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The East Palace

Beyond boundaries, they unearth the truth.

8.1IMDb57 votesWorth your time

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20261 season · 8 episodesTV-MALimited series — complete

Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy Action & Adventure Drama

Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

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TV DNA

How The East Palace actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

The East Palace reads strongest on Bingeability, Spectacle and Character Depth.

BingeabilityDefining10.0

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

SpectacleDefining9.0

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

Character DepthDefining8.5

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

SerializedVery strong7.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

World BuildingVery strong7.0

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

Emotional WeightStrong6.9

How much the series is designed to affect you.

Cliffhanger IntensityStrong6.5

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionStrong6.5

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

A man who walks the spirit world and a court lady who hears the dead enter the East Palace by the king's orders — can they unravel its dark secrets?

The run

Seasons

1 season · 8 episodes.

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20268 episodes
7.6IMDb
Set during a fictionalized Joseon Dynasty, it follows Gu-cheon, an arrogant ghost-slayer who can walk between worlds, and Saeng-gang, a lowly court lady who hears the dead, as they team up to save the last royal heir.
Best episode · S01E01 Episode 1

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Episode 1

S01E01 · Signature episode

Episode 1

9.2IMDb9 votes

After a mysterious death, the king summons the spirit slayer Gu-cheon to banish the pond spirit. Saeng-gang, who hears the dead, also appears before him.

17 Jul 202646 min

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from Episode 1

S01E01 · Signature episode

Episode 1

9.2IMDb9 votes

17 Jul 202646 min

Still from Episode 2

S01E02

Episode 2

8.5IMDb4 votes

17 Jul 202653 min

Still from Episode 3

S01E03

Episode 3

8.0IMDb4 votes

17 Jul 202649 min

Still from Episode 4

S01E04

Episode 4

7.0IMDb3 votes

17 Jul 202654 min

Still from Episode 5

S01E05

Episode 5

7.3IMDb3 votes

17 Jul 202646 min

Still from Episode 6

S01E06

Episode 6

7.3IMDb3 votes

17 Jul 202650 min

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.

Writing

Kwon So-raWriter
Seo Jae-wonWriter

Direction

Choi Jung-kyuDirector

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Streaming

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