Zombie Detective

{{Infobox television

| image = Zombie_Detective.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| runtime = 70 minutes

| first_aired = {{start date|2020|9|21}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2020|10|27}}

| company = RaemongRaein

| num_episodes = 24

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=좀비탐정|hanja=좀비探偵}}

| language = Korean

| country = South Korea

| starring = {{plainlist|

Choi Jin-hyuk
Park Ju-hyun
Kwon Hwa-woon

}}

| director = Shim Jae-hyun

| writer = Baek Eun-jin

| genre = {{ubl|Comedy|Fantasy|Mystery}}

| network = KBS2

| producer = {{ubl|Park Ji-young|Kim Dong-rae}}

| executive_producer = Ki Min-soo (KBS)

| creator = KBS Drama Division

| music = Ok Jeong-yong

}}

Zombie Detective ({{Korean|hangul=좀비탐정|hanja=좀비探偵|rr=Jombitamjeong|mr=}}) 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.{{Cite web|last=Baek|first=Ji-yeon|title=최진혁X박주현, 드라마 '좀비탐정' 주연 발탁 [공식입장]|trans-title=Choi Jin-hyuk x Park Joo-hyun selected as the lead role in the drama 'Zombie Detective' [Official Position]|url=http://stoo.asiae.co.kr/article.php?aid=65698323570|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Stoo Asiae|language=ko|date=2020-07-03}} It aired from September 21 to October 27, 2020.{{Cite web|title="Zombie Detective" Confirmed to Air on the 21st @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database|url=https://www.hancinema.net/zombie-detective-confirmed-to-air-on-the-21st-144932.html|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.hancinema.net|language=en}} It tells the story of a zombie and a writer who team up to solve crimes.{{Cite web|title=Choi Jin-hyuk and Park Ju-hyun Turn into Sherlock and Watson @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database|url=https://www.hancinema.net/choi-jin-hyuk-and-park-ju-hyun-turn-into-sherlock-and-watson-143664.html|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.hancinema.net|language=en}}

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{{Cite web|title=[HanCinema's News] Hwang Bo-ra Cast for "Zombie Detective" @ HanCinema :: The Korean Movie and Drama Database|url=https://www.hancinema.net/hancinema-s-news-hwang-bo-ra-cast-for-zombie-detective-143168.html|access-date=2020-09-30|website=www.hancinema.net|language=en}} as Gong Sun-young
Sung Min-jun as Lee Joon-woo

== Gangrim Police Station ==

Park Dong-bin{{Cite web|last=Park|first=Jae-hwan|title=박동빈, 좀비 쫓는 강력반 팀장|trans-title=Park Dong-bin, leader of the homicide class chasing zombies|url=https://kstar.kbs.co.kr/list_view.html?idx=31831|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|date=July 22, 2020|access-date=2020-09-30|website=KBS|language=ko}} as Hwang Chun-seob
Jung Chae-yul as Bae Yoon-mi{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2023/04/11/south-korean-actress-and-model-jung-chae-yul-found-dead-at-26/|title='Zombie Detective' star dead: South Korean actress Jung Chae-yul was 26|website=New York Post|date=2023-04-11}}

= 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{{Cite web|last=Park|first=Jae-hwan|title=예능드라마 좀비탐정, 유재석 강시 출연|trans-title=Entertainment drama Zombie Detective, Yoo Jae-seok appeared as Kangshi|url=https://kstar.kbs.co.kr/list_view.html?idx=31915|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|date=August 27, 2020|access-date=2020-09-30|website=KBS|language=ko}} 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{{Cite web|last=Park|first=Jae-hwan|title=보이그룹 에이스, 드라마 '좀비탐정' 깜짝출연|trans-title=Boy group Ace makes a surprise appearance in the drama “Zombie Detective”|url=https://kstar.kbs.co.kr/list_view.html?idx=31900|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|date=August 27, 2020|access-date=October 28, 2021|website=KBS|language=ko}} 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

KBS released the photos from the first script reading on July 22, 2020.{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Hyun-sik|date=2020-07-22|title=최진혁·박주현…KBS2 새 드라마 '좀비탐정' 대본 리딩 현장 공개|trans-title=Choi Jin-hyuk and Park Ju-hyun in KBS 2TV "Zombie Detective"|url=https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01230006625837144&mediaCodeNo=258|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-30|website=E-Daily|language=ko}} KBS released the main poster of the series featuring all the casts.{{Cite web|last=Park|first=Soo-in|title='좀비탐정' 최진혁→박주현 단체포스터 공개, 인간-좀비 공생 어떨까|trans-title='Zombie Detective' Choi Jin-hyuk and Park Joo-hyun's group poster release|url=https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202008240833008010|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=October 28, 2021|website=Newsen|language=ko|date=2020-08-24}}

Viewership

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+ Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. ! Part ! Original broadcast date ! Average audience share (Nielsen Korea){{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Nielsen Korea\|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00&begin_date=20200323\|url-status=\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-09-30\|website=AGB Nielsen Media Research}}
rowspan="2" \|1 ! 1 \| rowspan="2" \|September 21, 2020 \| 2.9%
2 \| 3.6%
rowspan="2" \|2 ! 1 \| rowspan="2" \|September 22, 2020 \| 2.7%
2 \| 3.0%
rowspan="2" \|3 ! 1 \| rowspan="2" \|September 28, 2020 \| 2.1%
2 \| 2.8%
rowspan="2" \|4 ! 1 \| rowspan="2" \|September 29, 2020 \| 2.0%
2 \| 2.8%
rowspan="2" \|5 ! 1 \| rowspan="2" \|October 5, 2020 \| 2.0%
2 \| 2.9%
rowspan="2" \|6 ! 1 \| rowspan="2" \|October 6, 2020 \| 2.5%
2 \| 3.4%
rowspan="2" \|7 ! 1 \| rowspan="2" \|October 12, 2020 \| 2.4%
2 \| 3.1%
rowspan="2" \|8 ! 1 \| rowspan="2" \|October 13, 2020 \| 2.6%
2 \| {{color\|red\|3.7%}}
rowspan="2" \|9 ! 1 \| rowspan="2" \|October 19, 2020 \| 2.4%
2 \| 3.1%
rowspan="2" \|10 ! 1 \| rowspan="2" \|October 20, 2020 \| 2.0%
2 \| 2.6%
rowspan="2" \|11 ! 1 \| rowspan="2" \|October 26, 2020 \| 2.1%
2 \| 2.2%
rowspan="2" \|12 ! 1 \| rowspan="2" \|October 27, 2020 \| {{color\|blue\|1.9%}}
2 \| 2.6%
colspan="3" \|Average ! {{color\|green\|2.6%}}
colspan="5" \| {{small\|{{color\|blue\|The blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and {{color\|red\|the red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.}} {{small\|N/A denotes that the rating is not known.}}

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+ Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.

! Part

! Original broadcast date

! Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea){{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Nielsen Korea|url=https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00&begin_date=20200323|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-30|website=AGB Nielsen Media Research}}

rowspan="2" |1

! 1

| rowspan="2" |September 21, 2020

| 2.9%

| 3.6%

rowspan="2" |2

! 1

| rowspan="2" |September 22, 2020

| 2.7%

| 3.0%

rowspan="2" |3

! 1

| rowspan="2" |September 28, 2020

| 2.1%

| 2.8%

rowspan="2" |4

! 1

| rowspan="2" |September 29, 2020

| 2.0%

| 2.8%

rowspan="2" |5

! 1

| rowspan="2" |October 5, 2020

| 2.0%

| 2.9%

rowspan="2" |6

! 1

| rowspan="2" |October 6, 2020

| 2.5%

| 3.4%

rowspan="2" |7

! 1

| rowspan="2" |October 12, 2020

| 2.4%

| 3.1%

rowspan="2" |8

! 1

| rowspan="2" |October 13, 2020

| 2.6%

| {{color|red|3.7%}}

rowspan="2" |9

! 1

| rowspan="2" |October 19, 2020

| 2.4%

| 3.1%

rowspan="2" |10

! 1

| rowspan="2" |October 20, 2020

| 2.0%

| 2.6%

rowspan="2" |11

! 1

| rowspan="2" |October 26, 2020

| 2.1%

| 2.2%

rowspan="2" |12

! 1

| rowspan="2" |October 27, 2020

| {{color|blue|1.9%}}

| 2.6%

colspan="3" |Average

! {{color|green|2.6%}}

colspan="5" |

{{small|{{color|blue|The blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and {{color|red|the red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.}}
{{small|N/A denotes that the rating is not known.}}

Awards and nominations

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Year !Award !Category !Recipient !Result !Ref.
2020 \|18th KBS Entertainment Awards \|Best Challenge Award \|Zombie Detective Team \|{{won}} \|{{Cite web\|last=POP\|first=헤럴드\|date=2020-12-24\|title=[2020 KBS 연예대상]김숙, 대상 "父·하늘에 계신母 감사" 감격의 눈물(종합)\|trans-title=2020 KBS Entertainment Award]Kim Sook, Grand Prize" 父·하늘에 Thank You in Heaven " Tears of excitement (Comprehensive)\|url=http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=202012242028426752408_1\|access-date=2020-12-26\|website=pop.heraldcorp.com\|language=ko}}

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Year

!Award

!Category

!Recipient

!Result

!Ref.

2020

|18th KBS Entertainment Awards

|Best Challenge Award

|Zombie Detective Team

|{{won}}

|{{Cite web|last=POP|first=헤럴드|date=2020-12-24|title=[2020 KBS 연예대상]김숙, 대상 "父·하늘에 계신母 감사" 감격의 눈물(종합)|trans-title=2020 KBS Entertainment Award]Kim Sook, Grand Prize" 父·하늘에 Thank You in Heaven " Tears of excitement (Comprehensive)|url=http://pop.heraldcorp.com/view.php?ud=202012242028426752408_1|access-date=2020-12-26|website=pop.heraldcorp.com|language=ko}}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://program.kbs.co.kr/2tv/drama/zombiedetective/pc/index.html}} {{in lang|ko}}
{{Production website|1=http://www.raemongraein.co.kr/portfolios?id=21|lang=ko}}
{{IMDb title|tt12937604}}
{{HanCinema drama|Zombie_Detective}}

Category:Korean Broadcasting System television dramas

Category:Korean Broadcasting System original programming

Category:Korean-language television shows

Category:2020 South Korean television series debuts

Category:2020 South Korean television series endings

Category:2020s South Korean television series

Category:South Korean mystery television series

Category:South Korean fantasy television series

Category:South Korean comedy television series

Category:South Korean horror fiction television series

Category:Television series by RaemongRaein