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The Netflix series <i>Kingdom</i> is a zombie thriller set in the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910) that vividly portrays the political structure and power struggles of the era by combining historical fact with fiction. The drama is set during the transition from the late reign of King Seonjo (r. 1567-1608) to the early reign of King Gwanghaegun (r. 1608-1623), borrowing from a period of actual historical political turmoil to dramatically reconstruct core elements of Joseon’s political system: the conflict between royal authority and ministerial power, the seizure of power by in-law families (<i>oecheok</i>), and factional strife (<i>dangjaeng</i>).

The central conflict of the series revolves around Crown Prince Lee Chang (played by Ju Ji-hoon) and the powerful Haewon Cho clan, particularly Cho Hak-ju (Ryu Seung-ryong). The Cho family has gained power through the king’s second queen and seeks to eliminate Crown Prince Chang to install a newborn prince as heir to the throne. This reflects the in-law politics (<i>oecheok jeongchi</i>) and succession disputes that were frequent in Joseon history, symbolically illustrating the evils of aristocratic monopoly of power (<i>sedo jeongchi</i>). The drama also provides a multi-dimensional depiction of Joseon’s governance system through power relations between the Eastern Palace (<i>Donggung</i>, the crown prince’s residence) and court ministers, as well as center-periphery dynamics between the capital Hanyang (present-day Seoul) and provincial cities like Sangju and Dongnae.

Joseon politics was structured around a system of checks and balances between royal authority and the power of <i>yangban</i> scholar-officials, but monopolization of power by in-law families or specific factions led to political instability. <i>Kingdom</i> combines this historical context with the supernatural disaster of plague, symbolically representing the catastrophic consequences that political corruption and incompetence inflict upon the common people. The series aids understanding of Joseon’s political institutions while raising universal questions about the nature of power, earning resonance with global audiences through its exploration of timeless political themes.