1. Train to Busan

Directed By: Yeon Sang Ho

Cast: Gong Yoo as Seok Woo, Ma Dong Seok as Sang Hwa, Kim Soo Ahn as Soo An, Choi Woo Shik as Min Yong Guk

IMDb Rating: 7.6/10

Movie Description: In 2016, South Korean filmmakers released ‘Train to Busan’ as the first massive hit zombie movie. The movie is about a group of passengers who are on their train journey from Seoul to Busan where they struggle to survive the zombie apocalypse. Within 118 minutes, this movie will make you go through highs and lows of terror, suspense, thrill, and some short-term disturbing violence. Many viewers like it for its strong, thrilling storyline, outstanding acting, and impressive character development.

2. Happiness

Directed By: Ahn Gil Ho

Cast: Han Hyo Joo as Yoon Sae Bom, Park Hyung Sik as Jung Yi Hyun

IMDb Rating: 7.9/10

Series Description: This survival series was released in late 2021. It is a South Korean zombie web series having a single season of 12 episodes. The story is about an unidentified virus that forces residents of a building to quarantine themselves. The residents make desperate attempts to win over the virus by overcoming their distrust and distress. What sets the series stand out is the focus laid on each character of the series as to what they do in a time of acute crisis. Its viewers have given positive reviews on the overall plot while its ending was met with mixed reviews by the viewers.

3. All of Us is Dead

Directed By: Lee Jae Kyu, Kim Nam Soo 

Cast: Park Solomon as Lee Su Hyeok, Yoon Chan Young as Lee Cheong San, Park Ji Hoo as Nam on Jo

IMDb Rating: 7.5/10

Series Description: This zombie apocalypse horror fiction was released in 2022 and has one season with 12 episodes. This Korean Zombie series and TV shows  revolves around a bunch of school students who struggle to survive a zombie virus outbreak in their school. It has a great direction, superb cinematography, and amazing action sequences.

4. Sweet Home

Directed By: Lee Eung Bok 

Cast: Song Kang as Cha Hyun Soo, Lee Do Hyun as Lee Eun Hyukgo Min Si as Lee Eun yoo

IMDb Rating: 7.3/10

Series Description: This quirky charm series follows a high school student who loses his entire family and starts afresh. His new life is interrupted by human-turned-monsters. The story is packed with chaos, tension, and terror. Its first season is 10 episodes and its second season is upcoming probably at the end of this year.

5. Peninsula

Directed By: Yeon Sang-Ho

Cast: Gang Dong Won as Jeong Seok, Lee Re as Jooni, Koo Kyo Hwan as Captain Seo

IMDb Rating: 5.5/10

Movie Description: This is a sequel to Train to Busan but has no relevance to it. The story revolves around four Koreans from Hong Kong who travel to a post-zombie-apocalyptic South Korea to extract leftover money from a land that is now inhabited by zombies.

6. Alive

Directed By: Il Cho

Cast: Yoo Ah In as Oh Joon Woo, Park Shin Hye as Kim Yoo Bin, Lee Hyun Wook as Lee Sang Chul

IMDb Rating: 6.3/10

Movie Description: This petrifying action movie revolves around Joon Woo who finds himself alone in a city overpowered by a zombie virus outbreak. It was released at the time of the coronavirus pandemic and has an incredibly related storyline. 

7. The Wailing

Directed By: Na Hong Jin

Cast: Chun Woo Hee as Moo Myung, Hwang Jung Min as Il Gwang, Kwak Do Won as Jong Goo, Kim Hwan Hee as Hyo Jin, Jo Han Chul as Detective

IMDb Rating: 7.4/10

Movie Description: It has a mind-boggling trajectory story of a policeman surrounded by horror, murder, and terror of an unidentified disease infecting people around him including his daughter.

8. Seoul Station

Directed By: Yeon Sang-Ho

Cast: Ryu Seung Ryong as Suk Gyu, Lee Joon as Ki Woong, Shin Eun Kyung as Runaway girl

IMDb Rating: 6.1/10

Movie Description: It is an adult animated South Korean movie introduced as a prequel to Train to Busan. The story is about a father-daughter union in Seoul that got interrupted by a zombie virus outbreak. This production stands out for addressing some serious societal issues most creatively.

9. The Neighbour Zombie

Directed By: Oh Young Do, Yoon Jung Jang, Young Geun Hong, Hoon Ryu

Cast: Eun Jung Ha, Youn Jung Jang, Bae Yong Geun

IMDb Rating: 4.9/10 

Movie Description: This is a 2010 horror comedy movie jam-packed with tension and action. The story follows an outbreak of a zombie virus in Seoul. It is one of the first zombie thrillers in South Korea acknowledged for its excellence.

10. The Odd Family: Zombie on Sale

Directed By: Lee Min Jae

Cast: Lee Soo Kyung as Hae Gul, Jung Ga Ram as Jjong Bi, Shin Jeong Geun as Chief Oh

IMDb Rating: 6.6/10

Movie Description: This 2019 zombie film is a blend of one of the finest comedies, thriller, and romance. The story follows an industrial accident creating zombies and Park Family members looking at zombies to make some money.

11. Doomsday Book: A Brave New World

Directed By: Yim Pil Sung, Kim Jee Woon

Cast: Bong Joon Ho as Joon Ho/Lee, Bae Doona as Min Seo, Hae Il Park as In Myung, Jin Ji Hee as Min Seo

IMDb Rating: 5.8/10

Movie Description: The narrative film ‘Doomsday Book,’ released in 2012, is celebrated for its cinematic brilliance. Among its three distinct sci-fi stories, ‘A Brave New World’ stands out as it weaves a tale of a zombie apocalypse within a political satire.

12. Rampant

Directed By: Kim Sung Hoon

Cast: Hyun Bin as Lee Chung, Jang Dong Gun as Kim Ja Joon, Kim Eui Sung as King Ijo

IMDb Rating: 6.3/10

Movie Description: This zombie action thriller movie was released in 2018. Its story centers on an arrogant prince who, after being exiled, returns to his homeland to combat zombies.

13. Horror Stories

Directed By: Min Kyu Dong, Ji Yeong Hong, Jung Bum Shik, Dae Wung Lim, Kim Gok, Sun Kim

Cast: Kim Ji Won as Ji Won, Jo Han Chul as the army doctor, Bae Soo Bin as Min, and Yoo Yeon Seok as the serial killer.

IMDb Rating: 5.7/10

Movie Description: This is a 2012 horror anthology. It’s a story about a serial killer who can only fall asleep if the victim tells him horror stories or allows him to taste human blood.