"The King: Eternal Monarch" is one of the most expected dramas of 2020.
Top Hallyu actor Lee MinHo is back from his armies duties and chose the fantasy sci-fi romance drama "The King: Eternal Monarch" as his first project.
The drama is already catching attention for his main cast. Lee MinHo acted in popular dramas such as “Boys Over Flowers” (2009), “City Hunter” (2011), “The Heirs” (2013), and “The Legend of the Blue Sea” (2016). Kim GoEun is confirmed as the lead actress. She previously acted in dramas such as "Cheese in the Trap" (2016) and "Goblin" (2016). Woo DoHwan ("Tempted" (2018), "My Country" (2019)) also joined the lead cast.
The cast is interesting many but that is not all. PD Baek SangHoon who worked in dramas such as "School 2015" and writer Kim EunSook who worked in popular dramas such as "Mr. Sunshine", “Descendants of the Sun”, "Goblin", "Secret Garden" and "The Heirs" are part of the drama. Kim EunSook and Lee MinHo already worked together in "The Heirs".
The drama was filmed from the second half of 2019.
Here is more information.
The King: Eternal Monarch (2020)
Information
Title: The King: Eternal Monarch/Deoking:yeongwonhan gunju/더킹:영원한 군주
Director: Baek SangHoon
Writer: Kim EunSook
Network: SBS and Netflix
Runtime: From April 17
# of Episodes: 16
Language: Korean
Summary
It is the fantasy romance drama in which Lee Gon, the Emperor of Corea and Jung TaeEul a detective from the Republic of Korea try to protect's lives and love through cooperation between the two parallel worlds.
Cast
Lee MinHo as Emperor Lee Gon
He is the 3rd emperor of the Korean Empire. He is 33 years old.
His people see him as a perfect monarch with a graceful appearance, an elegant figure, and a quiet personality.
For him, the palace is the safest home and the most dangerous battlefield. He could die like his father that he witnessed at the age of 9 years old. One day, he is standing in from of a familiar face. Jung TaeEul from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, it was what was written on the ID dropped on the day of his father's murder.
Kim GoEun as Jung TaeEul
She is a detective on Earth of 30-year-old. She first meets Prince Lee Gon because he broke the laws by appearing out of nowhere at Gwanghwamun square riding a white horse.
Woo DoHwan as Jo EunSeob
On Earth, he is a public service worker for the police of 29-year-old. He is taking a leave of absence from school.
He is forced to take a break from university to take care of his family. He is about to be discharged from his military service when he met Lee Gon.
Woo DoHwan as JoYoung
Emperor Lee Gon's bodyguard and close ally. He is the chief of the Imperial Guard of 29-year-old.
Kim GoEun as Loona
A criminal without family of 30-year-old. She only has 3 months left to live because of cancer. She starts to believe in the god named Lee Rim.
Interesting Facts
Here is the first teaser.
Here are the official posters.
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