The most anticipated original production by Netflix – The Ghost Bride is finally out in Malaysia as the first Chinese language original series.
To celebrate the Lunar New Year 2020, the mini-series was released for us to binge watch together with our family this Chinese New Year!
The six-episode series screened for the first time on January 23and is based on a novel by a Malaysian author, Yangsze Choo.
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The story is about a young woman who receives a proposal to become a ‘ghost bride’ to the son of a wealthy family.
Set in 19th century Malacca, the series starts off with a girl named Li Lan who is pressured to marry the only son of Lim’s family in order to save her family from falling into debt. And here’s the thing – the son of the wealthy family is deceased.
One of the traditional Chinese practices that involves a marriage in which one or both parties are dead is called a ghost wedding. Ghost weddings are carried out due to a belief that those who died unmarried will not be alone in their afterlife.
The project of the series took about 2 years to complete, and it is filmed across Malaysia but mainly in Penang, Ipoh and Taiping. Two Malaysian directors were the heroes behind the series as they had to bring a book with 300+ pages to life! As this is Netflix’s first large-scale collaboration with Malaysia, it features local and international talents too.
Here’s a teaser from Netflix to get you all hyped up!
The Ghost Bride premiered on January 23 and is available now for you to stream on Netflix.
So what are you waiting for, guys? Time to ‘Netflix and Chill’ lah!
So, what do you guys think? Is it a yay or nay? Comment down below!
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