Parasyte: The Grey

Parasyte: The Grey imagines a sudden invasion of parasitic organisms that seize control of human hosts and weaponize them. As cities fracture and everyday trust collapses, survivors scramble to identify who is still human and who carries a lethal other. The story follows a mix of civilians and investigators, including Jeong Su-in, a driven reporter, and Seol Kang-woo, a survivor with shadowed motives, as they gather evidence, protect vulnerable people, and try to slow the contagion. Violence and moral ambiguity rise together, and the show keeps the focus on how personal bonds and public systems bend under a threat that turns familiar faces into predators. Tensions run high as characters weigh survival against moral cost.

Released in 2024, the Korean series was created by Yeon Sang-ho and Ryu Yong-jae and adapts Hitoshi Iwaaki's Parasyte manga, produced in South Korea. It stars Jeon So-nee, Koo Kyo-hwan, Lee Jung-hyun, Kwon Hae-hyo, and Kim In-kwon in leading roles.

Audience response has trended positive, reflected in a 7.5/10 viewer average from 289 votes, with many noting its kinetic action and frank body horror. Critics and fans have pointed to ethical questions about identity, agency, and survival ethics, noting it forces harsh choices under pressure. Some reviewers flagged uneven pacing.

Even in its first season the series helped revive interest in the original manga and earlier anime, prompting fan art, theory threads, and debate about parasitism as metaphor, spurring academic debate. On social media it sparked conversations about what personhood means when bodies can be controlled by an alien intelligence.

As of now the show has limited presence in major awards coverage; no widely reported international wins have surfaced. Still, it has appeared in genre roundups and year-end lists by some critics, and industry discussion suggests it may gain more formal recognition as its audience grows, with regional festival mentions.