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Zombie Detective

TV·2020–2020·1 season, 12 episodes·KBS2·Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy·1h·Created by Baek Eun-jin, Shim Jae-hyun

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Kim Moo-Young wakes up to find he has become a zombie with no memories of his past. Witnessing the death of a Detective, he has assumed his identity to try discover the mysteries of his past. Meanwhile, Kong Sun-Ji works as investigative journalist who quits whilst investigating the 'Santa Killer' case. By chance the two are brought together and various circumstances lead to Sun-Ji working at Moo-Young's detective agency as an intern.

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  1. 01Zombie Detective S01E07Episode 7S01E07 · 8.0A man breaks into Moo Young’s office, and Seong Rok and Wei see it. As Moo Young finds out that the intruder has only stolen his lighter, he suspects that the intruder might be someone who knows his past. Meanwhile, Moo Young is invited to Joon Woo’s birthday party.
  2. 02Zombie Detective S01E08Episode 8S01E08 · 8.0Hyeong Cheol tells Moo Young about his horrible past, and he gets devastated. As Moo Young tries to kill himself, Seon Ji tries to reach him to tell him about another version of his past. Meanwhile, Seon Ji runs into danger while investigating So Ri’s death.
  3. 03Zombie Detective S01E09Episode 9S01E09 · 8.0After Hyeong Cheol’s death, Moo Young tries to erase all of his traces and leave. While Seon Ji tries to reach Moo Young, he passes out due to hunger and finds himself in his office. Meanwhile, Tae Kyun visits Moo Young and explains the story about his new zombie movie.

Castfull cast & details

Choi Jin-hyukChoi Jin-hyukKim Moo-Young / Kang Min-HoPark Ju-hyunPark Ju-hyunKong Sun-JiHwang Bo-raHwang Bo-raGong Sun-YoungKwon Hwa-woonKwon Hwa-woonCha Do HyunAhn Se-haAhn Se-haLee Tae-KyunTae Hang-hoTae Hang-hoLee Sung-RokLee Jung-okLee Jung-okWang WeyBae Yu-ramBae Yu-ramPD

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode12Episodes2020Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S01E01Zombie Detective S01E01Episode 1September 19, 2020 7.0A man wakes up as a zombie. He tries to survive in this world by pretending to be human. Will he be able to fool other humans? Meanwhile, Se
  2. S01E02Zombie Detective S01E02Episode 2September 19, 2020 7.0Moo Young is taken to the hospital after being hit by a helmet. However, he doesn’t want his identity to be revealed, so he runs away. Meanw
  3. S01E03Zombie Detective S01E03Episode 3September 26, 2020 7.0Moo Young is taken to the hospital after being hit by a helmet. However, he doesn’t want his identity to be revealed, so he runs away. Meanw
  4. S01E04Zombie Detective S01E04Episode 4September 26, 2020 7.0Zombie, Moo Young returns with a suspicious pill from the fast center. It’s called as a weight-loss supplement and given to all members at t
  5. S01E05Zombie Detective S01E05Episode 5October 3, 2020 7.0With the help of Tae Kyun, Seon Ji realizes that Kim Moo Young is a zombie. Stunned and scared of getting eaten alive, she unwillingly goes
  6. S01E06Zombie Detective S01E06Episode 6October 3, 2020 7.0Seon Ji tries to help Moo Young remember his past life, but nothing seems to work. However, Moo Young begins to think of the possibility tha
  7. S01E07Zombie Detective S01E07Season's bestEpisode 7October 10, 2020 8.0A man breaks into Moo Young’s office, and Seong Rok and Wei see it. As Moo Young finds out that the intruder has only stolen his lighter, he
  8. S01E08Zombie Detective S01E08Episode 8October 10, 2020 8.0Hyeong Cheol tells Moo Young about his horrible past, and he gets devastated. As Moo Young tries to kill himself, Seon Ji tries to reach him
  9. S01E09Zombie Detective S01E09Episode 9October 17, 2020 8.0After Hyeong Cheol’s death, Moo Young tries to erase all of his traces and leave. While Seon Ji tries to reach Moo Young, he passes out due
  10. S01E10Zombie Detective S01E10Episode 10October 17, 2020 8.0After Poong Shik is discharged from prison, he goes to Seong Rok and asks him to follow Moo Young. As Moo Young remembers what Poong Shik di
  11. S01E11Zombie Detective S01E11Episode 11October 26, 2020 8.0Moo Young and Seon Ji find out about Poong Shik’s illegal experiments on animals. And in order to find out more about Poong Shik, they ask S
  12. S01E12Zombie Detective S01E12Episode 12October 27, 2020 8.0Poong Shik escapes from the police car while being transferred to the police station after being arrested. After hearing the news, Seong Rok

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