Should you watch Kingdom?
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Kingdom
Series · 2019
In this zombie thriller set in Korea's medieval Joseon dynasty which has been defeated by corruption and famine, a mysterious rumor of the king’s death spreads, as does a strange plague that renders the infected immune to death and hungry for flesh. The crown prince, fallen victim to a conspiracy, sets out on a journey to unveil the evil scheme and save his people.
The sides of Kingdom
- A crown prince hunted by the queen's family
- Plague victims who wake at night
- A physician's notes on a resurrection plant
Kingdom is good for you if…
- you like night falling on a village where the dead get up.
- you like Joseon palaces, hanbok and court scheming.
- you want a prince keeping his people alive on the road north.
Kingdom is bad for you if…
- you won't read subtitles for a Korean series.
- you can't take the dead tearing into the living.
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