Kingdom 3rd Season
Due to Ashin of the North's success, it's a given the series will continue to produce more seasons in spite of not having a confirmed release date. While waiting for the official announcement, fans tend to speculate about the events happening in their beloved Korean zombie series. In the first two seasons, the crew covered many important aspects, including politics, thirst for power, and the endless hunger of the undead. Consequently, Something new is desperately needed to impress and meet the audiences' expectations.
Kingdom 3rd Season
With Ashin of the North acting as a bridge between season 2 and the next season, there is much to speculate. As one of Netflix's most awaited series is in the discussion, here's what we can expect from season 3.
Despite not having enough screen time in the previous two seasons of Kingdom, Cho Hak-ju was a crucial character in the show. Though the Queen killed him to suppress the matters of the illegitimate prince and the resurrection plant, he's likely to play an influential role in the next season.
The second season ended with a couple of major cliffhangers leading to more mysteries. Following the Time-Skip, the prince saved by Seo-bi (played by Bae Doona) became the new king, and the worms of the resurrection plant are still inside him. It's possible that worms are waiting for the king to mature so that they can take over his body.
From Kingdom: Ashin of the North, we're confident that Ashin caused the initial plague to carry out a plan to avenge those who killed her entire family. She also supplied the Resurrection plant to the physician who treated the King in the first season, hoping that the Joseon Kingdom would get destroyed for the treason of killing her father.
With the plant's emergence in the North and the crown prince learning about frequent outbreaks, the main part of the storyline would most likely take place in the North. Furthermore, aside from Lee Chang (Crown Prince), Young King, and Seo-bi, Ashin plays the most crucial role in the upcoming season(s). Kim Eun Hee, Kingdom's screenwriter, dropped some hints while discussing the possibility of a third season in an interview with Soompi, saying:
"While working on season two, I wanted to portray a much larger universe. Those who have watched will know, but people like Lee Chang, Seo Bi, and Young Shin are all people who chase the plague, wishing it never arose. I've thought that having season three tell the story of chasing the Origin of the plague would be good, so we're thinking of doing that."
"Season one told the story of hunger and season two told the story of blood. If Netflix agrees, I want season three to tell the story of resentment. Season two brought attention to the concept of 'temperature' and I think if the story were to travel north, the different ecosystem in the North would act as a hint."
It explains why the upcoming season will broaden the setting and focus on the Northern region rather than traditional politics. Regardless, the third season's main theme would be resentment of people like Ashin, making it more than just another zombie thriller. With so many characters acting out from different regions for various purposes, the next season will be highly pleasing to watch. While you wait for this series with bated breath, you might want to check out these best zombie TV series.
It was revealed in late 2019 that Jun Ji Hyun had been cast, but her role had been kept a fiercely guarded secret. We can now understand why, because her being cast all but confirms a third season of Kingdom.
If we do get Kingdom season 3, it will be available to watch on the Netflix. In the meantime, check out Kingdom seasons 1 and 2, which are unsurprisingly also available to watch on the streaming service.
If you like this show, check out our list of the best Korean movies. Or, look ahead to more upcoming Netflix shows with our guides on the Virgin River season 5 release date or the Squid Game season 2 release date.
Kingdom is an anime adaptation of a manga series of the same title written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. On December 15, 2019, it was announced that the series will receive a third season along with a new production staff.[1] The season aired from April 6, 2020 to October 18, 2021.[2] On March 30, 2020, Funimation announced that they will stream the third season in U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland.[3] On April 26, 2020, it was announced that after the fourth episode, the remaining episodes of the season would be delayed until further notice due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] On October 5, 2020, it was announced that weekly new episodes would resume April 5, 2021, starting from episode 1. On August 13th,2022, Funimation announced at 11:30am pacific time, that the third season of the series would receive an English dub all 26 episodes. [5][6]
The series was adapted into a four-season anime television series by studio Pierrot. The first 38-episode season aired from June 2012 to February 2013; a second 39-episode season aired from June 2013 to March 2014; a third 26-episode season by Studio Signpost and Pierrot aired from April 2020 to October 2021; a fourth 26-episode season aired from April to October 2022; a fifth season is set to premiere in January 2024. A live-action film was released in April 2019; a sequel film premiered in July 2022; a third film is set to premiere in July 2023. The anime has been licensed for English-language release by Crunchyroll.
Born during the Warring States period of ancient China, Xin and Piao are war-orphans working as servants in a poor village in the kingdom of Qin. However, they dream to become the "Great Generals of the Heavens" and train daily. One day, Piao is taken to the palace for an unknown purpose by a minister and Xin is left behind. A few months later, Piao returns to the village on the verge of death, urging Xin to travel to another village. There, Xin meets a boy nearly identical to Piao, Ying Zheng the current King of Qin. Xin learns that Piao served as a body double for Ying Zheng and was mortally wounded in a power struggle for the throne. Though initially furious at Ying Zheng for causing Piao's death, Xin decides to seize the opportunity and aids Ying Zheng in ousting his younger half-brother Cheng Jiao and reclaiming the Qin throne. Successful in this endeavor, Xin starts his military life as a Qin soldier and then commander on the battlefields of the warring states of China. He relentlessly pursues his goal of becoming the "Greatest General in the World", also helping King Zheng of Qin achieve his dream of unification to end the incessant warfare once and for all.
An anime television series was adapted by studio Pierrot. Two seasons of seventy-seven episodes were produced. The first season which consisted of thirty-eight episodes aired from June 4, 2012, to February 25, 2013, on NHK BS Premium. The first season was directed by Jun Kamiya, written by Naruhisa Arakawa, featured music composed by Minako Seki, and was produced by Izumi Nakazawa. The series' characters were designed by Atsuo Tobe, Noriko Otake, and Masatoshi Hakanda.
A second season aired thirty-nine episodes from June 8, 2013 to March 1, 2014.[17][18] The season featured returning staff Minako Seki and Naruhisa Arakawa, the first season's composer and writer, respectively. Akira Iwanaga replaced Jun Kamiya as director, Izumi Nakazawa served as series producer, and the character designs were handled by Itsuko Takeda, Kumiko Tokunaga, and Makoto Shimojima. The anime has been licensed for English language release by Funimation outside of Asia.[19][20] Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.[21] Mighty Media has licensed the series in Southeast Asian territories.[22]
On November 8, 2019, a third season of the series was announced, and that the series would feature an entirely new production team, and that the season would cover the manga's Coalition Invasion arc.[23] The series' third season has Kenichi Imaizumi directing at Pierrot and Pierrot's subsidiary company Studio Signpost, with scripts by Noboru Takagi and character designs by Hisashi Abe.[24] Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto composed the music.[25] The season premiered on April 6, 2020.[26] On April 26, 2020, the anime production committee announced that episode 5 and onwards of the third series would be postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[27] The third season restarted broadcasting from its first episode on April 5, 2021,[28][29] and finished on October 18 of the same year.[30] Unlike with the series' first two seasons, the third season of Kingdom was made using traditional 2D animation, rather than CGI animation. Composers Sawano and Yamamoto were brought onto the project as a personal request from Yasuhisa Hara himself.[31] Director Imaizumi, in meetings with the composers, opted to not use traditional Chinese instruments despite the series' setting, and they instead decided on using modern instrumentations.[31]
As Netflix's first Korean original series, "Kingdom" was highly anticipated before its release on January 25, 2019. But the streaming network appeared to have a lot of faith in the action drama, renewing it for a second season before the first was even released, similar to what happened with another popular Netflix series, "The Witcher." "Kingdom" is a fictional tale set during the Joseon Dynasty, following Crown Prince Lee Chang (Ju Ji-hoon) as he sets out to avenge his father, the King of Joseon, and find the cause of a mysterious illness spreading throughout his kingdom. Following in the footsteps of the Korean hit zombie film "Train to Busan," "Kingdom" is brutal and dark, with intense fighting sequences as the characters constantly face off against zombie hordes.
"Kingdom" quickly became one of Netflix's best series, wowing both audiences and critics and earning a 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. The second season premiered on Netflix on March 13, 2020, and a special episode called "Kingdom: Ashin of the North," centered around the backstory of a new Season 2 character Ashin played by Jun Ji-hyun, came out on July 23, 2021. Well, fans of the show are still enthralled with the story and eager for more, hoping to see a third season of the zombie drama "Kingdom" premiere on Netflix soon. 041b061a72