What is Peninsula about?
A soldier and his team battle hordes of post-apocalyptic zombies in the wastelands of the Korean Peninsula.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
Peninsula (2020)
A soldier fights relentlessly through bleak, zombie-ridden Korean wastelands, pushing the limits of survival.
High-octane and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video, Peacock, Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free), YouTube (free) and 2 more.
Peninsula parents guide
There is no US rating to lean on, so here is what we tagged: real scares, several jump scares and brutal violence.
- Scare
- Properly scary
- Frightening, not just tense.
- Jump scares
- Several
- More than a couple of sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Extreme gore
- Our top level for gore.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It has no US rating to check against, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Three questions
- Is Peninsula scary?
- Yes, properly. Peninsula is the real thing without being an endurance test.
- How gory is Peninsula?
- Extreme gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
Cast and crew
Directed byYeon Sang-ho
StarringGang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Re, Kwon Hae-hyo, Kim Min-jae, Koo Kyo-hwan
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Peninsula is on our Zombies, Korean, Horror on Prime Video, Horror on Peacock and Thriller on Peacock lists.
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