South Korean movies and TV shows have been dominating streaming platforms for almost a decade, especially because of the boom of great survival K-Dramas. Korean survival series already have an established appeal and a solid international fan base, and they get far with a nice touch of first-class thriller and suspense. Recently, streaming platforms like Netflix have been heavily ruled by South Korean survival TV series that are off the chart in terms of content, story, and execution.

The unprecedented success of Squid Game put every post-apocalyptic, zombie invasion, and survival genre TV show on every viewer’s watchlist. These series are so intense and gripping that the audience can’t help but imagine themselves running from a monster outbreak or a dystopian future without water. Even though there’s no lack of South Korean survival-themed movies and shows, there are a few that are so good that they will...