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This study examined the traditional view of the afterlife in Korea and view of the afterlife portrayed in the TV series Guardian: The Lonely and Great God to identify educational content on the Korean view of the afterlife and present detailed teaching and learning methods using media content. Koreans have believed that the afterworld and the living world are connected under the law of causation and that they are distinguishable yet inseparable. This study identified the Korean view of the afterlife reproduced in Guardian: The Lonely and Great God as the afterlife as a horizontal world in relation to the living world, which could resolve the incompleteness in the living world through rewards and punishments, where one’s wishes could come true through incarnation, and a world which makes people realize the value of life. This study further presented the methods to teaching and learning the Korean view of the afterlife which was reproduced in the TV series Guardian: The Lonely and Great God by sharing opinions on the view of the afterlife through online chatrooms, through in-depth research on the view of the afterlife via online blogs and communities, and by expanding the view of the afterlife through relevant media.