Bong Joon Ho's 'Snowpiercer' is a dystopian world with 'Parasite' undertones; watch teaser

Parasite fame Bong Joon Ho is now producing a new Netflix original series, titled Snowpiercer. This new Netflix show will be similar to the 2013 film of the same name and will also be based on the French graphic novel, Le Transperceneige. Snnowpiercer will star Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs in the lead roles. The trailer for Bong Joon Ho's Snowpiercer was recently shared online on YouTube. 

Watch the trailer for Bong Joon Ho's Snowpiercer

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Above is the official trailer for Bong Joon Ho's Snowpiercer. This new Snowpiercer series will be a reboot of the 2013 film's continuity. The show is set in a dystopian future, where the whole world is in a perpetual ice age. Mankind cannot survive in this extreme cold, which is why the last bastion of humanity is now living in a gigantic train that never stops moving. 

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However, this show, just like the 2013 Snowpiercer film, will delve into the social inequality and wealth disparity that is everpresent in human society. Those who live in the back of the train are the poor members of Snowpiercer and are often treated as second class citizens. Eventually, the citizens of the back end will rebel and will try to take over Snowpiercer's engine. 

Snowpiercer cast

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Daveed Diggs will play the lead role of Layton Well in the new Snowpiercer Netflix show. Layton Well is one of the lower class passengers who live in the tail end of the train. Meanwhile, Jennifer Connelly will play the role of Melanie Cavill, who is one of the first-class passengers and is also the voice (PA System announcer) of the train. Other prominent stars in the show include Mickey Sumner, Annalise Basso, Alison Wright, and Benjamin Haigh. 

Bong Joon-ho, the creator of the Oscar-winning film Parasite, is an executive producer for Netflix's Snowpiercer. The show was developed by Josh Friedman. Snowpiercer is set to release on Netflix, on May 17, 2020. 

[Promo Image from Snowpiercer trailer]

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