Home > Kingdom > Season 1 « TV Series Page Kingdom: Season 1 (2019) Want to see Episode List Season 1 Kingdom Critics Consensus No consensus yet. 89% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 9 97% Audience Score User Ratings: 236 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 Episode 1 Air date: Jan 25, 2019 Officials find notices in Hanyang alleging the king is dead. Crown Prince Lee Chang tries to check on his father, but the young queen stands in his way. More 2 Episode 2 Air date: Jan 25, 2019 Prince Chang and Mu-yeong arrive at Jiyulheon, where they make a horrific discovery. Seo-bi's story of what she saw eerily resonates with Prince Chang. More 3 Episode 3 Air date: Jan 25, 2019 Night leads to chaos in Dongnae. Cho Hak-ju and the queen oversee the king's care. Prince Chang reaches a disquieting conclusion and vows to fight back. More 4 Episode 4 Air date: Jan 25, 2019 On his way to seek Lord Ahn Hyeon's help, Prince Chang encounters a group of stranded survivors and leads them to Jiyulheon, following Seo-bi's advice. More 5 Episode 5 Air date: Jan 25, 2019 Prince Chang's group comes across a village that oddly seems to be well-fed. While taking refuge at Lord Ahn Hyeon's, Seo-bi notes something peculiar. More 6 Episode 6 Air date: Jan 25, 2019 Cho Hak-ju has chilling words for the queen, who's hiding a sinister secret. Prince Chang orders Sangju's defenses, but Seo-bi senses something awry. More Tv Season Info In a kingdom 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. Genre: Horror Network: Netflix Premiere Date: Jan 25, 2019 Creators: Kim Seong-hun, Kim Eun-hee Cast Ju Ji-hun as Crown Prince Bae Doo-na as Seo-bi Ryu Seung-ryong as Jo Hak jo Sang-ho Kim (II) Jeon Seok-ho Joo Ji-hoon Chu Hun-Yup Kim Sang-ho Kim Sung-kyu Kim Hye-jun Heo Jun-ho Jung Suk-won Kim Jong-soo Show More Cast Episodes 1 Episode 1 Air date: Jan 25, 2019 Officials find notices in Hanyang alleging the king is dead. Crown Prince Lee Chang tries to check on his father, but the young queen stands in his way. More 2 Episode 2 Air date: Jan 25, 2019 Prince Chang and Mu-yeong arrive at Jiyulheon, where they make a horrific discovery. Seo-bi's story of what she saw eerily resonates with Prince Chang. More 3 Episode 3 Air date: Jan 25, 2019 Night leads to chaos in Dongnae. Cho Hak-ju and the queen oversee the king's care. Prince Chang reaches a disquieting conclusion and vows to fight back. More 4 Episode 4 Air date: Jan 25, 2019 On his way to seek Lord Ahn Hyeon's help, Prince Chang encounters a group of stranded survivors and leads them to Jiyulheon, following Seo-bi's advice. More 5 Episode 5 Air date: Jan 25, 2019 Prince Chang's group comes across a village that oddly seems to be well-fed. While taking refuge at Lord Ahn Hyeon's, Seo-bi notes something peculiar. More 6 Episode 6 Air date: Jan 25, 2019 Cho Hak-ju has chilling words for the queen, who's hiding a sinister secret. Prince Chang orders Sangju's defenses, but Seo-bi senses something awry. More Critic Reviews for Kingdom Season 1 All Critics (9) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (1) An exciting horror show that paces itself wonderfully and sets up the plague zombie outbreak beautifully. Mar 15, 2019 | Full Review… Ja-Quan Greene Black Nerd Problems In an over-saturated sub-genre, this show takes common horror tropes and rewrites zombie rules for Joseon Korea in a way that reinvigorates my love of the sub-genre. Feb 26, 2019 | Rating: 10/10 | Full Review… Kate Sánchez But Why Tho? A Geek Community A magnetic series. [Full Review in Spanish] Feb 26, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Alberto Abuín Espinof Kingdom's structure is engaging, if well-worn, and ultimately satisfying. Feb 6, 2019 | Full Review… Jacob Oller Paste Magazine As the epidemic widens in scope, unleashing tsunamis of sprinting zombies on the land, Kingdom turns into a mordantly funny epic about how large-scale governmental mismanagement is amplified by class inequities. Mar 15, 2019 | Full Review… Matt Zoller Seitz New York Magazine/Vulture Top Critic In terms of writing, each of the main characters is entirely nondescript at best, a fatal flaw for any television show. Feb 6, 2019 | Rating: B- | Full Review… Jonathan Christian The Playlist Kingdom is a better zombie drama for a few reasons, but primarily because it ratchets up the horror aspects of its undead. Feb 6, 2019 | Full Review… Renaldo Matadeen CBR Kingdom does right by its genre and adds some nightmarish imagery and surprises to set itself apart from the many like it. Netflix has another quality series on its international front. Jan 31, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Kevin Lever Tell-Tale TV Kingdom dares to show that zombies aren't just a 20th and 21st-century phenomenon, and we applaud that kind of creative storytelling. Jan 28, 2019 | Full Review… Joel Keller Decider View All Critic Reviews (9) Audience Reviews for Kingdom: Season 1 Aug 16, 2019 Drew me in almost immediately. Some of the plot "twists" were very easy to see coming, but they were done extremely well. It almost feels like a story about the 3 Kingdoms, set in a much later era, with undead in the mix. Jeff F Aug 01, 2019 A really really good series. Netflix totally came up with a winner here. The show is interesting, engaging, exciting, suspenseful, etc. The acting is top notch and that helps add to the authenticity of the experience. The cinematography is fantastic. It's really good. My lone complaint is that I'm no longer used to shows that build up and build up, then end right before the climax is supposed to begin. The battle is all set up, all parties are ready... and we'll stop it there. Lol. Other than that, it's great and another winner from S. Korea. Riff J Jul 30, 2019 One of the best Zombie shows, let alone, movies I have ever seen. Cliff D Jul 28, 2019 Fantastic styling and setting of a zombie film. The story is A+ Aron S Jul 07, 2019 Excellent variation on the genre. Jack A May 03, 2019 The koreans have done it again!!!! Hollywood please take note... of how a triller is made... no social justice warriors, no politics interjected in my movies, no jabs at the President! Just pure entertainment! Plot twist left me hanging at every single turn! Its 2am and i cant sleep! I have to find out what happens next! Netflix need to get season 2 out now. Im willing to wait ????????? ? Apr 21, 2019 Not a particularly complicated or layered story but a period piece with zombies and court drama? And great costumes? Tim G Apr 12, 2019 AMAZING show! Zombies and historical kdrama... 2 of my favorite things! Highly recommended Mar 16, 2019 nicest production of Korean drama so far that fully utilized Netflix platform Mar 11, 2019 So little that I want to watch nowadays. Started to watch this and thought it was awesome, then got a little unoriginal but picked up really well again. Got love those korean hats! Eamon F See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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