Zombie Detective (2020) User Reviews

Good Enough

[PennyReviews · 7/10 · 3 October 2021]

Korean Mini Series 'Zombie Detective' is a smooth blend of comedy and mystery. The drama uses the zombie situation of the main lead in the most hilarious way, from his tries to imitate being human to him advertizing the make-up product, to his relationship with the leading lady. Everything was well done, not overstepping the borders of ridiculous, and keeping a nice balance between comedy and action.

The mystery, in addition, was a nice touch that kept things going for a while. The small cases weren't plenty, but they were enough to get things more entertaining and give time to the main plot to slowly mature.

The performances, finally, were all great from everyone in the cast.

So, overall, 7 out of 10.

Its not tripe.

[alaningle7 · 8/10 · 9 January 2022]

A man awakens on a rubbish dump with no recollection of how he got there and even worse he is now a zombie with a hunger for human flesh. He assumes the role of a murdered detective and tries to find out about his past with the help of a nosy female whilst trying to suppress his hunger. Interesting idea with a great cast keeps the story moving over the twelve episode and some amusing moments make it an ok watch.

Wow!!! A must watch and a great comedy!!

[munmoonghosh-48734 · 8/10 · 6 January 2022]

I am in love with the Zombie Detective. And Park Ju Hyun and our Bae Gyuri rocked as always!!!

Plot was interesting. 3 mysteries were solved in the entires season. 1st case making base for the evolution of zombie detective, was soooo amazing!

And the comedy was truly awesome!!

Mindblowing

[nidajunaid-40695 · 10/10 · 29 October 2020]

Anyone who haven't watched it yet,start watching it right now. Trust me you can't evwn imagine what is in store for you.. the actors,director,producer,makeup staff,everyone did their best to create this master piece.. Horror,action and romance with amazing comedy and aome serious life lessons all packed in a single short drama..daebak!!!! And yes!! Choi jin hyuk is the hottest zombie ever

its at least the best Asian Zombie series

[backnblack-06123 · 8/10 · 25 January 2022]

This is good and a 8 is a fair rating as it does lag in the last 3 episodes still the best Asian Zombie series ive seen, all the characters were well acted even the annoying sister in law who had the hardest part did it well. Appears set up for a season 2 but the rating might not warrant it.

Could have been good

[steli-os · 6/10 · 23 February 2021]

The first thing I noticed about this one: AMAZING picture. And this is the main reason I rate this so high.

It had promise and it started very well, but the sister ruined the whole drama for me with her overacting. I don't blame the actress. It's her role. She wasn't the only bad role, but definitely the worst. In the attempt to make the drama funnier, they made some characters overact. It definitely didn't work.

I would have rated with 7 stars if not for the stupid humour. It's a shame because there are some parts with nice humour, more fitting to the dark side of the drama. So, barely 6 stars for the production quality.

Excellent series

[titing-76110 · 10/10 · 31 October 2020]

Wow this amazing series 100% thumbs up This i recommend for my family to watch Love it

Watch for Choi Jin Hyuk

[charlottehunterblogs · 6/10 · 23 January 2021]

The female lead character is over-the-top agressive, pushy and loud to get what she wants. It's always her way and she won't let ANYONE say no to her. If you can take that, then you'll love this show! But Choi Jin Huyk has such a 'bloody' good role that you will likely put all that aside. I couldn't. But go enjoy...the humour is on the cheesy side but the 'Beef Tripe' is tasty.

I love this Series

[nandhus-18076 · 10/10 · 17 June 2021]

It's full of comedy. And I really like the plot. And the male and female characters both are really good acting. And iam waiting for the second season 💞👍

I love this drama

[Kanzaki_ken · 9/10 · 11 March 2022]

I admit, I was bored at first , but as the drama getting on, I'm liking it, it was a stress reliever . I feel the funny or jokes was not forced unlike other comedy kdrama . Props to Park Ju Hyun, she's a very good actress . Hoping her to have more lead roles in the future.

love it.

[bilalkamaran · 5/10 · 29 September 2020]

This drama is so hilarious. I really really love it.

Recommended

[islamlaky · 9/10 · 19 October 2020]

It's so amazing serie, it's mix of comédie, drama, action..

MASTERPIECE OF KOREAN DRAMA

[Mr-kutan-reviews · 10/10 · 24 March 2022]

Man give it a try an amazing plot with a mind blowing ending the first episode itself is engaging waiting if it has a season 2.

ZOMBIE DETECTIVE.

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hilarious! worth it if you like zombies

[kmoon79 · 9/10 · 19 March 2023]

I gave this show 9 stars simply because it had fewer episodes than most kdramas (12 instead of 16). I think they could and should have made more episodes and fleshed out the story a bit more. Other than that I have nothing to complain about. It's hilarious! There's comedy, action, mystery, and camp. The chemistry between the actors/characters was amazing. I love anything zombie but for the most part zombie shows/movies are either way too gory and/or just plain stupid. But not this one! It's great for when you want to watch something casual, relaxing and funny. There's the cute main character, a self aware zombie, a zombie-obsessed filmmaker brother-in-law, adorable kids, and hilarious enemy-sidekicks. Plus now I have a new kcrush, Choi Jin-Huyk :) The ending hinted that there could be a second season but there isn't, which is sad.

Makes you rethink zombies

[leahcubed · 9/10 · 15 June 2021]

9/10 is my rating. This is a 2020 South Korean fantasy television series that has 12, 60 minute episodes.

Kang Min-ho (Choi Jin-hyuk) wakes up in the area of a hazardous waste dump with no memory of what happened to him or how he got there. More startling is he discovers he is not fully dead or alive - he is a zombie. To determine how he came to be in his current condition he knows he has to be able to "blend in" with humans so he slowly and persistently trains himself to walk, talk and act like a human. To cover his monstrous looking skin, he uses CC monster cover cream to the extent he should buy stock in the company. After witnessing the murder of private detective Kim Moo-young, Min-ho adds another mystery to his list and assumes the detectives identity so he can solve the mystery of his past. Gong Sun-ji (Park Ju-hyun) runs into Min-ho by chance and, mistaking his intentions, winds up "injuring" him. To pay damages she insists on becoming his part-time assistant not realizing her new boss is a zombie. Her skills as a former investigative journalist make her a useful asset for Min-ho as the two team up to solve not only the crime surrounding his death but also other cases as they come in the door.

Spoiler alert** I really like the way they portrayed the zombie in this series. All of the other zombie genre I have seen, with only one other notable exception, the zombies were mindless brain seeking monsters. The fact that he remained aware that he was once human and worked to blend in with humans made it a very unique and interesting take on zombies. I never would have thought a zombie could be sexy but then again when you have someone like Choi Jin-Hyuk playing a zombie, it was a foregone conclusion. Although I really liked it, it seemed like after they solved the "santa" case there was a logical end. I really thought we might be on the last episode and had mistaken how many episodes there were. This made me think they likely made some pilots and that is where it would have ended if the show was not popular. They extended it nicely, I wouldn't say seamlessly but definitely nicely. The ending was a bit nebulous and it was clear they left it open for a second season. It was good because the relationship between the two leads hadn't built to the level of romance making sense - it would have seemed sudden. On the flip side it leads me to wonder if there is any chemistry there. I mean I can't yet really picture them together but that could be it is early it what could be their romantic relationship. I usually feel bad for second guy but in this one I didn't because it was clear his timing was way off. You can't wait that long to decide you like someone as more than friends or that friendship becomes set in stone often for one or the other. I also felt his relationship with the female police officer was just building and likely that would continue on in a future episode. Even though the ending was less than I would have liked the whole circumstances surrounding the zombie were compelling enough that I rate this high and recommend it. If there is a second seasons I would likely re-watch the first and that in and of itself is telling as I rarely re-watch any.

I really like it this Zombie Detective, the cast specially the main 2 characters and the supporting characters as well they did there acting so Awesome, I highly recommend thi

[arlenedionela · 10/10 · 11 March 2023]

I really like it this Zombie Detective, the cast specially the main 2 characters and the supporting characters as well they did there acting so Awesome, I highly recommend this I like Detective Kim and here leading partner So-ji, good actor and actress, this series really Fantastic and super great, I enjoyed watching this no boring Episode, each Episode is captivating, like action thriller, comedy, romance and horror as well, Recommended that you need watch this, I Loved it really., Zombie Detective you will find an inspirational values, first time I watch Zombies with a heart and can speak clearly, You need to watch this honestly very good acting.

Had High Hopes For This One, But...

[Chaokage · 5/10 · 8 June 2021]

I did not like this one at all. I really tried but it was nothing special. You would expect that the Zombie Detective to have an impact on actual ongoing investigations while working on how he came to be, but unfortunately there was no such impact. I also couldn't connect with Park Joo-Hyun's character at all. The comedy aspect of the series did not help at all fill that gap. Skip this one. Not worth it.

Not what I was expected

[poinla37 · 4/10 · 15 April 2021]

I was expecting some kind of dark/mystery series, but instead, found a comedy.... And I must say I'm really not fond of Korean comedies, especially because I find the humor forced and obvious, and often overacted.

If you like Korean comedy, then It should be perfect for you.

To me, that was just too light, overacted and boring.

I understand how a zombie feels now.

[robertcairnduff-56748 · 3/10 · 15 March 2023]

Numb.

With only 17 reviews, all of them enthusiastic, I thought this might be an over-looked gem. Perhaps the silly premise put off viewers?

But no, dear reader - it's essential you save 12 hours of your life. Go out and enjoy the sunshine, meet friends, laugh, do a few good turns. Anything but watch this nonsense. It's an insult to KDramas.

I can barely tolerate over-acting at the best of times, but this infantile presentation is insulting. The characters are uninteresting, the plot(s) are convoluted.

If there ever was a germ of an idea, it needed complete reworking, re-editing, re-something.

Someone should have been brave enough to double-tap this monstrous show.