Award winning and globally acclaimed 1999 Thai film ‘6ixtynin9’ is coming to Netflix today as a fresh six-episode series. Marked with a distinctive twisted sense of humor, ‘6ixtynin9’ marks the comeback of renowned director Pen-Ek Ratanaruang after a five-year hiatus from the silver screen.
Following a similar storyline to the film, ‘6ixtynin9’ is a dark crime comedy series that revolves around Toom (Mai-Davika Hoorne), who’s recently lost her job during the COVID-19 pandemic. She stumbles upon a mysterious box filled with cash that has been mistakenly delivered to her doorstep.
The cause of the mix-up? A loose screw on her front door, which led to her apartment being labeled as Number 9 instead of Number 6. When two gangsters come back for their errantly delivered parcel, she accidentally kills them, setting off a chain of ill-fated yet darkly amusing encounters that unfold throughout the show.
‘6ixtynin9’, the series, brings back nearly half of the original film’s crew, including cameramen, line producers, wardrobe personnel, and editors but it’s the cast that’s new. Leading the cast as Toom is Mai-Davika Hoorne in her first collaboration with Pen-Ek.
In addition, the ensemble cast for ‘6ixtynin9’ on Netflix includes Foei-Patara Eksangkul as Tud, a rapper who is facing tough times, and Man-Trisanu Soranun as John, a young and charming police officer. Mine-Thanaporn Rattanasasiwimon joins the mix as Jim, an alluring woman whose career revolves around leveraging her body and appearance.
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