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The King of Desert

2022 · 1 season

A quiet, heavy drama that weighs money against conscience, unfolding slowly with a somber, thoughtful mood.

Created by
Kim Bo-tong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Yang Dong-geun, Jin Goo, Jang Dong-yoon
Overview
A story about the choices of people who either believe money is everything or believe that it’s not.

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Free in the UK
  • Tubi TV
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Kim Bo-tong
Genres
Drama
Starring
Yang Dong-geun, Jin Goo, Jang Dong-yoon
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • morality
  • class
  • power
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Kim Bo-tong
Written by
Kim Bo-tong
Starring
Yang Dong-geun, Jin Goo, Jang Dong-yoon, Kim Jae-hwa, Lee Hong-nae, Jung Yi-seo, Park Ye-rin, Kim Hwi-gyu
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network
watcha
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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