Scripted series · SBS
The King: Eternal Monarch
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Lee Min-ho
Lee Gon
16 eps
Kim Go-eun
Jung Tae-eul / Luna
16 eps
Woo Do-hwan
Jo Eun-sup / Jo-young
16 eps
Kim Kyung-nam
Kang Shin-jae
16 eps
Jung Eun-chae
Goo Seo-ryung / Goo Eun-ah
16 eps
Lee Jung-jin
Lee Rim
16 eps
Jeon Moo-song
Lee Jong-in / Prince Boo-young
16 eps
Kim Yeong-ok
Noh Ok-nam
16 eps
Jeon Bae-soo
Jung Do-in
16 eps
Seo Jeong-yeon
Song Jung-hye
16 eps
Park Won-sang
Park Moon-shik
16 eps
Park So-jin
Jo Hae-in
16 eps
Baek Hyun-joo
Lee Gon's Secretary
16 eps
Kang Hong-suk
Jang Michael / Jang Mi-reuk
16 eps
Kim Yong-ji
Myung Na-ri / Myung Seung-ah
16 eps
Lee Hong-nae
Seok Ho-pil
16 eps
An Si-ha
Kim Hee-joo
16 eps
Choi Woo-sung
Kim Ki-won
16 eps
Jung Hyeon-jun
Young Lee Gon / Lee Ji-hun
16 eps
Kim Si-woo
Young Jung Tae-eul
16 eps
Moon Woo-jin
Young Shin-jae / Kang Hyun-min
16 eps
Noreen Joyce Guerra
Moon Seung-ih
16 eps
Lee Hae-yeong
Yoo Kyung-moo
16 eps
Yoon Ju-man
Young Yoo Kyung-moo
16 eps
Hwang Young-hee
Min Hwa-yun / Park Sook-jin
16 eps
Ryu Sung-rok
Kyu-bong
16 eps
Heo Dong-won
Detective Shim
16 eps
Song Sang-eun
Kyung-ran
16 eps
Hwang Se-on
Park In-young
16 eps
Shin Hyeon-jong
Lee Jung-hoon
16 eps
Lee Hwang-eui
Prime Minster's Adviser
16 eps
Kang Ki-doong
Secretary Kim
16 eps
Jang Hae-min
Prime Minster's Staff
16 eps
Kim Jung-young
Kim Sung-ae
16 eps
Kim Gwi-seon
Park Mun-haeng
1 eps
Kwon Yul
Lee Ho (the late emperor, Lee Gon's father)
3 eps
Tae In-ho
Choi Min Hwan
2 eps
Kim Dong-gyun
Kang Sin Jae's father
1 eps
Seo Woo-jin
Secretary Mo's son
1 eps
Moon Dong-hyeok
Park Jung Gu
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The King: Eternal Monarch actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The King: Eternal Monarch reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
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.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Korean emperor Lee Gon tries to close the doors to a parallel world which was opened by demons; a detective tries to protect the people and the one she loves.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E12
Episode 12
Frightening circumstances land Tae-eul back in Gon's arms. When Yeong runs into a woman who looks strikingly familiar, he follows her.
S01E01
Episode 1
Lee Gon mourns the tragic death of his father. Lee Lim goes on the run — and finds escape when he comes across a door to a parallel universe.
S01E05
Episode 5
Being introduced to Gon's world is a lot to process for Tae-eul, who's taken to the palace. A disgruntled Jo Yeong keeps an eye on her.
S01E02
Episode 2
Gon insists he is an emperor from another world. An incredulous Jeong Tae-eul takes him to the police station, where he sees a familiar face.
S01E03
Episode 3
Though Tae-eul finds Gon's story difficult to believe, some things about him are completely inexplicable. At work, she gets busy with a murder case.
S01E07
Episode 7
Gon brings Yeong along on his trip back to Tae-eul. He has a favor to ask of her, while she's found something troubling to share with him.
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
- Jinnie ChoiExecutive Producer
- Yoon Ha-limExecutive Producer
Writing
- Kim Eun-sookWriter
Direction
- Baek Sang-HoonDirector
- Yu Je-wonDirector
- Jung Jee-hyunDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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