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  • National Geographic

Inside North Korea's Dynasty

  • 2018
  • Ended
  • Documentary · War & Politics
  • ~48m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 6.3/10

The Kim family's dark and surreal story provides a fresh perspective on North Korea.

Latest: Season 1 · 2018

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  1. E1. Kingdom of the Kims

    Nov 11, 2018 · 48m

    For decades, Korea and its people labor under Japanese imperialist rule. But in 1912, in a small town outside Pyongyang, a child is born, Kim Il Sung, coinciding with an omen of imperialism’s doom.

  2. E2. The Son of God

    Nov 11, 2018 · 48m

    Unpacking the unique Kim father-son relationship further, “Son of God” tracks the decline of Kim Il Sung and the rise of his son, Kim Jong Il.

  3. E3. Nuclear Family

    Nov 18, 2018 · 48m

    “A Nuclear Family” begins as the Cold War ends — and North Korea has lost Soviet patronage, and with it, the security it guarantees and the economic support that has sustained the country for nearly half a century.

  4. E4. Rocket Man

    Nov 18, 2018 · 48m

    The final episode starts with the death of Kim Jong Il and the rise of the new leader of North Korea — his son, Kim Jong Un, taking power at the age of 28.

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