Mae Nak is a Thai lakorn

Lakorn

Lakorn , while usually meaning play in the Thai language, is also the term for dramatic television serials . Lakorns are usually shown every night at primetime on Thai television channels and start at 20:30. An episode of a prime-time drama is usually two hours long...

 which has been remade several times, the latest of which aired on Thailand's channel 7

BBTV Channel 7

Bangkok National Radio and Television Broadcasting Corporation Channel 7 is a Thailand television channel. The headquarters are located in Bangkok, Thailand. The channel was established in 1967 with the first live broadcast of the Miss Thailand pageant held in the Vajiravudhthanusorn event at...

 in 2000. It starred Pachrapa Chaichua

Pachrapa Chaichua

Patchrapa Chaichua , or nicknamed Aum , , is a Thai actress. She entered the entertainment industry in 1997 after she won a beauty and talent contest called HACKS....

 as Mae Nak and Pete Thongjeur as Tid Mak. This Lakorn is based on the famous Thai ghost story called 'Mae Nak Phrakhanong' that has been made into the Thai movie "Nang Nak

Nang Nak

Nang Nak is a romantic tragedy and horror film directed by Nonzee Nimibutr in 1999 through Buddy Film and Video Production Co. in Thailand, based on a legend. It features the life of a devoted ghost wife and the unsuspecting husband.-Plot:...

" released in 1999, the years biggest success in Thai cinema.

Foreign Release

It also aired on two Cambodian channels in 2001 and became very popular in Cambodia. It is now on sale in Cambodia.