Everything fans of The Last of Us want in a zombie series is provided by Kingdom. Kim Eun-hee is the creator and writer of this 2019 South Korean period horror streaming television series.

Three years after the Imjin War's conclusion and set in the 16th century, the fictitious Joseon of Kingdom combines political thriller and zombie horror elements.

The plot follows Lee Chang, the Crown Prince of Joseon, who attempts to explore the mystery disease suddenly afflicting the King, only to find himself caught in the thick of a terrible pandemic devouring the Kingdom of Joseon. He must prevent his political rivals from assuming the throne while attempting to preserve the Kingdom from the epidemic.

After receiving favorable reviews, the show was given a second season renewal, which debuted on March 13, 2020. On July 23, 2021, a unique, full-length episode of the show called Ashin of the North was shown, putting the spotlight on the supporting role of Jun Ji-Hyun.

Director: Seong Hun Kim, In-je Park

Main Actors: Ju Ji-Hoon, Bae Doona, Kim Sungkyu, Kim Hye-jun, Jun Suk-ho

IMDb rating: 8.3/10

Bryan Fuller's American comedy-drama television program Pushing Daisies ran on ABC from October 3, 2007, until June 13, 2009, which is not as severe as The Last Of Us but takes a fun spin to fight evil.

The show's central character is Ned, a pie maker who can touch someone and make them come to life. To maintain balance, if something is revived for longer than a minute, similar life values nearby decrease.

The character in the show, Ned is a pie maker with the capacity to, under certain circumstances, bring the demised people back to life.

He revives his mother as a youngster after she passes away from an aneurysm. As a result, Charlotte "Chuck" Charles, his neighbor and boyhood sweetheart, loses his father.

When Ned's mother bids him a fantastic night that evening, she passes away permanently. Vivian and Lily, Chuck's agoraphobic aunts, move in to take care of her when Ned is sent by his father to a boarding school, dividing the kids.

According to the epilogue, Olive has fallen in love with Ned's friend and opened The Intrepid Cow, a restaurant serving only macaroni and cheese. Emerson's daughter also returns to him, Chuck can inform her mother, Lily, and aunt Vivian that she is alive, and Chuck can contact Emerson's daughter.

Director: Lawrence Trilling, Adam Kane

Main Actors: Bryan Fuller, Lisa Joy, Peter Ocko

IMDb rating: 8.4/10

A mystery based series featuring hints of the zombie subgenre is called The Returned. The drama is centered on a tiny village where residents' lives are drastically altered when their departed loved ones start to reappear after a long absence.

As they look for a reason, the community strives to make sense of the collision of their old and new lives.

A&E bought ten episodes for the program's debut season in April 2014. Following A&E's screening of the program, it was revealed on March 5, 2015, that Netflix had acquired the global rights to the program and will stream it abroad each week.

Despite being adored by people, The Returned was not well received by reviewers and only lasted one year on A&E. The reason for its early end is still a mystery, given that it had such a strong cast and a Lost-esque plot.

Critics have given mainly The Returned favorable reviews. Based on reviews from 33 reviewers, Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 67% approval rating with an overall rating average of 7.4/10. 

Director: Fabrice Gobert

Main Actors: Anne Consigny, Clotilde Hesme, Frédéric Pierrot

IMDb rating: 8.1/10

The 2016 show Train to Busan altered how we perceive zombies on screen. The slow-moving, wandering corpses we've been accustomed to in Western displays are gone today.

It's all about quick-moving, high-jumping, recently decomposed carcasses, and Asian zombie dramas are the only ones that feature this new species of zombies. The show has received a lot of positive applaud from the audience, and we are sure that you will like The Last Of Us.

It might be different for everyone's taste. However, if you're the sort that enjoys an adrenaline rush from heart-pounding zombie action, here is a list of Korean zombie TV episodes and movies available to stream on Netflix that you must add to your watchlist as soon as possible.

The film crew studied the nurse movements from Silent Hill, the doll movements from Ghost in the Shell, and the zombie movements from the video game. The movie was shot in several locations in Daejeon, Cheonan, and East Daegu.

Director: Sang-ho Yeon

Main Actors: Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok

IMDb rating: 7.6/10

To survive the gamer, Oh Joon-Woo had to lock himself in his apartment because of a zombie outbreak. The series is like The Last Of Us; fans might love this show.

After learning that zombies have slain his family, he intends to take his own life, but he is given new life after meeting Kim Yoo-Bin (Park Shin-Hye), another survivor, in the same apartment building. Using technology and social media, the two of them make an effort to obtain assistance.

Aside from the traditional jumpscares and heart-pumping tunes we all enjoy in zombie flicks, this film also realistically reimagines what it will be like to experience a zombie apocalypse in a digitally dependent world.

Yoo Ah-in and Park Shin-hye joined the cast on July 11, 2019, and Lee Hyun-wook did On September 27, 2019; the script was read through, and the show was made with all of them being a part of it.

Director: Il Cho

Main Actors: Yoo Ah-in, Park Shin-Hye, Jeon Bae-soo

IMDb rating: 6.3/10

If fans of The Last Of Us want to see a young hero who saves the world Freakish is the perfect show for you. You either cringe at their idiocy or are in utter admiration of their tenacity and will to live most of the time.

You may assume that Hulu's Freakish is more of the latter because we follow the survival path of children in detention. Still, it demonstrates how tenacious youngsters can be when their lives are in danger.

When a chemical plant nearby suddenly bursts while these teenagers are in detention, the neighboring inhabitants and other kids who are affected morph into deformed, zombie-like monsters.

Main Actors: Leo Howard, Liza Koshy, Adam Hicks

IMDb rating: 6.1/10

Then there is Z Nation on SyFy, a program that tackles the zombie subgenre without trying to take itself too seriously.

The ZN1 zombie virus has decimated the world of Z Nation. Those that avoided turning into zombies are doing their best to survive the zombie apocalypse. Alvin Murphy, an ex-prisoner whose blood might hold the key to a zombie virus vaccine, exists even though the situation for the survivors is incredibly dire.

Thus, throughout the five seasons of the program, we follow a group of individuals as they battle zombie hordes and other post-apocalyptic threats.

The series' story centers on his journeys through the post-apocalyptic wasteland with a small band of survivors under the guidance of Simon "Citizen Z" Cruller, who monitors the globe from his numerous computers. He will be employed by the organization to combat the zombie apocalypse.

The team is tasked with getting Murphy from New York to California, where there is still an active Centers for Disease Control research center. But Murphy has a dangerous secret about his illness that puts them all in danger.

Director: Craig Engler, Karl Schaefer

Main Actors: Russell Hodgkinson, Nat Zang, Keith Allan

IMDb rating: 6.7/10

Daybreak on Netflix is a zombie dramedy with gangs worthy of Mad Max and many bizarre situations. The show takes you on the thriller adventure of a lifetime.

The setting for this program is a post-apocalyptic Glendale, California, where all adults over 18 have been transformed into ghoulies. These blood-hungry zombie-like creatures wander the streets, repeating their last thoughts before the catastrophe begins.

Josh Wheeler, the 17-year-old protagonist of the book, and his motley crew of friends, including Angelica, a young girl Josh babysat before the bombs went off, and Wesley, a former bully turned to want to be samurai from high school who searched the wasteland-like world for their girlfriend Sam.

You should watch Daybreak to see the zombie apocalypse with a more teen comedic twist.

Director: Aron Eli Coleite, Brad Peyton

Main Actors: Colin Ford, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Sophie Simnett

IMDb rating: 6.7/10

The science fiction horror program Helix on Syfy ran for two seasons with thirteen episodes each.

To examine a viral outbreak, two scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Drs. Alan Farragut and Sarah Jordan travel to a bio research facility in the Arctic. The expedition is chronicled in the television series.

Once there, they learn that the epidemic is more complicated than they were led to believe and that it conceals sinister truths that could endanger all humanity.

Either the virus will kill you or turn you into a dangerous, violent zombie; at least the latter condition appears to be treatable.

Director: Cameron Porsandeh

Main Actors: Billy Campbell, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé

IMDb rating: 6.7/10

That said, another of its zombie horror series, Brand New Cherry Flavor, is undoubtedly not to everyone's taste to give you an idea without spoilers; barfing and kittens are involved.

Behind the initial shock factor and the throbbing, psychedelic-high sensations of its images is a dark and incredibly satisfying zombie tale of a woman who just sought vengeance on the man who stole her aspirations of being a film director.

Nick Antosca and Lenore Zion were responsible for the limited series' conception, writing, and executive production. Arkasha Stevenson directed the first episode. The limited series' production firms are Eat the Cat and Universal Content Productions.

The film's summary goes like when Lisa N. Nova arrives in Los Angeles determined to make her directorial debut. A dream endeavor, however, turns into a nightmare when she puts her trust in the wrong person and is assassinated. 

This nightmare includes zombies, hit men, otherworldly cats, and a shadowy tattoo artist who likes to curse people. To survive, Lisa will also need to uncover some mysteries from her past.

Director: Nick Antosca, Lenore Zion

Main Actors: Rosa Salazar, Catherine Keener,  Eric Lange

IMDb rating: 7.1/10