Zombies thrillers with post-apocalyptic themes are a current favorite genre. They are among the eagerly anticipated shows. We now have even more reason to tune in and give stories like theirs a chance because shows like Kingdom and Train to Busan have gotten positive acclaim from reviewers around the world & from die-hard K-drama viewers. Here is a list of the Top 10 Zombie Apocalyptic Korean Dramas & Movies where One Battles for Survival.
1. Train To Busan
This one will take you on a rollercoaster if you like thrillers and zombie movies. A zombie apocalypse breaks out in the nation and threatens the life of the passengers as most of the movie is filmed on a train leaving for Busan. The story begins with a workaholic divorced father trying to take his daughter to her mother's home. The movie also discusses how to find the will to survive in the face of eventual death.
2. All Of Us Are Dead
The latest South Korean thriller from Netflix, the zombie high school K-Drama All of Us Are Dead, showcases a bloody battle between undead zombies and surviving students at a high school that serves as the center of a zombie virus outbreak. With no access to food or water, the internet, or landlines, the students must depend on the school's equipment to stay alive or risk turning their lives into zombies.
3. Happiness
The story starts with a treatment drug that didn't work and caused a pandemic known as the Rita virus or mad person disease. Before completely reverting into a zombie-like state, those infected by the virus go through short durations of insanity and bloodlust. The authorities try to control the spread of the Rita virus through in-depth investigation and strict quarantine measures.
4. Kingdom
The Drama Kingdom is one of the most-watched shows on Netflix. The story focuses on the Joseon dynasty's crown prince, who is trying to learn more about the mysterious illness that has recently been troubling the king. Instead, he gets caught up in a deadly epidemic, and while trying to save the kingdom from the plague, he also needs to stop his political opponent from taking the throne.
5. Sweet Home
A depressed high school student moves into an abandoned apartment called Green Home named Sweet Home, where strange and scary things begin to occur. It is a story of character development that follows the main character as he tries to save people who have turned into monsters because of their greed and begins to change his negative view of society.
6. The Wailing
The Wailing tells the tale of a small village that is into a mysterious epidemic of anger and violence after the appearance of a suspicious stranger. Over time, suspicion changes into something even more sinister as the villagers start brutally murdering one another.
7. The Odd Family Zombie On Sale
The park family whose lives are turned upside down when they come upon a naive zombie created through an illegal experiment on humans. Especially after the old father's sudden restored energy from the zombie's bite. Instead of being scared by this weird creature, the park family plots to earn by using him.
8. Peninsula
The story follows a military soldier who goes on a suicide mission to find a truck filled with cash from the wastelands of the Korean peninsula. The former navy captain and his team meet the survivors of the destroyed area, and they get in even more danger when they come across the rebellious military, who ends up being a worse threat to them than the zombies.
9. Rampant
The movie follows the story of an exiled prince who returns from imprisonment to fight against the zombies. He returns home after a long absence because the crown prince, his brother, has called him to help get rid of the nation of the terrifying demons.
10. Alive
This thrilling movie revolves around a video game streamer who must stay in his apartment alone during a zombie apocalypse. Fortunately, he soon notices another uninfected survivor in an opposite apartment who helped him change his mind during a suicide attempt. Together, they attempt a daring escape followed by hungry crowds of zombies waiting eagerly on the street below for fresh persons to infect.
