Netflix’s 100% Rotten Tomatoes Supernatural Thriller Is Your Next Dark Obsession

Netflix’s *The East Palace* is a supernatural court thriller set in a fictionalised Joseon Dynasty, where a curse is killing the royal family. After a prince dies, a ghost slayer and a noblewoman who hears the dead investigate the spirits and the kingdom’s troubled past, uncovering links to political greed and murder.

The series stars Nam Joo-hyuk as Gu-Cheon and Roh Yoon-seo as Saeng-gang. The king forces Gu-Cheon to help protect his youngest son, threatening to behead him if he fails to solve the mystery. The article says critics have praised the show’s production design, cinematography and blend of historical drama, folklore and action; it has a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.