THE GRUDGE Franchise Lives on in the Trailer for Netflix's New Japanese Horror Series JU-ON: ORIGINS
The Grudge franchise returned earlier this year with an unfortunately terrible movie. But, like most horror franchises, it’s not completely dead yet. Netflix has produced a new Japanese original series based on the franchise titled Ju-On: Origins, and they’ve released the first trailer for it.
The official synopsis for Ju-On: Origins reads:
"The legendary Japanese horror franchise that has become a smash hit worldwide gets its first drama adaptation. In the Netflix Original Series Ju-On: Origins, the story based on a truth more terrifying than fiction returns. Can the people haunted by this house escape from its curse? And what kind of grim incident occurred in this cursed house in the past?"
It looks like it could be a good series, and it’ll be interesting to see how this new story will tie into the larger mythology of the feature films, or if it even will. This series could just tell a standalone story, which might be the best way to go. After all, the continuity of the Ju-On and Grudge franchise are kinda complicated anyway.
The series will be released on Netflix on July 3, 2020!