In a recent interview, Adam McKay eased worries on the Parasite series, noting that the HBO project would not be a remake but its own original story instead.
Shortly after Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite was released, news that HBO had begun work on a television series adaptation broke.
“It’s in the same universe as the feature, but it’s an original story that lives in that same world.”
“Usually, when I hear people say ‘I’m honored,’ it sounds like bullshit to me, but I’m legitimately honored.