Zombie Detective

Zombie Detective () 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. It aired 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)
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 as zombie dancer (Ep. 2Ã¢ÂÂ3)
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, and the main poster of the series featuring all the casts on August 24.