Joseon Exorcist (2021)

Original title

조선구마사

Directed by

Shin Kyung Soo

Cast

Kam Woo Sung, King Taejong, Jang Dong Yoon, Prince Chungnyung / Lee Do, Park Sung Hoon, Prince Yangnyeong / Lee Je, Seo Young Hee, Moon Woo Jin

Genre

alternate history television series

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 2 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the Joseon dynasty, the royal family battles evil spirits that exploit human weaknesses to destroy the kingdom. The first two episodes aired before the series was canceled due to controversy over historical inaccuracies and the use of Chinese props.

historicalsupernaturalhorroraction-orientedtensedarkatmosphericmythological

What happens

Joseon Exorcist (Korean: 조선구마사) is a South Korean historical-supernatural horror television series. The series, directed by Shin Kyung-soo and written by Park Gye-ok, stars Jang Dong-yoon, Park Sung-hoon and Kam Woo-sung. The series follows the fight of the royal family to protect people from the evil spirits, who use human frailties to demolish Joseon. The first two episodes aired on SBS TV on March 22 and 23, 2021, at 22:00 (KST) before being canceled due to historical inaccuracies and Chinese props present in the series that resulted in backlash from many Korean viewers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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