“Delete” is a captivating new Thai mystery thriller series by Parkpoom Wongpoom, the innovative creator of acclaimed Thai genre works including “Phobia” and “Homestay”. Featuring a fascinating cast including Nat Kitcharit and Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, “Delete” explores a deeply compelling premise of a unique device with the power to cause individuals to vanish.
The intriguing series commences with a distressing scene involving a teen girl who urgently requests Lilly (played by Sarika Sartsilpsupa) in a supermarket to take her picture using an odd, phone-like gadget. As Lilly obliges, the young girl vanishes into thin air, consumed by a radiant white light. This mysterious device ends up in Lilly’s possession, setting off a series of unsettling events.
To understand Lilly’s predicament, we travel back in time, a week prior to the uncanny incident. Lilly is trapped in a loveless marriage to Too (portrayed by Natara Nopparatayapon), a wealthy and emotionally detached man who owns a sprawling rural estate. Lilly seeks comfort in a clandestine relationship with a young writer named Aim (Nat Kitcharit), who is enjoying fame following the release of his emotionally charged memoir about his tormented past.
However, Aim is not free from betrayal himself. He shares his home with a photographer named Orn (Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying), who quickly senses Aim’s infidelity and discovers his affair with Lilly. Orn retaliates with threats to publicize Aim’s deceit and suggests she may have uncovered falsehoods in his memoir.
Given the intricate situation, it’s clear that the enigmatic device Lilly has found could prove useful to all parties involved. Nevertheless, a myriad of questions arises: What precisely is the nature of this device? What happens to those who are ‘deleted’? Could they still be alive but elsewhere? And why would the young girl who first introduced the device willingly choose permanent ‘deletion’?
The inaugural episode of “Delete” is brimming with provocative possibilities, setting up a compelling central conflict and suggesting that the device’s potential for harm is significant and unpredictable. Drawing from Parkpoom’s previous explorations of wariness towards technology in his work, such as in the film “Shutter”, “Delete” infuses a similar sense of supernatural malevolence and skepticism of technology that found a place in other recent Netflix productions from Japan, including “Alice in Borderland” and “Ju-On: Origins”.
“Delete” presents a world in which ordinary people are prepared to resort to extraordinary measures to attain what they desire and escape from unwanted control and obstacles. The forthcoming series leaves us in suspense as to whether it will tread on the path of horror or venture into science fiction, or possibly unveil something entirely unexpected.
Netflix will commence streaming of “Delete” on June 28, promising viewers an immersive experience that grapples with themes of regret, love, betrayal, and resentment. The series is poised to be a popular topic of conversation, as suggested by the show’s marketing campaign. Notably, Jinjett Wattanasin and Charlette Wasita Hermenau have been hinted to play key roles in the ensuing mystery, although their characters are yet to be introduced in the series.
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