6.4/10279 votes#1 - A Mother's Love
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2018
A single mother and her young son discover a group of dirty and underfed children living in a mansion's attic. Upon saving them and returning them to their families, she has unknowingly snatched these children from their adopted mother - Wewe Gombel - and must now beware her vengeful wrath.
Director: Joko Anwar
Writer: Joko Anwar
4.8/10188 votes#2 - Tatami
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2018
A murder scene writer returns home to attend his father's funeral and begins to experience constant flashbacks of his childhood. He then discovers a secret door in the house that leads to a room that hides a horrifying secret from his family's past.
Director: Takumi Saitoh
Writer: Tomoki Kanazawa, Masato Tanno
5.5/10139 votes#3 - Nobody
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2018
A Pontianak is awakened when a foreman and a construction worker attempt to bury the body of a dead girl instead of burning her. A series of unfortunate events begin to occur at the construction site.
Director: Eric Khoo
Writer: Amanda Lee Koe
6.0/10118 votes#4 - Pob
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2018
A journalist meets with Pob, a Thai ghost, who confesses to a murder. Finally finding an outlet for complaint, Pob explains how the murder happened and requests for his story to be published. However, the journalist declines and the two make a deal of a lifetime.
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Writer: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
5.9/1096 votes#5 - Toyol
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2018
A Member of Parliament (MP) of a fishing town turns to a mysterious woman who possesses shamanistic powers in order to salvage his town's dire economic situation. She fixes all his problems and the two soon become lovers. However, the woman has a dark secret that threatens to destroy his life.
Director: Ho Yuhang
Writer: Ho Yuhang
5.7/1095 votes#6 - Mongdal
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2018
A mother tries to appease the moods and demands of her borderline psychopathic son. When a new girl comes to town, her son falls quickly and deeply for the new girl and is determined to win her over possibly even against her will. When things take a tragic turn, his mother will stop at nothing to make her son happy even if it means finding a bride to join him in the afterlife.
Director: Lee Sang-woo
Writer: N/A
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Genres:MysteryDrama
Network:HBO Asia
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"A Mother's Love" is the best rated episode of "Folklore" season 1. It scored 6.4/10 based on 279 votes. Directed by Joko Anwar and written by Joko Anwar, it aired on 10/7/2018. This episode is rated 1.6 points higher than the second-best, "Tatami".