A Man Arrived in August(1977)

A Man Arrived in August is a darkly fantastical series about a travelling showman who arrives in a small town with his troupe, offering to solve a mysterious rat infestation. After he successfully rids the town of the plague, the citizens refuse to pay his promised reward of free lodging. Enraged by their betrayal, the showman unleashes supernatural punishment: he turns the water blood-red and makes time itself vanish from the town. The series blends folk-tale eeriness with revenge fantasy, exploring themes of debt, gratitude, and the consequences of breaking promises. With its atmospheric tone and magical realism, it transforms a classic tale of a charlatan into something far more sinister and unsettling.