Mr. Queen (2020)
- Original title
- 철인왕후
- Directed by
- Yoon Sung-sik
- Cast
- Shin Hye Sun, Queen Cheorin, Kim Jung Hyun, Cheoljong of Joseon, Cha Chung Hwa, Chae Seo Eun, Yoo Min Kyu, Lee Jae Won
- Genre
- comedy television series, romance television series, fantasy television series, alternate history television series
- Country
- South Korea
- Length
- 1 season, 20 episodes
- Rated
- TV-14
- Rating
- 8.5 of 10 from 495 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A modern man's soul ends up in the body of a Joseon-era queen. She must navigate court politics while the king tries to be a good ruler. The show mixes comedy and romance with a fish-out-of-water twist.
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What happens
Mr. Queen (Korean: 철인왕후) is a 2020 South Korean television series based on the Chinese web series Go Princess Go. Directed by Yoon Sung-sik, it stars Shin Hye-sun as Queen Cheorin and Kim Jung-hyun as King Cheoljong. The drama is about Queen Cheorin finding herself with the soul of a modern-day man inside her body and King Cheoljong striving to be a king who helps his people. It aired on tvN every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST) from December 12, 2020, to February 14, 2021. Despite its controversies, the series is the eleventh highest rated drama in Korean cable television history, with the last episode reaching a nationwide rating of 17.371% and garnering more than 4 million in viewership. It also set a record for tvN by achieving the 5th highest rating in the network's history. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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