SeriesTV-MAMonster & Creature Survival Sci-Fi Horror

Gyeongseong Creature2023

Name: Gyeongseong Creature
Genre: Monster & Creature, Survival, Sci-Fi Horror, Psychological
Released: 2023-12-22
Rating: 7.4

“Behold, the powers of destiny. Beware, the powers of karma.”

Created by Kang Eun-kyung

7.4

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 7.4TMDB 7.9

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Year

2023

Seasons

Network

Netflix

Status

Ended

Box Office

🏆 2 nominations total

The premise

Gyeongseong, 1945. In Seoul's grim era under colonial rule, an entrepreneur and a sleuth fight for survival and face a monster born out of human greed.

Horror Vault's take

Set in Gyeongseong (Seoul) during the brutal final years of Japanese colonial rule, this Korean period thriller plunges a sharp-witted entrepreneur and a resourceful detective into a nightmare lurking within the walls of a sinister hospital. Something monstrous has emerged — not from nature, but from the darkest impulses of those who wield power over others. The series blends pulse-pounding creature horror with a richly rendered historical backdrop, asking hard questions about what humanity is truly capable of. Survival here is never just physical — it demands a reckoning with conscience.

Content: Violence, Depictions Of Colonial Atrocities, Disturbing Creature Imagery, Peril And Threat To Characters

Episode Guide

🏆 Best Episode Overall

S1.E7 · Chase

8.1

⭐ Highest Rated This Season

S1.E7 · Chase

8.1

★ 7.6 avg· 11h 32m total· Dec 2023 → Jan 2024

S1.E1 · NajinPremiere
7.8
Dec 22, 2023 · 68 min
Facing financial ruin, Jang Tae-sang agrees to track down a missing person — but two figures trail him. Meanwhile, sinister operations occur underground.
S1.E2 · Mother
7.1
Dec 22, 2023 · 69 min
Yoon Chae-ok and Yoon Jung-won find a lead on Myeong-ja, leading them to a hospital. Soon, a calamity traps the two inside, leaving Tae-sang concerned.
S1.E3 · Signal
7.4
Dec 22, 2023 · 74 min
Tae-sang decides to reenter the hospital, but discovers that Ryu Sachimoto is nearby. At the hospital, Chae-ok and Jung-won devise a risky rescue plan.
S1.E4 · Imprinting
7.8
Dec 22, 2023 · 66 min
Reunited in their search for Myeong-ja, Tae-sang and Chae-ok attempt to also save other survivors. But soon, the monster makes itself known.
S1.E5 · Desperation
7.4
Dec 22, 2023 · 68 min
After coming face to face with the creature, Tae-sang and Chae-ok get captured. But as one plans his escape, the other stays to find a person dear to her.