The new Netflix Original horror series JU-ON: Origins will be released on July 3, 2020. A brand new trailer featuring never before scenes released dropped today on Netflix’s official YouTube channel.

Ju-On is a Japanese horror franchise that first hit the scene back in 2000 with two direct-to-video productions, Ju-On: The Curse and Ju-On: The Curse 2. The two movies were a hit with horror fans in Japan, leading to the first theatrical release and third instalment of the series Ju-On: The Grudge in 2003. Since then, the series has continued to scare folk for 20 years during which it has grown into an international franchise. The first Hollywood remakes The Grudge (2004) and The Grudge 2 (2006) reached number one in the US box office, and along with The Ringーa remake of another Japanese horror franchise Ringuーintroduced and sparked a global interest in J-horror.

Ju-On: The Final Curse was supposed to be the final entry to the main film series, but Netflix’s JU-ON: Origins is bringing it back to explore something that you may have not even known aboutーthat Ju-On is actually based on real-life events. For the first time ever, this new drama series will explore the origins of the cursed house and the numerous unpleasant incidents surrounding it. Its ties to reality are set to engulf viewers in a terrifyingly real experience.

JU-ON: Origins New Trailer

The new trailer is a snippet from a single scene from the new series, featuring the main character and psychic researcher Kodajima (name reading not confirmed) who is played by Yoshiyoshi Arakawa. A sense of unease and dread lingers throughout the clip, and this feeling is reinforced when Kodajima clocks an unpleasant stain on the staircase, confirming to him that something really did happen in this house.

The policeman who is with Kodajima in the clip and is investigating the incident that happened here says that his subordinates say this house appears in their dreams. He himself also says to Kodajima that he sometimes finds himself forgetting to breathe. It’s then that we hear the sound of something smashing in the background.

Several new stills were also released alongside the trailer with some seriously creepy angles. Kodajima himself also looks frozen to death at the sight of something.

JU-ON: Origins will maintain the same scary imagery and fear-inducement that the franchise has built up to now while adding a fresh spin. Don’t miss JU-ON: Origins when it drops on worldwide on Netflix on July 3, 2020.

Netflix has announced that the new Netflix Original series Ju-On: Origins will be released worldwide in summer 2020.

Ju-On is a Japanese horror franchise that first hit the scene back in 2000 with two direct-to-video productions, Ju-On: The Curse and Ju-On: The Curse 2. The two movies were a hit with horror fans in Japan, leading to the first theatrical release and third instalment of the series Ju-On: The Grudge in 2003. Since then, the series has continued to scare folk for 20 years during which it has grown into an international franchise. The first Hollywood remakes The Grudge (2004) and The Grudge 2 (2006) reached number one in the US box office, and along with The Ringーa remake of another Japanese horror franchise Ringuーintroduced and sparked a global interest in J-horror. Ju-On: The Final Curse was supposed to be the final entry to the main film series, but Netflix’s Ju-On: Origins is bringing it back to explore something that you may have not even known about.

Something that is not known by many people is that Ju-On is actually based on real-life events. For the first time ever, this new drama series will explore the origins of the cursed house and the numerous unpleasant incidents surrounding it. Viewers can get ready to be shaken with a real-life kind of fear that they did not get with Ju-On.

The series is being directed by award-nominated Japanese film director Sho Miyake who received his praise for his with in And Your Bird Can Sing  (2018). This will be his first entry into horror. Yoshiyoshi Arakawa will play the role of the lead male protagonist and psychic researcher Yasuo (name reading not confirmed), while the lead female protagonist Haruka will be played by Yuina Kuroshima. Haruka, a new talent, is left tormented by the sounds of footsteps in her house in the middle of the night. The curse begins to make its real move after she talks with Yasuo, a psychic researcher she became acquainted after appearing on a television variety show. The curse chain begins to link to two of them. Other confirmed actors and actresses for the series include many upcoming new names like Ririka, Kohki Osamura, and Kai Inowaki, as well as notable names such as Tokio Emoto, Nobuko Sendo, and Kana Kurashina.

It has been 5 years since the last entry to Ju-On. The new Netflix Originals drama series will be comprised of 6 episodes. Series producer Ichinose said: “I’ve long had thoughts of wanting to write the part of the story that can’t really be adapted into a film and make it into a drama series. But there are too many restrictions in Japanese television so I haven’t been able to do it. Even when I made horror for TV before, I was told to not make it too scary. So when I got the call from Netflix to do this, I responded immediately with a ‘Yes!'”

Ichinose also commented on making Sho Miyake the director, who is making his debut into the horror genre with Ju-On: Origins: “We’re valuing the real story here, so I thought it best to have a director on board who is excellent when it comes to working on human dramas. ‘And Your Bird Can Sing’ was wonderful and towered above the rest of Japanese movies that have come out in recent years, so when I called out to him, he said he was up for the challenge. I think you’ll understand once you see the series, but I think he was the perfect choice.”