Title: 킹덤 | Kingdeom | Kingdom
Genre: Historical | Horror | Fantasy | Thriller | Medical
Episodes: 6
Broadcast Network: Netflix
Broadcast Period: January 25, 2019

Synopsis:

Crown Prince Lee Chang has not seen his father, the King for more than 10 days already. He has begged his stepmother, Queen Jo and her father, Chief State Councilor Jo Hak Jo for him see his father. But, for some reason, they are adamant his father is okay and alive. Suspicious of what is really the state of his father, he orchestrated a rumor about the state of his father’s health and went to a journey to look for a doctor who last treated his father, Physician Lee Seung-Hui, to find out what’s going on. On his journey, he and his personal guard, Moo Young, encountered a disease that seems to be spreading and killing people. He met Seo Bi, the assistant of Physician Lee Seung-Hui and proceeded to travel to Sangju. He needs to ask the help and support of his teacher when he was growing up, a scholar, An Hyun. Now, it is not only apparent to him what he needs to do not only to save his thrown but also to save his people who are being used to gain power and take over his kingdom.

Characters:

• Joo Ji Hoon as Crown Prince Lee Chang
• Bae Doo Na as Seo Bi
• Ryu Seung Ryong as Jo Hak Jo
• Heo Joon Ho as An Hyun
• Kim Sang Ho as Moo Young
• Jun Suk Ho as Jo Beom-Pal
• Kim Sung Kyu as Young Shin
• Kim Hye Joon as Queen
• Jung Suk Won as Jo Beom-Il
• Yoo Seung-Mok as Local Government Official
• Kim Jong-Soo as Kim Soon
• Kwon Bum-Taek as Physician Lee Seung-Hui
• Kim Ye-Eun as Clinic Staff
• Choi Kwon as Military Officer
• Jin Seon-Kyu as Deok-Sung
• Jeong Gyu-Su as Sangjoo Governor
• Joo Suk-Tae as Lee Do-Jin
• Heo Jin as Noblewoman
• Kim Seung-Hoon as Military Officer
• Hong Ki-Joon as General of Training
• Kang Shin-Chul as Jo Hak-Joo’s Subordinate
• Sung Min-Soo as Minister of Military Affairs
• Kim Tae-Yul as Younger Lee Chang

My Review:

For some reason after watching k-drama series of lukewarm romcom stories with big actors in it, I felt the need of watching something else that will make me feel certain excitement and what’s best to get that but to delve into the horror genre, which ironically something I don’t really enjoy before or even tend to avoid. That’s saying a lot on how mediocre the stories lately on k-dramas with my favorite actors in it.

So, What do I Like About this K-Drama?

(1) “Kingdom” is noticeably a big production that probably cost a lot considering that it is not only a period drama but a supernatural one. It shows well with the beauty of its cinematography and special effects.

(2) Although, I’m not into gore, the production has toned down the visualisation of it by blurring some of the parts that may make one pukes. I appreciate that consideration.

(3) The entire cast has done an excellent collaboration in delivering the story even without big name actors. In fact, big name actors in a k-dramas recently don’t necessarily mean it will have an exciting and good story from beginning to end.

(4) It provided a good premise and the pacing of the story is fast enough that one wouldn’t feel bored even a single second.

(5) On the entire cast, Jun Suk Ho as Jo Beom-Pal stands out for me because his character gave me much of the comic relief needed considering the tone of the story and its genre. He was truly amusing and did an excellent job on executing his character.

What I do Not Like About this K-Drama?

There’s nothing I can say I didn’t like about this k-drama except that it was cut after episode 6 and the audience needed to wait for the remaining supposedly season 2 for a certain period of time.

Would I recommend this K-Drama? Yes.

My Rating to this Drama
( See My Rating System: ) 5/5 Stars