School Tales The Series


School Tales The Series is a Thai mystery thriller anthology television series created by Five Star Company. Based on eight popular horror stories, the series follows various events that can happen on the school at night. The series was released globally on Netflix on August 10, 2022.

Cast and characters

"7AM"

"Vengeful Spell"

  • Jennis Oprasert as Pleng
  • Siwat Jumlongkul as Boy
  • Pitchatorn Santinatornkul as Jinnie

"Beautiful"

"The Book of Corpses"

  • Patchanan Jiajirachote as Saiparn
  • Sarika Sathsilpsupa as Teacher Narin

"Headless Teacher"

  • Pannawit Phattanasiri as Tim
  • Waratthip Kittiphaisan as Ping
  • Thongchai Thongkanthom as Teacher Waiwan

"Lunch"

  • Tonhon Tantivejakul as Kong
  • Srida Puapimol as Aunt Jong

"Curse"

"A Walk in School"

Production

Produced by Five Star Productions, this drama series has brought together 14 up-and-coming talents to tell eight storylines under the guidance of six directors, with each episode featuring a unique selling point and character. Filming started in late 2021, and the announcement was made during Geeked Week 2022, which took place from June 6 to June 10, 2022. On the first day of the event, three short stories—Lunch, Curse, and A Walk in School—were shown in advance.

Copyright infringement issues

When the series premiered on August 10, 2022, the viewers noticed a character in the episode "Curse" using the BLHS community logo as the school's emblem on uniforms. This led to the hashtag "#รพขิ๊ก" trending on Thai Twitter. The Fivestarmovies fan page later shared a letter on August 11, 2022, stating that they had gotten in touch with the designer of the uniforms. The staff told the copyright owner that the designer was prepared to accept accountability and work with them to find a solution, which might involve paying royalties.

Response

The show received harsh criticism for its cliched plot, lack of coherence, and excessively similar viewer-attracting strategies. Nonetheless, the series was able to hold its place in the top 10 for four weeks in Thailand and for two weeks in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam in terms of Netflix views.