Empress Cheonchu (2009)

Original title

천추태후

Directed by

Shin Chang Suk, Hwang In Hyuk

Cast

Chae Si Ra, Kim So Eun, Kim Suk Hoon, Choi Jae Sung, Gang Jo, Lee Duk Hwa, Kang Kam Chan, Lee In

Genre

drama television series

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 78 episodes

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 10th century Korea, a granddaughter of the Goryeo Dynasty founder serves as regent for her son the king. She fights foreign invaders and makes painful sacrifices involving her loved ones to protect and strengthen her kingdom.

historicaldramaticintenseepicemotionalambitiouspowerfuldetermined

What happens

Empress Cheonchu (Korean: 천추태후; Hanja: 千秋太后; also known as The Iron Empress) is a 2009 South Korean period television series based on the title character, an actual historical figure and her lifelong struggle to protect the country her ancestors built. The granddaughter of Goryeo Dynasty founder Taejo Wanggeon, the empress ruled as the regent for her son Mokjong, the dynasty's seventh ruler. Determined to realize her ambitious goals for the kingdom of Goryeo, she dons armor, battles against foreign invaders, and tramples her lover, her son and brother in her rise to power. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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