Bon Appétit, Your Majesty (2025)

Original title

폭군의 셰프

Directed by

Jang Tae-yoo

Cast

Im Yoon Ah, Lee Chae Min, Koo Hyun, Kang Han Na, Choi Gwi Hwa, Yoon Seo Ah, Kim Kwang Gyu, Hong Jin Ki

Genre

romantic drama, survival film, time-travel television program, fantasy television series

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 12 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

8.6 of 10 from 247 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A top French cuisine chef in South Korea travels back in time to a royal court. There she meets a king who loves food but rules cruelly.

whimsicalromanticsuspensefullightheartedfast-pacedfantasticaldramatictender

What happens

Bon Appétit, Your Majesty (Korean: 폭군의 셰프 lit: 'Tyrant's Chef') is a 2025 South Korean fantasy romantic television series with elements of time travel and historical fiction. Written by fGRD and directed by Jang Tae-yoo, it stars Lim Yoona, Lee Chae-min, Kang Han-na, and Choi Gwi-hwa. The series follows the story of a South Korean French cuisine chef who, upon reaching the pinnacle of her profession, time-slips to the past and encounters the king, who is regarded as both the best gourmet and the worst tyrant. It aired on tvN from August 23 to September 28, 2025, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Netflix. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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