Scripted series · MBC
Jewel in the Palace
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Lee Young-ae
Seo Jang-geum
54 eps
Ji Jin-hee
Min Jeong-ho
54 eps
Lim Ho
King Jungjong
54 eps
Lee Se-eun
Park Yeol-yi
54 eps
Geum Bo-ra
Na Joo-daek
54 eps
Jo Jung-eun
Young Jang-geum
54 eps
Jo Kyeong-hwan
Oh Gyeom-ho
54 eps
Park Chan-hwan
Seo Cheon-soo
54 eps
Uhm Yoo-shin
Ja Sun Dowager Queen
54 eps
Kim So-yi
Min Gwi-yeol
54 eps
Park Eun-hye
Lee Yeon-saeng
54 eps
Yang Mi-kyung
Han Baek-young
54 eps
Han Ji-min
Shin-bi
54 eps
Hong Ri-na
Choi Geum-young
54 eps
Kim Hye-sun
Park Myung-yi
54 eps
Kyeon Mi-ri
Choi Seong-geum
54 eps
Im Hyun-sik
Kang Duk-gu
54 eps
Choi Ja-hye
Chang-yi
54 eps
Yeo Un-gye
Jung Mal-geum
54 eps
Lee Do-hee
Choi Pan-sul
54 eps
Maeng Sang-hun
Dr. Woon-baek
54 eps
Park Jung-soo
Queen Munjeong
54 eps
Lee Ip-sae
Yoon Young-roh
54 eps
Kim Yeo-jin
Dr. Jang-deok
54 eps
Joo Ah-reum
Young Chang-yi
54 eps
Lee Se-young
Young Geum-yeong
54 eps
Kim Min-hee
Bi-sun
54 eps
Lee Joo-hee
Queen Lady Yoon
54 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Jewel in the Palace actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Jewel in the Palace reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Orphaned Jang-geum becomes the first female physician in the Joseon Dynasty and her determination is tested when people around her start showing their true faces.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Lee Byeong-hoonProducer
- Jo Jung-hyeonProducer
Writing
- Kim Young-hyunWriter
Direction
- Lee Byeong-hoonDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Rakuten VikiStreaming
- Kocowa Amazon ChannelStreaming
- KocowaStreaming
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