Best North Korean series

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch shows from North Korea, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for A Squirrel and a Hedgehog

    A Squirrel and a Hedgehog 1976

    Equal parts propaganda and children's cartoon, Squirrel and Hedgehog is a North Korean animated series about the animal inhabitants of a place called Flower Hill. The squirrels, hedgehogs, and the ducks there represent North Korea. Other factions include a friendly but unreliable bear (Soviet Russia), while the antagonists are made up of weasels (Japan), mice (South Korea) and wolves (United States of America). The series reinforces the North Korean philosophy of "juche" (self-reliance) in the face of overwhelming odds. Spanning four decades of irregular production, the quality greatly improves over time as North Korea's SEK studio applies techniques learned as an under-the-table subcontractor for many Western animation studios.

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  • Poster for Squirrel and Hedgehog

    Squirrel and Hedgehog 1977

    Two teenagers (Geumsaegi and Juldarami) fights against an evil army.

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  • Poster for Longman, the Little Big Hero

    Longman, the Little Big Hero 2006

    Nalong 2 is a Korean animation, also known by the name Longman, the Little Big Hero. It is a product of the major anime broadcaster Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation, and the animation was done by Studio Kaab. The story centers on the animal and hero character Nalong, a world hero fighter squirrel.

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  • Six Martyred Ministers 2007

    North-South collaboration drama about the Six Martyred Ministers of Joseon, executed in 1456 for trying to reinstate King Danjong after his forced abdication by his uncle Prince Suyang.

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