7.753 minSeason 2 • Episode 6
LatestWith the palace painted red with blood, Prince Chang is forced to pursue a risky strategy. Seo-bi takes the baby and hides.
In this zombie thriller set in Korea's medieval Joseon dynasty which has been 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.
Production
Joseon-era sets so lush you'll forget the undead horrors.
Direction
Kim Seong-hun's zombie sequences are genuinely terrifying choreography.
Writing
Political thriller and horror, neither element feels like afterthought.
Creators
Kim Seong-hun, Kim Eun-hee
Ju Ji-hoon
Crown Prince Chang
Ryu Seung-ryong
Cho Hak-ju
Bae Doona
Seo-bi
Kim Sang-ho
Moo-yeong
Kim Sung-kyu
Yeong-sin
Jun Suk-ho
Cho Beom-pal
Kim Hye-jun
Queen Cho
Park Byung-eun
Min Chi-rok
Kim Tae-hun
Lee Kang-yoon
Huh Joon-ho
Ahn Hyeon
Ahn Eun-jin
Moo Young’s wife
Moon Dong-hyeok
Yu Saeng
Ji Hyun-jun
[Commander]
Ha-min
Queen Chief Court Lady
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The night-fighting zombie rule was invented for the show — the original webtoon had no sunlight weakness, which made daytime scenes nearly impossible to film.
The famine-privilege metaphor landed harder in 2019-2020; Korean audiences immediately connected it to Sewol Ferry disaster accountability failures and class resentment.
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