Kingdom season two: Korean period zombie thriller on Netflix gets more intense as focus shifts to fall of Joseon Kingdom

The second season of the K-drama, debuting this week, will focus on familial politics and power struggles as well as how zombies stay active

The cast from season one return, including Ju Ji-hoon, Bae Doo-na and Ryu Seung-ryong, and there’s a mystery guest appearance by Jun Ji-hyun

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Bae Doo-na returns this week in season two of Korean period zombie drama Kingdom, where the focus will be on power struggles, bloodlines, and the fall of the Joseon Kingdom. Photo: Juhan Noh for Netflix

Published: 5:30am, 10 Mar 2020Updated: 4:07pm, 2 Apr 2020

The much anticipated second season of Netflix original series Kingdom will premiere on March 13 with the original cast. The new season will pick up from the ending of the first season with a more intense storyline and additional characters.

Kingdom is a zombie mystery thriller set during the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1897). Consisting of six episodes, the story revolves around Crown Prince Yi Chang, played by Ju Ji-hoon, who fights against a mysterious plague and the people behind an evil scheme.

The second season will star the previous main cast, including Ju, Bae Doo-na and Ryu Seung-ryong, and will feature a guest appearance by Jun Ji-hyun. Details about Jun's character are still under wraps.

Screenwriter Kim Eun-hee, who also wrote popular TV series Signal, drew the story from a 19th century royal court document that recorded tens of thousands of deaths in the capital amid the outbreak of an unidentified epidemic.

Ju Ji-hoon returns in the second season of Kingdom as Crown Prince Yi Chang. Photo: Juhan Noh for Netflix

Kim Seong-hun, the director behind the previous season, produced the first episode of the second season, while another director, Park In-jae, newly joined, produced episodes two to six.