Legends Of Nanyang is a rather faithful remake, with each episode illustrating a different ghost story. All the first eight episodes, except episode five (more on that later), have the same stories as the original The Ferryman, although the sequence may not be exactly the same. It is quite literally changing only the setting to Southeast Asia, and adding regional cultures like Nonya and Indian traditions. This is a little disappointing as I thought they would feature more regional ghost stories, rather than popular myths like the nine-tailed fox.

If I were to choose the best episode out of the eight, it would be episode three, titled Ghost On The Bed. It is a well-developed story that maintains a level of spookiness and suspense, with subtle hints dropped along the way. In fact, it also packs a tear-jerking revelation towards the end of the episode.

The only entirely new story (so far) with more regional flavour is episode five, titled Meeting, which focuses on the Japanese occupation of Singapore. But one thing to note is that the original The Ferryman has 20 episodes, while Legends Of Nanyang has 36. This means that we may be able to see more regional stories in the upcoming episodes.