''Zombie Detective'' () is a South Korean fantasy television series starring Choi Jin-hyuk and Park Ju-hyun. The series is produced by KBS Drama Production and RaemongRaein and aired on

KBS2 The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, ...

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) *

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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) *

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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

KBS released the photos from the first script reading on July 22, 2020. KBS released the main poster of the series featuring all the casts.

Viewership

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * * * {{HanCinema drama, Zombie_Detective Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Korean-language television shows 2020 South Korean television series debuts 2020 South Korean television series endings South Korean mystery television series South Korean fantasy television series South Korean comedy television series South Korean horror fiction television series Television series by RaemongRaein