WORK-gdom
Kingdom
Type
DRAMA
Year
2019
Overview
Written by Kim Eun-hee, directed by Kim Seong-hun. Starring Ju Ji-hoon, Ryu Seung-ryong, Bae Doona, and Heo Jun-ho. A zombie historical drama set in Joseon-era Korea. Season 1 (2019), Season 2 (2020), and Ashin of the North (2021) became Netflix global hits, pioneering the K-zombie sageuk genre.
Filming Locations · 8
LOC-_001
Changdeokgung Palace
Seoul · 99
★ Primary location
Season 1 main palace scene. The pond 'Gwallamji' in Huwon appears as the pond hiding corpses. Injeongjeon was rarely permitted for actual filming in Korean sageuk
LOC-_002
Changgyeonggung Palace
Seoul · 185
Palace scenes at Myeongjeongjeon, Tongmyeongjeon, and more. Many royal space scenes filmed alongside Changdeokgung
LOC-_003
Mungyeong Saejae 1st Gate (Juheulgwan)
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Appears as the key 'Mungyeong Saejae Gate' to Hanyang in the late drama. Most-used location for siege scenes in Korean sageuk
LOC-_004
Mungyeong Saejae 2nd Gate (Jogokgwan)
Gyeongsangbuk-do
Mungyeong Saejae 2nd Gate. The path-to-Hanyang scene following the 1st gate
LOC-_005
Mungyeong Saejae Open Set
Gyeongsangbuk-do · 932
A 130-building sageuk set on 70,000㎡ built for Daewang Sejong. Many palace exterior scenes filmed including Gwanghwamun, Gyeongbokgung, Sangju Eupseong
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LOC-_006
Buan Video Theme Park
Jeonbuk · 309-64
Injeongjeon interior set. Real Injeongjeon was used into modern times with electrical fixtures, so impossible to film historical drama interior; filmed at Buan set instead
LOC-_007
Suwon Hwaseong Haenggung Palace
Gyeonggi-do · 825
Scene where Taegeuk-patterned doors close in layers. Utilizes Haenggung structure with doors lined up in layers
LOC-_008
Wondae-ri Birch Forest
Gangwon · 581
Natural landscape scene utilizing the mystical atmosphere of the birch forest
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