List of North Korean television series

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This is a list of North Korean television programmes or series. For North Korean multi-part films and film series see list of North Korean films.

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YearTitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1958Chonbok and Mangil (천복이와 만길이) [1] Drama
1977 Squirrel and Hedgehog Kim Jun-Ok (Episode 1~4), Kim Young-Cheol, Kim Gwang-Seong, Do Cheol, Oh Sin-Hyeok, Yun Young-Gil, Lee Seok-Hoon, Lee Cheol Animated series
1980 [2] or 1992 A New Spring in Sokgaeul  [ ko ] (석개울의 새봄) [3] Drama Based on a novel by Chon Se Bong. Drama about change of agricultural villages into collective farms. [4]
1990Streaming ribbon (휘날리는 댕기) [5] Drama 4 episodes
1994Motto (좌우명) [6] Drama 10 episodes
1995Paekkumsan [7] Drama
1995The legacy of an old soldier (로병의 유산) [8] Drama Was aired again in 2014, 7 episodes
1997House Standing again Today (오늘도 서 있는 집) [9] Drama 8 episodes
1999Notes of a Defender (한 보위일군의 수기) [10] Drama 9 episodes
2000High Noon of Life (인생의 절정) [11] Drama 8 episodes
2000Even though the star is far away (별은 멀리 있어도) [8] Drama 10 episodes
2000 [2] Aspiration (열망) [12] Drama
2000 [2] A Lark (종달새) [13] Drama
2000 [2] VHS published in 2004–2005 Our Warm House (or Our Warm Home ) (따뜻한 우리집) [14] Medical drama Takes place at Pyongyang Maternity Hospital [14] About daily life in North Korea, in two parts. [15]
2000 [2] Red Soil (붉은 흙) [16] Drama Based on life of Ri Ryong-jin [16]
2000 [2] The First Chief of Oil Department (첫 연유국장) [17] Drama Based on actual events [17]
2001Advanced technology (첨단선) [18] Drama 7 episodes
2001Horizon (수평선) [19] Drama 10 episodes
2002Grab the satba (샅바를 잡아라) Drama [20]
2002 Don't Wake Up Mom (엄마를 깨우지 말아) Soap opera In three parts, about a working couple [15]
2002Love and hate (사랑과 증오) Drama based on a "true story" [21]
2003 [2] Coal Miner (탄부) [22] Drama Based on novel of Kim Mun Chang. [23]
2003Sea route (항로) [24] Drama 10 episodes
2003Responsible person (1번수) Drama 10 episodes. A drama about a programmer who develops a game program of go. [25]
2003Hot plains (뜨거운 평야) Drama [26]
2004In the trials (시련 속에서) [27] Drama 13 episodes
2006 The Class Continues (수업은 계속된다) Drama About daily life in North Korea, in eight parts [15]
2007Sayuksin (사육신) [28] Drama south korea co production
2009 The Spring of Love (사랑의 샘) Drama About daily life in North Korea, in three parts [15]
2010s Kye Wol Hyang [29] Historical drama Takes place during Imjin war in the 16th century [29]
2010The name of that girl (그 처녀의 이름) Drama [30]
2010Wangjaesan (왕재산) [31] Drama
2011 Our Women's Soccer Team (우리녀자축구팀) Drama About daily life in North Korea, in three parts [15]
2012 Chastisement (징벌) [32] Historical drama Takes place at the time of March First Movement [32]
2012 Devote Yourself (자기를 바치라) [33] Drama
2013Waiting for father (기다리는 아버지) Drama [34]
2015 Bulletproof Wall [35] Um Chang-golHeon Sung-joon Historical drama, psychological thriller The series is set in the 1940s Korea under Japanese occupation. Narrator often details the historical timeline, from North Korean viewpoint, compared to the one portrayed in the series. The series contains CGI animated action scenes. Cast actors of Russian origin appear in the series. [35]
2015Pyochang Drama [36]
2016Value it preciously (귀중히 여기라) Drama [37]
2017Glow of the North (북방의 노을) Drama [38]
2018Insam diggers in the year of Imjin (임진년의 심마니들) Drama [39]
2022The Last Unicorn (마지막 한알) Drama Based on true story of North Korean table tennis player Pak Yung-sun [40] [41]
2023A Note of an Official of the Prosecutor's Office (한 검찰일군의 수기) Drama [42] [43]
2025 A New Spring In The Field Of Manchurian Cranes (백학벌의 새봄)Ri Yu-gyong, Choe Hyon Drama [44]
It's So Funny Comedy One of the world's longest running stage-comedy variety shows ever. It has been running since the 1970s. [45]
Common Sense Propaganda [46] Included the five-episode series Let's trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle in 2004 [47]
Unknown Child Broadcast Time (아동방송시간) Children's Program Compilation of North Korean cartoons. [48]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "천복이와 만길이". 20세기 북한예술문화사전 (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Korea Film Coporation [sic]. Others". korfilm.com.kp. Korea Film Corporation. p. 1. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Ri 2012, p. 172.
  4. ↑ "tv극". 20세기 북한예술문화사전 (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  5. ↑ "휘날리는 댕기". 20세기 북한예술문화사전 (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  6. ↑ "좌우명". 20세기 북한예술문화사전 (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  7. ↑ [클로즈업 북한] 北 최고 인기 드라마 '백금산'…재방영 의도는?. Korean Broadcasting System .
  8. 1 2 "텔레비죤영화[telefilm]". 20세기 북한예술문화사전 (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  9. ↑ "오늘도 서 있는 집". 20세기 북한예술문화사전 (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  10. ↑ "한 보위일군의 수기". 20세기 북한예술문화사전 (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  11. ↑ "인생의 절정". 20세기 북한예술문화사전 (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  12. ↑ Ri 2012, p. 173.
  13. ↑ Ri 2012, p. 174.
  14. 1 2 Ri 2012, p. 170.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 Understanding North Korea: Totalitarian dictatorship, Highly centralized economies, Grand Socialist Family. Seoul: Institute for Unification Education, Ministry of Unification. 2015. p. 333. GGKEY:Q35FXTAE44S.
  16. 1 2 Ri 2012, p. 175.
  17. 1 2 Ri 2012, p. 176.
  18. ↑ "첨단선". 20세기 북한예술문화사전 (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  19. ↑ "수평선". 20세기 북한예술문화사전 (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  20. ↑ 샅바를 잡아라.
  21. ↑ 사랑과 증오.
  22. ↑ Ri 2012, p. 171.
  23. ↑ "(텔레비죤연속소설) 탄부. 제6부[비디오자료]".
  24. ↑ "항로". 20세기 북한예술문화사전 (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  25. ↑ "1번수".
  26. ↑ 뜨거운 평야.
  27. ↑ "시련속에서". 20세기 북한예술문화사전 (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  28. ↑ "사육신". 20세기 북한예술문화사전 (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  29. 1 2 Ri 2012, p. 177.
  30. ↑ 그 처녀의 이름.
  31. ↑ "왕재산". 20세기 북한예술문화사전 (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies.
  32. 1 2 Ri 2012, p. 179.
  33. ↑ Ri 2012, p. 178.
  34. ↑ 기다리는 아버지.
  35. 1 2 JH Ahn (6 July 2015). "North Korea's "Bulletproof Wall" TV series oddly satisfying" . Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  36. ↑ 표창.
  37. ↑ 귀중히여기라.
  38. ↑ 북방의 노을.
  39. ↑ 임진년의 심마니들.
  40. ↑ "New Faces Emerging in N. Korea's Culture and Art". Korean Broadcasting System .
  41. ↑ 북한서 '70년대 탁구여왕' 박영순 다룬 새 스포츠 연속극 방영. Yonhap News Agency . 9 April 2022.
  42. ↑ "New North Korean drama leans on violence and foul language to appeal to viewers". NK News . 4 January 2023.
  43. ↑ 조선중앙TV 연속극에 관한 검찰일꾼 감상 발표 모임 조직. Daily NK . 31 January 2023.
  44. ↑ "From propaganda to passion: N. Korean TV show mimics K-drama to fend off banned media from the South". The Straits Times. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  45. ↑ Herskovitz, Jon; Kim, Christine (12 April 2010). "There's Little Funny About North Korea's Comedy Show". ABC News. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010.
  46. ↑ BBC Monitoring (8 January 2005). "N Korea wages war on long hair". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  47. ↑ McCurry, Justin (12 January 2005). "Get a socialist haircut, North Korea tells men". the Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  48. ↑ "KCTV Video Archive". KCNA Watch . Retrieved 4 October 2019.

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