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River Where the Moon Rises

2021 · 1 season

A sweeping, earnest historical romance where political scheming and battlefield stakes press constantly against a tender, doomed-feeling love.

Created by
Kim Sang-hui
Genres
Drama, War & politics
Starring
Kim So-hyun, Na In-woo, Lee Ji-hoon
Tagline
Pyeonggang’s vie for power could very well cost her everything. Will the price she realizes she must pay prove to be too much?
Overview
Born a princess and raised a soldier, Pyeong Gang is a woman with big dreams and limitless ambition. Determined to become the first Empress of Goguryeo, Pyeong Gang will stop at nothing to make her dream come true. Clever and level headed, Pyeong Gang is well aware of the obstacles that stand in her way and she’s more than capable of taking them on. With meticulous planning, she sets out to make her dream come true. But things take an unexpected turn, the day she meets On Dal.

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Created by
Kim Sang-hui
Genres
Drama, War & politics
Starring
Kim So-hyun, Na In-woo, Lee Ji-hoon
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • love
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • military
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism4
Romance8
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, war & politics
Created by
Kim Sang-hui
Written by
Han Ji-hoon
Starring
Kim So-hyun, Na In-woo, Lee Ji-hoon, Choi Yu-hwa, Kwon Hwa-woon, Kim Hee-jung, Ryu Ui-hyun, Wang Bit-na
Length
1 seasons, 20 episodes, 63 min each
Network
KBS2
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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