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Kingdom
킹덤
2019 · TV series · 2 seasons
Created by Kim Eun-hee, Kim Seong-hun
In this zombie thriller set in Korea's medieval Joseon dynasty which has been defeated by corruption and famine, a mysterious rumor of the king’s death spreads, as does a strange plague that renders the infected immune to death and hungry for flesh. The crown prince, fallen victim to a conspiracy, sets out on a journey to unveil the evil scheme and save his people.
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Search for Korean made tv and movies. A ton of brilliant content coming out. Kingdom and D.P to name only two.
There are a few foreign-language shows interesting enough for me to watch but it doesn't stop it from being a major downside. Subbed is an inconvenience but dubbing makes me feel like there's something wrong with my eyes or like I'm watching a desynced video file from 2005. I can't do it.
A couple things like Kingdom eventually get watched but I can't imagine getting really excited for a new episode like I was with Game of Thrones or Chernobyl. It's simply not immersive enough for me.
One also wonders which is happening faster, streaming services making Europeans more like each other or making Europeans more like Americans.
I've watched an actually pretty good number of Netflix shows and movies and I think they are getting there!
Think house of cards, mind hunter, kingdom, death love and robots, the witcher.
Same here. I find that I've turned to Youtube to satisfy any content cravings. It's not perfect, suggestions sometimes never have anything to do with what I've been watching the past 12 hours, Youtube's algorithms have a clear bias against certain content and sometimes I can't bother to wade through pages and pages of slosh to find what I know fits my tastes, but at this point I have a good idea of the search terms to use when I want something to watch, and if all else fails I can always just rewatch an ancient creator's old content.
Meanwhile on Netflix, it is nearly impossible to find what interests me by just turning it on and flipping through the initial feed. It also feels like there is never enough of the content I want to watch. I found 'Kingdom', 'Love,Death and Robots' and 'Sex Education' completely by accident, and on ending each series and falling in love with their concepts, I get exhausted when I see there is no season 2, because it means it will probably be a while until I hit the jackpot again. Even one of my favorites - 'Black Mirror', seems to be dropping in quality.
I haven't opened Netflix in 2 months and probably will cancel my sub soon because the wait it just not worth the price.
Here's the secret to Netflix:
A "masterpiece" is in the eye of the beholder.
A masterpiece to some is not to another.
Roma is one example: it clearly is masterfully done. Film critics love it. I loved it and it resonated with me. Have you seen it yet? Maybe you think it's "mediocre".
I liked Bird Box because it was apocalyptic and dealt with the downfall of society, a common theme in this genre. I don't care if anyone else liked it or didn't, the film was made for me. I see Netflix just released Kingdom. I have loved it so far.
I could list dozens of shows and movies that I have been extremely thrilled with. Will everyone else? I. Don't. Care.
As long as Netflix keeps pumping in the fantastic content, people will continue to subscribe.
I think you just need to look harder in Netflix. Try some British shows like Marcella or The Bodyguard.