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Korean dramas and films like The Last of Us

If you liked The Last of Us, try “Concrete Utopia” (2023), “Black Knight” (2023), “Train to Busan” (2016), “Kingdom” (2019), “The Silent Sea” (2021), and “The Host” (2006): 6 Korean films and series with a similar tone or theme, with where to watch them in the US, UK and Australia.

Checked Nov 3, 2026

About The Last of Us

Type
series
Released
2023-01-15 on HBO (Season 1)
On the charts
Won 8 Emmys on night one of the 75th Creative Arts Emmys (Jan 6, 2024), the most of any show that night.

Korean films and series with a similar feel

TitleYearWhy it's similarWhere to watchOfficial page
Concrete Utopia콘크리트 유토피아 2023film Survivors of a disaster in Seoul have to decide who they let in and who they keep out.
  • setting
  • theme

By the numbers

United States
Rakuten Viki (subscription)
United Kingdom
Not confirmed
Australia
Not confirmed
View on viki.com (opens in a new tab)Official trailer: Concrete Utopia – official trailer (롯데엔터테인먼트)
Black Knight택배기사 2023series A lesser-known dystopian series about delivery couriers crossing a ruined, dangerous world.
  • setting
  • genre

By the numbers

United States
Netflix (subscription)
United Kingdom
Netflix (subscription)
Australia
Netflix (subscription)
View on about.netflix.com (opens in a new tab)Official trailer: Black Knight – official trailer (Netflix K-Content)
Train to Busan부산행 2016film A parent and child try to survive an outbreak, with strangers forced to depend on each other.
  • premise
  • theme

By the numbers

United States
Peacock (subscription), Hoopla (free), Amazon Video (rent/buy), Apple TV (rent/buy)
United Kingdom
Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel (subscription), Apple TV (rent/buy), Sky Store (rent/buy), Rakuten TV (rent/buy)
Australia
Not confirmed
View on peacocktv.com (opens in a new tab)Official trailer: Train to Busan – official trailer (Well Go USA Entertainment)
Kingdom킹덤 2019series An outbreak spreads through Joseon-era Korea while a crown prince searches for answers.
  • genre
  • era
United States
Netflix (subscription)
United Kingdom
Netflix (subscription)
Australia
Netflix (subscription)
View on about.netflix.com (opens in a new tab)Official trailer: Kingdom – official trailer (Netflix)
The Silent Sea고요의 바다 2021series A lesser-known, quiet survival thriller about a small team on a dangerous mission to an abandoned station.
  • mood/tone
  • premise

By the numbers

United States
Netflix (subscription)
United Kingdom
Netflix (subscription)
Australia
Netflix (subscription)
View on about.netflix.com (opens in a new tab)Official trailer: The Silent Sea – official trailer (Netflix)
The Host괴물 2006film A family does whatever it takes to protect a child after a creature appears in the city.
  • theme
  • genre

By the numbers

United States
Not confirmed
United Kingdom
Not confirmed
Australia
Not confirmed
View on netflix.com (opens in a new tab)Official trailer: The Host – official trailer (Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing)

Titles are matched on genre, tone, theme or setting, with no spoilers. We don't claim that any work copies another; remakes are named only when officially announced. Where-to-watch was checked on each platform's own page on the check date and can change by country; “Not confirmed” means we couldn't verify it.

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Checked Nov 3, 2026 · Week of Nov 3, 2026