Kingdom mixes history with horror. Set in Joseon period, it tells story of Crown Prince Lee Chang. He digs into a strange plague turning people into monsters. Intricate plot, solid character development and beautiful visuals make it a must-watch. It has captured hearts worldwide since hitting Netflix in 2019. So, grab some popcorn and enjoy!

Meet the characters from Kingdom

Crown Prince Lee Chang

Lee Chang is that fierce, stubborn prince who somehow makes walking into apocalypse-level chaos look like a personal quest — and I mean that in the best way. He’s desperate, brave, and tries to carry a kingdom on his shoulders even when the weight is obviously too much; also he’ll go undercover among peasants like three times a season and blame it on “duty” but you can see him enjoying the anonymity a little. He swings between idealistic speeches and very grim, awful decisions (he’s not always clean about it), which makes him both heartbreaking and maddening. Honestly, he’s the kind of leader you want cheering you on and then maybe crying in a corner five minutes later — human, messy, stubbornly noble.

Seo Bi

Seo Bi is the quietly fierce herbalist/physician type who refuses to be sidelined — she studies, she watches, she judges (in the best possible way) and then she fixes things. She’s smart and practical and has this exhausted, wary look like she’s been awake for three nights straight because she probably has, but there’s also a softness beneath the clinical face; small smiles happen when no one’s looking. Sometimes she’s more merciful than she should be, and other times she’s colder than you’d expect — like a doctor who can’t help being honest, even when it hurts. Also she has weirdly particular hair habits? Like she tucks her hair the same way in every crisis, and I notice that every time.

Young Shin

Young Shin is the chew-you-out-and-save-you-later type of warrior — fierce with a bow, ferocious with words, and unexpectedly tender with the people she cares about. She’s stubborn as a mule (a very brave mule) and terrible at pretending she’s anything but exactly who she is, which is both disarmingly honest and a little terrifying. There are moments she softens into a friend who brings you rice and sarcasm in equal measure; then later she’s shooting arrows like it’s personal (because it usually is). I swear she collects tiny little charms in her sleeve — or maybe that’s something I made up — but it fits her, okay?

Queen Consort Cho

Queen Consort Cho is the kind of regal, poisonous elegance you love to hate; she smiles like a calm sea and can turn into a storm if it benefits the throne. She’s political, cold, and terrifyingly patient — plotting is basically her hobby — but also occasionally weirdly maternal in public moments, which makes her unpredictable (and worse, credible). She loves ceremony and control, and yet there are these tiny flashes where she almost looks tired and human and you think “oh no” because that softness is part of the calculation too. Honestly her fashions are peak TV royalty and I low-key believe she hums nursery rhymes when scheming.

Cho Beom Pal

Cho Beom Pal is the classic entitled noble with a nasty, snarky streak and about a hundred different ways to make your life miserable — corrupt, ambitious, and petty in the most entertaining ways. He acts like everything is a contest and he was born already winning, which makes him both predictable and satisfying to hate. Sometimes he shows a weird, grudging competence (ugh fine) and then immediately does something small and cruel just to remind you who he is. Also, he chews on pens — or maybe that’s a metaphor I’m into — but picture it, because it fits the character energy.

Cho Hak Joo

Cho Hak Joo gives “cold, methodical official” vibes — calculating, polished, and quietly dangerous in the way someone who reads numbers for fun is dangerous. He moves like someone who has never been surprised and then occasionally snaps in a way that’s more unsettling than screaming ever would be; very efficient evil energy. There are hints he cares about legacy and appearances more than people (shock, I know), but every once in a while he does something oddly human that makes you blink and reconsider him for a second. Also he probably has a perfect calligraphy set and uses it to sign terrible decrees with flourish.

Moo Young

Moo Young is the mysterious, stoic fighter who acts like he was born at the edge of a cliff and prefers living there; quiet, lethal, and weirdly principled. He’s the “doesn’t say much but has very strong opinions about loyalty” type — the person you want beside you in a running scene or a very bad plan. Sometimes he’s soft with kids (don’t tell anyone) and other times he’s a cold machine of strategy; it’s confusing but in the best possible way, like a riddle you keep trying to solve. Also he may or may not have a habit of whistling old tunes when nervous — I’ve seen it, or dreamed it, same thing.