseong Creature, Sweet Home, and Hellbound.

[ CONTAINS SPOILERS ] The story develops so well and the ending is perfect. I watch this knowing that the story is different from the original, so I have no expectations even though I've seen the anime before. I thought they were just taking the main idea of the original story, I don't even think the story is set in a different country in the same universe as the original, so when Shinichi shows up at the end, it's shocking and really rewarding for me. Netflix always make an open ending with this kind of drama, but this one, I think they really did a great job. They could continue it, but it's really fine if they don't, for 6 episodes they show us that the story has no relation to the original, but then they make a twist at the end.

I love this drama so much <3

kaito Nov 04 2024 7:26 pm Jun-kyung character is so annoying. I hate the way she talks. It's like she's always talking to children even though she's addressing law enforcement people. So unprofessional, and she's Team Captain too. The special forces are shown as badass then they're led by a woman that talks like that? Her cringe overpowers their badassery. I have nothing against naturally soft-spoken people but her character seems to intentionally talk like that to be condescending. Then she uses a big voice when she's angry but she's not intimidating because she's been talking in a disgustingly sweet tone almost the entire time.

In any case, decent series. I'm a fan of the anime and the Japanese live-action movies weren't bad. The lore and rules seem different but that's ok. The alien fights look great but they're often set at night, maybe to disguise the minor flaws in CGI(?) although it's not bad. The lead is likable..the human side is a sad character but at least she has a journey and she's not a sickeningly good person. The alien side is likable as well, and surprisingly relatable—it just wants to survive. It wants to stay away from trouble but when trouble finds it, it fights hard so it's really not a coward.

Overall very enjoyable. It's short with 6 episodes but that's ok because the anime is expansive with multiple seasons so what other new thing can they offer with this one character? If they're gonna have a Season 2, they'd better introduce something new—maybe a new character, different location, different period? But for Su-in, 6 episodes seem adequate enough.

Emperor Penguin Jul 23 2024 10:15 pm isn't this based on the anime? why is the MC a girl??

Joe May 22 2024 5:39 pm Because of the 6 episode shows, i don't subscribe Netflix anymore. It's not worth paying a whole month for such short ones.

Isha May 16 2024 6:37 am Best manga.love it .Jeon so-nee her transformation to su-in to Heidi is superb ..

Un modeste admirateur Apr 28 2024 12:03 pm Probably the best action series I’ve seen so far in 2024. Adapting Japanese manga on live screen is always a challenge. There are so many ways to make it cheesy or CGI-looking. But I never felt this was the case in “Parasyte : The Grey.” Despite the subject of parasites, the drama remained natural, relatable and “human,” for a lack of a better term. In fact, I think it is fair to say that there was actual humanism in the story’s message, as well as in the way the parasites were portrayed as creatures with reason, albeit different from ours. In addition to the main duo, I loved the performances of the “trio” Kwon Hae-Hyo, Lee Jung-Hyun and Kim In-Kwon.

Emmy Apr 20 2024 11:42 am Wow what a great drama. But why its too short?

neo Apr 19 2024 7:59 am Good series. Nice plot, decent action scenes, great characters.

Great ending. Could be a good end in itself or a springboard for a second season. Either way, I am satisfied with this short series.

I enjoyed this one better than sweet home 2 and gyeongseong creature.

Abisayo Oluwadamilare Apr 13 2024 2:06 am Is one of the best Kdrama and very interesting movie to watch

Aimen Apr 12 2024 9:26 am "Whether you like it or not, you're not alone"....I smiled with tears in my eyes...

Abc Apr 11 2024 2:05 am I watched this show only for koo kyo hwan, but rest actors and plot also fantastic

just facts Apr 10 2024 10:53 pm lee junghyun's voice annoys me so much, i had to skip her scenes in the whole series lol

the rest of the series are great tho, especially kyohan and sonee's acting skills...

berry.bunny Apr 09 2024 11:11 am One thing I love about kdramas is it always try to give a lesson.. I love the plot, it's not lacking and I also hope for season 2 hehehhe

drusecord Apr 08 2024 11:58 pm Excessive use of shaky cam ruined everything. What a waste.

Trigger Apr 07 2024 8:02 am You have to understand that this is not a direct adaptation of the Japanese manga/anime but rather, they made their own story and characters but they stay faithful to the plot. It’s more on a spin off. It’s like a Parasyte “universe” where there were the events in Japan (the anime) at the same time a different event in Korea (the live action). That’s why Masaki Suda has a cameo as Shinichi Izumi. So, stop comparing and complaining that it is different from the original source.

Anon Apr 06 2024 5:29 pm People gotta realise, this is set in the 'Parasyte' universe and not an adaptation of the original story, hence the differences

Kulle Name Apr 06 2024 4:38 pm I thought it was a continuation but this is a whole "new" story. I'm ok with it to be honest.

Belle Apr 06 2024 11:29 am Seriously, Choi Jun-Kyung is so annoying, she’s one of the worst persons in K-drama I’ve watched

Aki Apr 06 2024 10:01 am I just finished watching this series and its pretty good. Hope for season 2

Xoxo Apr 06 2024 7:48 am When u say adaptation or “based from the manga/book/or whatever original source it was, it means they don’t need to follow the original story and characters. So to those who are complaining why the main lead is a female, or why there are lots of differences from the manga, u need to grow up and widen your intellectual capacity. This is a good adaptation and worth watching, period.

hallyu syndicate Apr 06 2024 5:02 am @Lili Yeon Sangho always bring his "people" to his another project lol

Viktorija Apr 06 2024 1:55 am Personally, the best drama in 2024 ? The acting, the plot, the production — everything's perfect, watched it in one go and definitely going to rewatch it. Thanks to the greatest team who made the series ??

Non Apr 06 2024 1:11 am @KEII , The one you were talking about was Shinichi Izumi. He appeared later at the end of the series.

Lili Apr 05 2024 12:15 pm I just realized that some actors in Peninsula are here. Wow!

Janeee Apr 05 2024 6:00 am The movie is okay but the camera man of this movie is not doing good, like is not focusing always moving, it hurts my eyes

KEII Mar 07 2024 9:08 pm this is mess version as far as i know the main charac. is male and the parasite take over is his left or ryt hand i think xD.. but this version is female and parasite in her ryt face? xD

ANH Feb 27 2024 10:52 pm @V: 2 animation series and 2 live action movies. I think is enough for Japanese. I hope Korean version have good story

Ale Feb 05 2023 5:51 am Why do I feel like this will be a complete mess? I've seen the anime and I hope they won't botch the series. This needs some high quality CGI, acting and writing to be decent.

V Nov 21 2022 2:39 pm I wonder if the Japanese version will be adapted as a live action drama like death note.

Byeol Sep 06 2022 2:12 pm @MissA idk what you're talking about. This is actually based from the manga. They are not copying the plot. They are gonna act based on the plot.

kuku ricoo Aug 28 2022 7:46 pm Stellar cast and director, with horror and anime screen adaptation expérience. This should be really good

MissA Aug 28 2022 9:29 am Seems meh to me... they kinda wanted to copy the plot from the Manga parasite but I have low hopes this would work.

scarletsungrok Aug 25 2022 8:55 pm so exciting!!! a very intriguing manga/anime and koo kyo hwan, both are my favs!

Loungsb Aug 25 2022 2:13 am Great Cast!!! thank you for this Can't wait

sara Aug 25 2022 12:57 am oh? i think this is going to be interesting as the protagonist is a woman instead of man like in the anime and manga version... i'm just hoping yeon sangho kamdoknim would be really exorting his resources to make this good!!

M I K E Y Aug 24 2022 6:05 pm No f wayy

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-|9name=Hong Eui-Joon (actor){{!}}Hong Eui-Joon
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-|13name=Ko Seo-Hee
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-|13charactername=Kang Won-Seok's wife (ep.6)
+|13charactername=coffee shop worker (ep.5)
-|14picture=File:Parasyte-The Grey-Yoon Sung-Won.jpg
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-|14name=Yoon Sung-Won (1973){{!}}Yoon Sung-Won
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-|14charactername=CEO Park (ep.6)
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-|18charactername=Shinichi Izumi (ep.6)
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+|19name=Masaki Suda
+|19charactername=Shinichi Izumi (ep.6)
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 '''Additional Cast Members:'''
 * [[Lee Seung-Chul (1979)|Lee Seung-Chul]] - parasite
+* [[Kim Hee-Chang (1997)|Kim Hee-Chang]] - parasite
 * [[Yong-Jin (actor)|Yong-Jin]] - Boss Jang's subordinate (ep.1)
 * [[Lee Hyun (1975)|Lee Hyun]] - festival food vendor (ep.6)

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Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Notes

Cast

Police

Seol Kang-Woo's Family

Saejin Church

The Grey Team

Jeong Su-In's Family

Seol Kang-Woo's Group

Others

Trailers

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