The Crowned Clown (2019)

Original title

왕이 된 남자

Directed by

Kim Hee-won

Cast

Yeo Jin Goo, King Lee Hun, Lee Se Young, Queen Yoo So Woon, Kim Sang Kyung, Lee Kyu, Jang Kwang, Yoon Jong Suk

Genre

drama film, drama television series, cultural history, romance film

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 16 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Joseon king places a lookalike clown on the throne to escape court power struggles. The clown must pretend to be the king while navigating danger and deception.

slow-burntensemelancholicpolitically chargedvisually lushdramaticemotionalsuspenseful

What happens

The Crowned Clown (Korean: 왕이 된 남자) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Yeo Jin-goo, Lee Se-young, and Kim Sang-kyung. A remake of the 2012 film Masquerade, the series centers on the tale of a Joseon King and his doppelganger, a clown whom he puts on the throne to escape the intense power struggles afflicting the royal court. It aired from January 7 to March 4, 2019, on tvN. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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