A crown prince fights a zombie plague and political conspiracy in a relentless, gritty, and bleak medieval Korea.
Suspenseful and epic. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
For a TV-MA, this one goes further: extreme gore. Beyond that, real scares and several jump scares.
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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.
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