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In 2024 on SVOD platforms, Parasyte: The Gray seems to dethrone all other SF series in terms of reviews.
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Fallout may be at the heart of all the discussions at the moment, but it's another sci-fi series that is currently unanimous among critics: Parasyte the Grey. The press is rave, with the Rotten Tomatoes score currently being 100% based on 9 reviews. IGN Movie believes that the series “offers heavy action and some clever deviations to round out a frightening depiction of its famous monsters, but the characterization never reaches the same heights as the original“. Decider for its part writes the following comment:
Parasyte: The Gray has enough action to keep viewers interested, but the story of Su-in's mutant existence is also what will keep us interested.
For our part, our journalist Jay also loved the Parasyte experience, believing for his part that the series “can boast of offering a “unique flavor” at a time of content calibrated to appeal to the general public. This Netflix Original is recommended for fans of kdrama, genre cinema and curious people from all walks of life.“. You can find our full review on this article. On the public side, the Rotten Tomatoes score is a little lower and climbs to 70% based on around fifty reviews. If you also had the opportunity to watch the series, do not hesitate to share your opinion with us in the comments.
What is Parasyte: The Grey?
Remember that originally, Parasyte is a very popular manga published between 1989 and 1994 in Japan which will subsequently be entitled to an animated series in 24 episodes and to a cinema diptych released 20 years after the manga. Parasyte: The Gray is a spin-off set in the same universe and directed by Yeon Sang-ho, the man behind Last Train to Busan, Peninsula and Hellbound. The story follows a society in the grip of a new scourge: parasites colonize the brains of humans to control their bodies, making them deadly new threats. Jeong Su-in, our protagonist, finds herself infected by one of them but unlike her peers, the parasite settles in her arm and develops a strange symbiotic relationship with her. The main cast of the Parasyte The Gray series: Jeon So-nee (Soulmate), Koo Kyo-hwan (Kill Boksoon, Peninsula) and Lee Jung-hyun (Peninsula).