If you like The Walking Dead, check out Kingdom on Netflix

Love the drama and bloody action on The Walking Dead? You may love Kingdom on Netflix even more.

The Walking Dead is only days away from returning with its midseason 9 premiere, but if you need more post-apocalyptic action in your life, Kingdom on Netflix should do the trick! Some fans of the latter would even argue that Kingdom is a far better series than the AMC hit drama. We’re not here to debate which is superior, though, we love them both!

Perhaps, even, you’ve grown tired of the drama on The Walking Dead (and heartbreaking deaths), and are searching for something more action-packed that leans more towards horror. If so, Kingdom by a long shot has more fast-paced sequences and frights.

Here’s the gist if you are now just learning about Kingdom: The Netflix series is based on the webcomic books from Kim Eun-hee and Yang Kyung-il titled, The Kingdom of the Gods. This is Netflix’s second Korean original series and it has taken off on the streaming service quite well. A second season is even in the works, to debut sometime next year.

Kingdom stars Ju Ji-hoon as Prince Yi-Chang in a medieval Joseon period. Yi-Chang becomes entangled in a political conspiracy, forced to investigate the spread of a mysterious illness. A plague that has been infecting the country’s southern provinces, including the emperor, Yi-Chang’s father.

Once Yi-Chang sees his father transform into a monster (or what we call them, zombies), he embarks on a journey to find a cure for the virus to prevent it from spreading any further. He must do this all while fighting off Minister Cho (Ryu Seung-ryong), who wants to overthrow him from the throne. Yi-Chang is accompanied by a physician Seo-Bi (Bae Doo-na), the mysterious Yeong-Shin (Kim Sung-gyu), and his personal guard Moo-Young (Kim Sang-ho).

Kingdom makes bolder moves than The Walking Dead, without having to overdo the gore. There are also no bottle episodes in Kingdom (which is one of the complaints TWD fans have), the artistic shots, mystery, and main story are present throughout the series.

Kingdom is now streaming on Netflix. It consists of six episodes, all under an hour long. Will you be checking it out this weekend?