10 Reasons You Should Watch Netflix's Kingdom
9. The Visuals
Not since NBC's Hannibal has nearly every frame of a TV series felt like looking at a painting, with massive, colourful, and beautiful set pieces and excellent framing and cinematography maximising the awe and majesty of the setting.
From the gorgeous opening sequence, which presents the complex ritual involved in embalming the emperor, to the bright, massive and colourful set pieces that make up the palace scenes, this show excels in making what fills the screen as fantastical as the content of the story.
Not only is it beautiful in the traditional, historical clothing and architecture of ancient Korea, it's also effectively terrifying in its visualising of the dead, the way they cram together like sardines when the sun comes up, and the way they look as they run through the foggy, dark night in search of live humans to feed on.
The contrast between the peaceful and opulent rich and the literal s**t that runs in the streets among the poor, and the way both are victim to the terror of the dark, zombie-filled night, is breathtaking to watch.