Korean director Bong Joon-ho became Hollywood’s darling as his movie “Parasite” swept the Oscars this year. Now, one of his earlier works is hitting the small screen as a TV show.
The dystopian drama “Snowpiercer,” which premieres at 9 p.m. Sunday on TNT, is based on Joon-ho’s 2013 movie of the same name, starring Chris Evans. “It was pretty great [to watch Joon-ho’s star rise during awards season],” says “The Americans” actress Alison Wright, 43, who co-stars in the “Snowpiercer” series. “Everyone was very excited about it. ‘Parasite’ was a big hit.” The “Snowpiercer” show, which also co-stars Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs, is set in a near future where Earth is mostly frozen.
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