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The King’s Woman

2003–2004 · 1 season

A slow, serious palace drama of scheming and bloodshed, watching power be protected at any moral cost.

Overview
This drama centers around Lady Kim, a scheming concubine, and the events from the reign of King Seonjo to Prince Gwanghae, which were filled with acts of immorality and bloodshed; all in the name of protecting the throne.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • politics
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
war & politics, drama
Created by
Yoon Jung Gun
Written by
Yoon Jung Gun
Starring
Park Sun-young, Ji Sung, Kim Yu-seok, Lim Dong-jin, Hong Soo-hyun, Jeong Tae-woo, Sa Kang, David Lee
Length
1 seasons, 42 episodes, 48 min each
Network
SBS
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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