Season 2: Kingdom

 Thriller, Horror, Politics

3 years ago, in order to fight against the Japanese from invaded into Joseon, Chief State Councilor Lord Cho Hak-ju and Lord Ahn Hyeon discussed about using resurrection plant to turn those who are sick into monster so that they can defeat the Japanese. Chief State Councilor Lord Cho Hak-ju also used the same method to turn the King who was going to die into monster.

The zombies attacked them during the day. The Prince were really shocked and could not understand why the zombies appeared during day time. As the zombies outnumbered them, they could not protect the fence anymore. They have to flee to another palace. They started to plan their strategy again. However, something unfortunate happened. There was a fire caused their food storage warehouse on fire. They don’t have enough food to feed everyone.

Seo-bi and Cho Beom-pal were looking for herbs in the wood. They eventually discovered and explored the Frozen Valley. Seo-bi found the resurrection plant. However, they were surrounded by the zombie. Seo-bi realized that zombies do not afraid of sun, it was due to the temperature changes. One thing for sure is that, zombies are afraid of water. Since Seo-bi and Cho Beom-pal have been trapped in the Frozen Valley, their only way was to move up the hill and headed to Chief State Councilor Lord Cho Hak-ju’s house to seek for protection. When the Lord Cho Hak-ju asked about the plant that Seo-bi was holding, she explained to him about it.

Seo-bi realized that something fishy has happened in Chief State Councilor Lord Cho Hak-ju’s house. She followed the guard and discovered that they had released a monster from one of the rooms.

The Prince sneaked into Chief State Councilor Lord Cho Hak-ju’s house. He has been tricked by Chief State Councilor Lord Cho Hak-ju. He locked the Prince inside the room with the King who turned into monster. Although he hesitated to kill his own father, he has no other choice. Lord Ahn Hyeon wanted to rescue the Prince, but he has been attacked by the guard. Before he passed away, he told the Prince to make him turned into monster in front of everyone in order his name for committing treason. The Prince was being locked up by Chief State Councilor Lord Cho Hak-ju. When Seo-bi treated his wound, he signaling her to make Lord Ahn Hyeon into monster with resurrection plant.

Lord Ahn Hyeon attacked Chief State Councilor Lord Cho Hak-ju. However, the Prince killed him. everyone in the Chief State Councilor Lord Cho Hak-ju’s residence decided to follow the Prince orders as the Prince revealed the truth behind Chief State Councilor Lord Cho Hak-ju.

The Queen was not pregnant. She tried to fool all the ministers in order to gain power in the palace. She also hided from his father about her pregnancy. She waited other pregnant women to born a son for her. The Queen has killed many pregnant women who gave birth with a girl. the Special Forces Commander discovered the corpses of the death women and new born baby girls. When he tried to investigate the case, the queen has stopped them.

Moo-Young betrayed the Prince and brought Chief State Councilor Lord Cho Hak-ju, Seo-bi and Cho Beom-pal headed to the Palace. He has been threatened by Chief State Councilor Lord Cho Hak-ju’s son before he left his family behind and followed the Prince. Chief State Councilor Lord Cho Hak-ju’s son ordered him to reveal the Prince whereabout. On the other hand, he also arranged a place for his pregnant wife to wait for delivery. Seo-bi told Moo-Young about the herbs that Cho Beom-pal collected. That herb was used for those who miscarriage or after giving birth. She found it weird about it. Moo-Young also recalled that he sent his wife to the place where many pregnant women gathering. He asked Chief State Councilor Lord Cho Hak-ju about it. However, the guards attacked him. When the Prince found him, he barely survived and passed away.

The Prince went to Hanyang with his comrade. They managed to save Moo-Young’s wife. Moo-Young’s wife told them that they took her child away. The Queen stole her son and claimed as hers. Seo-bi cured Chief State Councilor Lord Cho Hak-ju. She found the root cause for the disease. The Prince looked for Seo-bi and asked her to treat Moo-Young’s wife. He also requested her to check on the Queen. The Prince met his long-distance uncle. Seo-bi also told the Prince about cure.

Chief State Councilor Lord Cho Hak-ju overheard the minister mentioned about the Queen palace has many death pregnant women and baby girls. He brought Seo-bi with him and went to see the Queen. He asked Seo-bi to check on the Queen’s pulse. The Queen’s secret was revealed. The Queen poisoned her father and lockup Seo-bi. Seo-bi was terrified when her eyes were covered clothes and heard the Zombies sound nearby her.

The Prince came to Hanyang Palace. He brought his men together. He handed the medical journal of the King to the Minister in order to convince them that the Queen was behind the King illness. When the Prince arrived at the Palace and face-to-face with the Queen. The Queen carried a child with her. The Prince forced the Queen to step down from her position. When the ministers went to the Queen Palace to take her seal away, one of her servants release the zombie from the lockup. The zombie transmitted from one another. The Prince and his men quickly closed all the door to prevent the disease from spreading. He also lured the zombie to the lake. Although the zombie was outnumbered them, they tried their best to break the ice on the lake as the zombies were afraid of water. Most of his men including himself have been bitten by the zombies. When the ice break, everyone was dumped into the lake. They were survived from being infected.

The zombies attacked the Queen and the baby too. Seo-bi tried her best to protect the baby. She rescued the baby by putting the fire on the cloth and covered herself with it. when she realized the baby was bitten, she placed the baby in the water so that the worm can come out from his body. When the Prince came back to the palace and looked for the baby, Seo-bi assured the Prince that the baby was not harm. She asked the Prince to spare his life. Although the Ministers were doubt about the baby’s identity and also became a threat for the Prince. The Prince decided to give up his position and also asked them to change the history that he has passed away from the plague.

7 years later, the baby has grown up and crowned as a King. He was curious about his parents and brother death. Seo-bi, Yeong-shin and the former Crown Prince continued to investigate the resurrection plant. They realized that there are many places has the resurrection plant. They asked the villages about it. Two of them explained that they planted the resurrection plant so that they can earn more money from selling them to China Merchant. Seo-bi and the former Crown Prince arrived at the empty village. Seo-bi found the resurrection plant inside one of the houses. Suddenly, they were attacked by a zombie who wore a bell on its leg. The former Crown Prince killed it. Then, they heard more bell ranging sound from the fog.

A mysterious female named Ashin appears inside a house, and stands next to the undead who are kept inside wooden boxes for some nefarious purpose. The worm inside the new King moved into his brain. 

https://www.soompi.com/article/1381528wpp/kingdom-season-2-unveils-suspenseful-main-poster-and-premiere-date