‘Zona Merah: Dead City’ Feature Adaptation of Indonesia’s Hit Zombie Series With ‘Parasite’ Producers
Barunson E&A, the Korean production banner best known for backing Bong Joon Ho’s multi-Oscar-winning Parasite, has boarded Zona Merah: Dead City, a feature film adaptation of the hit Indonesian horror series Zona Merah, reports THR.
Set in the fictional town of Rimbalaya, the show follows Maya as she searches for her missing younger brother Adi amid a rapidly spreading zombie outbreak, racing to find him before authorities seal off the area as a “zona merah,” or red zone.
The new feature is said to widen the scope, with another city falling and a fresh red zone emerging. Sidharta Tata and Fajar Martha Santosa, the team behind the original series, are co-directing, with Tata returning as screenwriter and Santosa overseeing story development.
Much of the original cast is reprising their roles:
• Aghniny Haque
• Andri Mashadi
• Maria Theodore
• Devano
• Lukman Sardi
New additions include:
• Luna Maya
• Bryan Domani
• Shindy Huang
• Myesha Lin
• Derby Romero
Principal photography began April 7 and continues through May.
The original Zona Merah debuted as an original series on Vidio, the Emtek Group-owned platform that has emerged as Indonesia’s leading domestic streamer. The series became one of Vidio’s biggest hits, drawing more than 34 million views and a surge of new subscribers, according to the platform.
The Seoul outfit will handle international sales on the project, produced by Indonesia’s Screenplay Films, and launch it at the upcoming Cannes Marché alongside Inherit, the new horror feature from Thai hitmaker Banjong Pisanthanakun.
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