
Video trailer
Director
Director
Cast
Hwa-yeon
Grand Prince Seong-Won
Kwon-yoo / Choong-young
King's mother
Geum-ok
Chief eunuch
Hwayeon's father
Synopsis
Set during the early Joseon Dynasty, the film begins with the queen mother and former concubine (Park Ji-young) in a precarious position of having no blood ties to the childless king (Jung Chan). She schemes to replace him on the throne with his stepbrother and her submissive young son Seong-won (Kim Dong-wook). Indifferent to his mother’s plans, the timid prince falls in love at first sight with Hwa-yeon (Jo Yeo-jeong), an aristocrat’s daughter, who has already found love with Kwon-yoo (Kim Min-joon), a commoner. The king is eventually poisoned to death by the queen mother, who is desperate to be in power. Hwa-yeon is moved to a closely watched humble residence, with the queen mother planning to assassinate Hwa-yeon and her son to secure her position in the palace.
Original title
후궁: 제왕의 첩
IMDb Rating
6.1 1,159 votes
TMDb Rating
5.9 28 votes