The King: Eternal Monarch
The King: Eternal Monarch is a South Korean television series set to premiere in 2020, starring Lee Min-ho, Kim Go-eun, Woo Do-hwan, Kim Kyung-nam, Jung Eun-chae, and Lee Jung-jin. The series, written by Kim Eun-sook and produced by Hwa&Dam Pictures and its parent company Studio Dragon, premiered on SBS TV and Netflix on April 17, 2020, for a global audience. The series is set in two parallel worlds and follows Emperor Lee Gon of the Kingdom of Corea, who discovers access to an alternate reality after crossing a mythical door opened by his half-uncle, Lee Lim, where the Republic of Korea exists in the Kingdom's stead and sets out to put an end to Lee Lim's atrocities and retrieve the other half of Manpasikjeok, which is used as a portal between two worlds. In this film, Kim Young-ok plays Noh Ok-nam, Head Court Lady of the Imperial Household. Since the assassination of King Lee Ho, she has been the presence of a parental figure in Lee Gon's life.
The series set a record for SBS's highest 2020 Friday-Saturday drama premiere ratings and was hailed as one of the most anticipated series in the first half of 2020 due to its ensemble cast, screenwriter, extensive publicity, and production budget. It also topped the weekly Wavve drama chart for eight weeks in a row, and it was named the most popular Korean drama series on Netflix in India, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore, as well as one of the top two in the United States.
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Directed by: Baek Sang-hoon, Jung Ji-hyun, Yoo Je-won
Starring: Lee Min-ho, Kim Go-eun, Woo Do-hwan, Kim Kyung-nam, Jung Eun-chae, and Lee Jung-jin
Release date: April 17, 2020
