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Kingdom

Created by Kim Eun-hee · 2019–2020 ·

Answer Summary: Is Kingdom worth watching?

Kingdom (2019–2020) earns a 88% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Kim Eun-hee; stream on Netflix.

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Calculated from four inputs (Celluloid editorial, Metascore, IMDb and TMDB fan rating). Audience sentiment is shown separately. See how we calculate scores.

88%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Four-input score + separate audience snapshot

96/100Editorial Rating
92%Audience · excluded
82Metascore
8.3IMDb /10
90%Fan Score
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Seasons
2 · 12 episodes
Network
Netflix
Streaming
Netflix
Cast
Ju Ji-hoon, Ryu Seung-ryong, Bae Doona, Kim Sang-ho
Country
South Korea
Language
Korean

Where to watch Kingdom

Kingdom is available on Netflix — regional notes: Netflix in the United States; Netflix in the United Kingdom; Netflix in Indonesia. Catalog platform tag: Netflix.

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Is Kingdom worth watching?

Yes — Kingdom earns a 88% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Kim Eun-hee and streaming on Netflix.

Celluloid Verdict

A sumptuous fusion of period political drama and visceral zombie horror — gorgeously mounted and genuinely terrifying, it set a new bar for Korean genre television.

Celluloid editorial verdict

What is Kingdom about?

In Korea's Joseon era, a crown prince investigating a mysterious plague uncovers a zombie outbreak spreading from the palace outward — a lavish, politically charged period horror that fuses courtly intrigue with relentless undead dread.

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Kingdom Review: Zombies, Royal Rot and the Best Undead Series in Years

Kingdom transplants the zombie outbreak to Korea's Joseon era, fusing sumptuous period intrigue with relentless undead horror — a lavish, politically pointed genre triumph that reinvents a tired form.

A gorgeous, terrifying reinvention of the zombie drama — smart about power and hunger, and thrillingly staged. Essential genre television.

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Yes — Kingdom scores 89% on Celluloid. A sumptuous fusion of period political drama and visceral zombie horror — gorgeously mounted and genuinely terrifying, it set a new bar for Korean genre television. Stream on Netflix.