Arthdal Chronicles Part 1: The Children of Prophecy

If the colonial critique of Mr.Sunshine took your interest, Arthdal Chronicles also offers an critical analysis of colonisation but in a more abstract way.

Arthdal Chronicles is set in a fantasy world loosely based on early age humanity. It follows characters – colonisers and colonised – as the kingdom of Arthdal embarks on colonial expansion. There's some romance in there but, unlike Mr. Sunshine, it leans strongly into the strategic elements of a political drama.

These two are rather similar in regards to the main lead having sort of beast like characteristics due to their parents. Arthdal Chronicles is also a sort of historical take on the concept as well, similar to Gu Family Book. The main male leads are either Song Joong Ki or Lee Seung Gi, so you can't really go wrong there. Arthdal is on Netflix though if anyone is interested.

Written by the same screenwriters <3 Arthdal talks about the legend of a land, while Six is about the birth of Joseon Era.

Arthdal Part 1 is the prequel of Arthdal 2. There is also Arthdal 3, the third part. But all these Arthdal Parts 1-3 are all part of Arthdal Chronicles Season 1.

Arthdal Part 1 is the first if the three parts released (all of which are Arthdal Season 1) while Arthdal Part 3 is the third part. There is also Arthdal Part 2, which must be watched between Arthdal Parts 1 and 3.

Both are fantasy epics with gorgeous high-budget production and beautiful visuals.
Both center on warfare and politics, with lots of manipulations and bloodshed. Both are stories of few young characters who are destined to play important roles in the history.
Both have no logical endings (

While Bulgasal: Immortal Souls only has 2 episodes out at the moment, the feeling I get from watching this is similar to when I watched Arthdal Chronicles. I believe this was mainly due to the setting, and the fantasy aspect to it.

In Bulgasal, there is a curse and there are these monsters. However in Arthdal, it's a different species / race and the settings both border on this fantasy aspect. Plus the action scenes to me are similar.

I know that's not a lot in common, but who knows! With the progression of the show the similarities could become greater.

Both leads start from something humbla before everything is taken away by higher power. They have a similar development

Both are historical dramas about mind games, conspiracies and murder

Bromance, with a bit of romance that doesn't take over the whole story