Korea is popular for its zombie dramas and movies. A drama named ‘Happiness’ aired at the ending of the year 2021 starring Park Hyung Sik and Han Hyo Joo. The drama received high ratings and good response from the audience.
The drama was set in the near future where an apartment building has been newly constructed. The residents were from diverse backgrounds, but a new infectious disease breaks out. It depicts the subtle psychological battle and the class discrimination that occurs.
If you’ve watched Happiness drama and are finding something similar in plot and genre to watch and keep the mood, here are the best dramas and movies to watch.
1. Sweet Home
Cha Hyun Soo decides to leave his home. His quiet life is soon disturbed by strange incidents that start occurring in his apartment, and throughout Korea. As people start to turn into monsters, Hyun Soo and the other residents try to survive.
Cast –
- Song Kang as Cha Hyun Soo
- Lee Jin Wook as Pyeon Sang Wook
- Lee Shi Young as Seo Yi Kyung
- Lee Do Hyun as Lee Eun Hyuk
No. Of Episodes – 10
Watch On – Netflix
2. All Of Us Are Dead
A group of high school students get caught with an extreme crisis situation when they become trapped in their school, while a zombie virus spreads like a wildfire. They must fight their way out or turn into one of the rabid infected.
Cast –
- Yoon Chan Young as Cheong San
- Park Ji Hoo as Ohn Jo
- Cho Yi Hyun as Nam Ra
- Park Solomon as Su Hyuk
No. Of Episodes – 8
Watch On – Netflix
3. Search
Search is a military thriller drama that takes place in the demilitarized zone (DMZ), the area between North and South Korea, and tells the story of a specialized search party that forms to find the truth behind mysterious disappearance and murder cases.
Cast –
- Jang Dong Yoon as Yong Dong Jin
- Krystal Jung as Son Ye Rim
- Yoon Park as Song Min Gyu
- Lee Hyun Wook as Lee Joon Sung
No. Of Episodes – 10
Watch On – Viki
4. Kingdom
Set in the Joseon period, the deceased king rises and a mysterious plague begins to spread; the prince must face a new breed of enemies to unveil the evil scheme and save his people. It has season 2 as well.
Cast –
- Joo Ji Hoon as Lee Chang
- Ryu Seung Ryong as Jo Hak Joo
- Bae Doo Na as Seo Bi
- Kim Sung Gyu as Young Shin
No. Of Episodes – 12 (S1: 6 & S2: 6)
Watch On – Netflix
5. Dark Hole
The drama is about a group of survivors who have to fight for their lives against mutants that are created when humans breathe mysterious dark smoke from a sinkhole that emerges from the town of Mu Ji.
Cast –
- Kim Ok Bin as Lee Hwa Sun
- Lee Joon Hyuk as Yoo Tae Han
- Park Keun Rok as Choi Seung Tae
- Oh Yu Jin as Han Dong Rim
No. Of Episodes – 12
Watch On – Viki
6. Train To Busan
Seok Woo is a fund manager who heads to Busan from Seoul with his daughter by a KTX train. However, they get stuck with other passengers on the train due to a virus breakout people who get bitten turns into zombies & the survival game begins.
7. #Alive
Jun Woo wakes up to find that a virus outbreak has spread, trapping survivors inside their apartments without access to cellular data or calls. He and Yu Bin struggle to survive in an isolated apartment from those infected with the virus.
8. The Odd Family: Zombie On Sale
When a pharmaceutical company’s illegal experiments inadvertently create a zombie, the strange Park family runs a petrol station. finds it and tries to profit from it. But things turn the other way when the villagers turn to zombies.
Wrapping Up
So, these were the Korean dramas and movies that are similar in story and theme as that of Happiness drama. So grab your popcorn and watch them.
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