Netflix dropped the first trailer for the South Korean period drama "Kingdom," and it teased a different kind of zombie story. The new series promised to make every viewer's hair rise with its intense zombie actions and fights.
"Kingdom" tells the story of a crown prince who will be on a suicide mission to save the realm from a plague of zombies. The living dead will sweep the city after learning of the king's death.
The new Netflix drama will be a six-part miniseries, featuring familiar faces like "Sense8" Bae Doona, Ju Ji-Hoon, Ryu Seung-Ryong, Kim Sangho, Heo Joon-Ho, and Jeon Seok-Ho. In the trailer, "Kingdom" boasts cinematic action-packed zombie scenes with a unique period setting.
Although Netflix has yet to release "Kingdom" Season 1, it is confident that the show will be a big hit that it is already renewed for Season 2. The big-budgeted series will continue its production for the second season in February, per Collider.
"'Kingdom' captured our imaginations from the moment we read the script with its visual feast of historical drama blended with supernatural fantasy," Netflix's VP of international originals Erik Barmack said. He also said the network is honored for having the two "premiere creative minds in Korea," film director Kim Seong-Hun and television writer Kim Eun-Hee, working for the series.
The concept of "Kingdom" has been seating on Kim Eun-Hee's head for a long while. As the series has some gory zombie scenes and violence, she can't bring it on Korean television. But thanks to Netflix, the streaming network brings her brainchild to life.
According to When in Manila, it took six months to complete "Kingdom" production. Kim Seong-Hun admitted that they found it hard to finish its filming because of some circumstances, especially the extreme cold brought by winter. The director revealed the chilling weather they encountered was historic.
"The reason for that is because we are a historical drama by genre, we had to find locations where there were absolutely no modern structures or architectures," Kim Seong-Hun explained. It only meant that their found location for "Kingdom" "absolutely had no warmth."
But, Kim Seoung-Hun and the rest of the staff and crew's hard work all paid off with "Kingdom" picturesque scenes. The director even justified Netflix's early renewal of the series. "I daresay that once you see all the six episodes, you will understand that we could not but go on with another season," he said. The period zombie drama will be out on January 25 on the said streaming network.
