The “Parasite” team with the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film, January 6, 2020. - Yonhap News / Newscom / SIPA

Arch-favorite for the Oscar for best foreign film, but also approached by bookmakers for a nomination in the queen category for best film, "Parasite" stirs up lusts. HBO is currently negotiating the adaptation of the film in mini-series, with the maneuver the director of the feature film, Bong Joon-ho, said Thursday the American cable channel.

Production could go to Adam McKay

According to the specialized site Deadline , several television actors were on the ranks to acquire the project, including Netflix, which had produced "Okja" (2017), the previous film by Bong Joon-ho. In addition to the South Korean director and several of his usual collaborators, production would be ensured by the director of the film "Vice", Adam McKay, who is also producer and screenwriter.

HBO is in negotiations for a limited series based on one of the hottest movies of the year, Bong Joon Ho's genre-bending #Parasite | https://t.co/gZ79nhQv0B pic.twitter.com/4yTbPebU8Y

- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) January 9, 2020

A family drama with a social dimension

Palme d'Or at the last Cannes festival, “Parasite” has enjoyed worldwide success since its release, from South Korea to the United States, via Europe. In total, the film has earned $ 130 million to date according to the specialized site Box-Office Mojo, including 24 in the United States. Above all, it won the prize for the best foreign language film (other than English) on Sunday at the Golden Globes ceremony, the awards presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Family drama, mixed with thriller with also a social dimension, "Parasite" tells how an idle family invites itself into the daily life of a rich family, the beginning of an uncontrollable spiral.

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