CONNECT: Takashi Miike Adapts Korean Webtoon For Disney+

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Jung Hae-in stars in the crime fantasy thriller.

Last Updated on March 16, 2024 by Amber T

Legendary Japanese director Takashi Miike is famous for his provocative and shocking scenes, notably in 1999โ€™s Audition, and 2001โ€™s Visitor Q and Ichi the Killer. Miikeโ€™s filmography is nothing if not incredibly varied though, with family-friendly comedies such as Ninja Kids!!! nestled among titles such as One Missed Call and As The Godโ€™s Will.

Earlier this month, Variety reported that the subversive director has once again kept us on our toes by teaming up with Disney+ to release Connect, a 6-part series thatโ€™s due to debut at the Busan International Film Festival in the Onscreen Section on October 6th โ€“ 7th.

According to Variety, the Korean-language crime fantasy thriller will follow:

โ€œโ€ฆa man who is kidnapped and has one of his eyes removed by a gang of organ harvesters and transplanted into the body of a notorious serial killer. The unwilling donor now has terrible visions as he witnesses terrifying attacks on the residents of Seoul.โ€

Connect stars Jung Hae-in (Snowdrop), Go Kyung-pyo (Decision to Leave) and Kim Hye-jun (Sinkhole). The series is based off of a Korean webtoon of the same name from 2020.

While we donโ€™t have an English-language trailer for Connect just yet, from the looks of the Korean trailer weโ€™re in for a gory, gruesome mindfuck of a series โ€“ but we wouldnโ€™t expect anything less than the man behind Masters of Horrorโ€™s most controversial episode.