Colony

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Horror master Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan) directs a new Korean zombie thriller starring Gianna Jun and Koo Kyo-hwan. Professor Se-jeong (Jun) is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.

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Ross McIndoe

Slant Magazine

4d

2.5/4

Colony stops just short of capturing the gleefully sustained and heightened sense of suspense that made Train to Busan so electrifying.

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Stephen A. Russell

Time Out

Jun 9

By the time Colony’s un-Die Hard action swoops into its epic finale, you’ll be whooping and hollering like one of the undead horde.

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Zachary Lee

TheWrap

May 27

Zombie projects can be smart, but this project seems too unsure of its own identity to fully commit to the zany ideas Yeon has in store. It would have been better to stick to being brainless.

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

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3.5/5

… combined with the reliance on actors who can bring the tortured and twisted zombies to life practically, creates a foundation for something interesting so that even the by-the-numbers beats are worth sitting through …

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Christopher Cross

Asynchronous Media

Jul 13

3.5/5

A menagerie of sticky substances and stickier situations, Colony is a clever approach to a subgenre that circles familiar beats with thoughtful execution.

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

Jul 12

6

"Colony" traps its characters inside a Seoul high-rise where a rapidly evolving infection begins transforming its victims into something more dangerous than ordinary zombies.

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Horror master Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan) directs a new Korean zombie thriller starring Gianna Jun and Koo Kyo-hwan. Professor Se-jeong (Jun) is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.

Director: Yeon Sang-ho
Producer: Hailey Yoomin Yang, Sung Joon-ho
Screenwriter: Yeon Sang-ho, Choe Gyu-seok
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment
Production Co: wow point, The Midnight Studio, Smilegate
Rating: R (Bloody Violent Content|Some Language)
Genre: Horror, Action
Original Language: Korean
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 28, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 2h 2m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)