Zombie Detective () is a 2020 South Korean television drama series broadcast by KBS2. Directed by Shim Jae-hyun, it stars Choi Jin-hyuk and Park Ju-hyun. It aired from September 21 to October 27, 2020. It tells the story of a zombie and a writer who team up to solve crimes.
Synopsis Kang Min-ho (Choi Jin-hyuk) wakes up and discovers that he is a zombie with no memories of his past. He trains himself to walk and talk like a human, covers up his scars with makeup, and assumes the identity of private detective Kim Moo-young while trying to solve the mystery of his past. Gong Sun-ji (Park Ju-hyun) is a former investigative journalist who gets hired as a part-time assistant at Moo-young's agency. She discovers Moo-young's zombie secret, and the two team up to solve crimes and discover the mystery behind the existence of zombies.
Cast Main Choi Jin-hyuk as Kim Moo-young/Kang Min-ho Park Ju-hyun as Gong Sun-ji Kwon Hwa-woon as Cha Do-hyun
Supporting World King Agency Tae Hang-ho as Lee Sung-rok Lee Joong-ok as Wang Wei
Gong Sun-ji's family Ahn Se-ha as Lee Tae-kyun Hwang Bo-ra as Gong Sun-young Sung Min-jun as Lee Joon-woo
Gangrim Police Station Park Dong-bin as Hwang Chun-seob Jung Chae-yul as Bae Yoon-mi
Others Lim Se-joo as Kim Bo-ra Bae Yoo-ram as Station PD Park Sang-myun as Lee Gwang-sik Ha Do-kwon as Noh Poong-sik Seo Yeon-woo as Yeon-woo Uhm Tae-yoon as Um Tae-yoon Yoon Ki-chang as real Kim Moo-young
Special appearances Park Joo-yong as Santa suspect (Ep. 1) Yoo Min-sang as pizza box man (Ep. 1) Lee Seung-yoon as zombie movie actor (Ep. 1) Kim Hye-seon as zombie movie actress (Ep. 1) Yoo Jae-suk as zombie movie poster actor (Ep. 1) Kim Min-kyung as zombie movie poster actress (Ep. 1) Kim Yo-han as skin cream CM model (Ep. 1) Lee Ga-sub as Oh Hyeong-cheol (Ep. 2) Han Hye-ji as Oh Hyeong-cheol's wife (Ep. 2) Song Ga-in as trot singer (Ep. 2) A.C.E as zombie dancer (Ep. 2–3) Shin Yun-sook as Kim Moo-young's landlord (Ep. 2) Ok Joo-ri as food cart vendor (Ep. 2) Kwon Hae-hyo as movie company CEO (Ep. 2) Lee Young-ji as paramedic (Ep. 2) Kim Jung-pal as fast center manager (Ep. 3) Jang Se-hyun as fast center client (Ep. 3) Park Sun-young as Kang Go-eun (Ep. 3) Yebin as Yoo Hee-seon (Ep. 3) Sam Hammington as Butcher (Ep. 5) William Hammington as Butcher son (Ep. 5) Ryu Hye-rin as Shaman (Ep. 6)
Production Zombie Detective is a joint production by KBS, Wavve, and SK Broadband for its B TV service, consisting of 12 episodes. Production company RaemongRaein handled the production of the series. KBS released photos from the first script reading on July 22, 2020, and the main poster of the series featuring all the casts on August 24.
The series is the first original co-production by a terrestrial broadcaster, OTT platform, and IPTV service.
Release Zombie Detective was first released as video-on-demand (VOD) on Wavve and B TV on September 19, 2020, two days prior to its premiere on KBS2 on September 21.
Wavve and B TV continued to release two episodes at 9:30 PM on the Saturday before the Monday and Tuesday series broadcast on KBS2.
Viewership + Average TV viewership ratings Ep. Part Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)1 1September 21, 2020 2.9% 2 3.6%2 1September 22, 2020 2.7% 2 3.0%3 1September 28, 2020 2.1% 2 2.8%4 1September 29, 2020 2.0% 2 2.8%5 1October 5, 2020 2.0% 2 2.9%6 1October 6, 2020 2.5% 2 3.4%7 1October 12, 2020 2.4% 2 3.1%8 1October 13, 2020 2.6% 2 9 1October 19, 2020 2.4% 2 3.1%10 1October 20, 2020 2.0% 2 2.6%11 1October 26, 2020 2.1% 2 2.2%12 1October 27, 2020 2 2.6%Average
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.202018th KBS Entertainment AwardsBest Challenge AwardZombie Detective Team
References
External links
Wavve official site (formerly RaemongRaein)