'Kingdom' Season 2: Release date, plot, cast, trailers and all you need to know about Netflix zombie K-drama
'Kingdom' Season 1 consisting of six episodes premiered in January 2019. The show received global admiration for the execution of a plot that centers on zombies, death, and mayhem all set in South Korea when it was ruled by the Joseon Dynasty.
Release date
The official release date is yet to be released, however, Netflix has confirmed that the second season of the show will premiere in March 2020.
Plot
Season 1:
In the first season of 'Kingdom', we saw how just 10 days after the King was found to be sick, the Queen and her father, country's Chief State Councilor Cho Hak-Joo, have shut down any contact with the King. So no one has met the King in 10 days, and this includes his son, Crown Prince Yi Chang. The Crown Prince figures out that something is fishy about his father's illness and so he tries to sneak into the King's palace.
That is when he sees something sinister -- a shadowy monster -- and there is a foul stench too. To add to this, the King's medical journal is also empty. So to figure out the truth about the disease, the Crown Prince along with his guard Moo-Young travels to a faraway village where the King's physician has a hospital. Upon arriving, however, they find bodies of dead people and a deserted hospital. Just one medical staff, Seo-Bi, survived and revealed to the Crown Prince that the dead bodies were not really dead, but will rise again to kill people.
Season 2:
The next season of the show will follow the Crown Prince's journey to find the truth behind how the disease broke out and who is responsible for the King contracting the disease too.
Cast
Ju Ji-hoon as Crown Prince Yi Chang
Actor Ju Ji-hoon plays the role of Crown Prince Yi Chang of Joseon, where a disease originating from an unknown location results in citizens turning into undead zombies.
Ryu Seung-ryong as Cho Hak-ju
Actor Ryu Seung-ryong plays Cho Hak-ju, the influential Chief State Councilor and father of the Queen. When the King falls sick, he begins to control the people who meet the King and becomes the de facto ruler of the country.
Bae Doona as Seo-bi
Actor Bae Doona is the only medical staff member to survive the strange event that befell the hospital leading to multiple deaths. She helps the Crown Prince in unraveling the truth behind the mysterious disease.
Creator
The show is based on the webcomic, 'Burning Hell Shinui Nara', written by Kim Eun-Hee and illustrated by Yang Kyung-Il.
Trailer
Netflix released short teaser trailers of the second season of the show on December 23.
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