Joseon Dynasty Korean Dramas & Movies

Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung (2019)

Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung

Rank #1037

The story takes place at the beginning of the 19th century. Goo Hae Ryung is an intern to become a palace historian. However, it was not acceptable for women to...

Queen for Seven Days (2017)

Queen for Seven Days

Rank #1039

This drama is about the love story between King Jung Jong and his Queen Dan Kyung, who was crowned and deposed within the span of a week due to rival...

Live Up to Your Name (2017)

Live Up to Your Name

Rank #1064

Heo Im, who is born in a concubine family in the Joseon era and has very outstanding medical sterminates, is frustrated about his career as he fails to climb to...

Love in the Moonlight

Love in the Moonlight

Rank #1108

To protect herself and her family, Hong Ra On disguises herself as a man and counsels men on dating. Due to a love letter she wrote for a client, she...

Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River

Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River

Rank #1171

A movie from the ancient novel of satire and humor about Kim Seon Dal who sold off the River Daedong. Kim Seon Dal is a genius swindler, possessing an alluring...

Bloody Heart

Rank #1212

A fictional historical drama that begins when Lee Tae, the eldest legitimate son of King Sunjong who became king after the rebellion, ascends to the throne of Joseon. Lee Tae’s...

Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010)

Sungkyunkwan Scandal

Rank #1251

Kim Yun Hee is a smart, responsible young woman with an independent drive. Since her father passed away, she has worked to support her family but has also managed to...

Rooftop Prince (2012)

Rooftop Prince

Rank #1347

Crown Prince Yi Gak finds that he has been transported from the Joseon Dynasty to modern-day Seoul. He meets Hong Se Na, who bears a striking resemblance to his dead...

Warrior Baek Dong Soo (2011)

Warrior Baek Dong Soo

Rank #1568

Set in the Joseon Dynasty during King Jeong Jo’s reign, this martial-arts fusion sageuk is centered around the events involving Crown Prince Sa Do’s conspiracy. Warrior Baek Dong Soo was...

Secret Royal Inspector (2020)

Secret Royal Inspector

Rank #1617

Set toward the end of the Joseon era, Sung Yi Gyum places first in the state examination, landing him a position at Hongmungwan in the Administration and Research Department. Despite...

The Swordsman (2020)

The Swordsman

Rank #1629

Set during the chaotic period of the Ming-Qing dynasty transition, Tae Yul, the best swordsman in Joseon, lives in seclusion with his daughter Tae Ok in the mountains after failing...

Haechi (2019)

Haechi

Rank #1650

Set during the Joseon Dynasty period, four people from different walks of life come together to make Prince Lee Geum the King and reform the Saheonbu. The four people are...

Yi San (2007)

Yi San

Rank #1805

This drama details the life of King Jeong Jo, Joseon’s 22nd monarch, who is remembered in Korean history as one of Korea’s greatest kings, one who loved the people and...

The Royal Tailor (2014)

The Royal Tailor

Rank #1833

Depicts the love lives, jealousies and desires of those that work within the Sanguiwon during the Joseon Dynasty period. The Sanguiwon are responsible for the attire worn by royalty. Dol...

Chuno

The Slave Hunters

Rank #1835

Chuno follows the story of Lee Dae Gil, a man of high birth, whose family was ruined when Won Ki Yoon, a servitude, burnt down his house and escaped with...

Bossam: Steal the Fate (2021)

Bossam: Steal the Fate

Rank #1965

A story of life and love that touches upon the oppression experienced by women and the impoverished. Ba Woo is a degenerate man who gambles, steals, fights, and hides his...

The Pirates: Goblin Flag (2022)

The Pirates 2: The Last Royal Treasure

Rank #1983

Join the adventure of a ship of tragic endous but merry misfits as they troll the deep blue sea for sunken treasure belonging to the royal family. Former bandit leader...

The King and the Clown (2005)

The King and the Clown

Rank #2097

At the height of the 16th-century Joseon Dynasty, a pair of rural male actors – boisterous, macho Jang Seng and quiet, feminine Gong Gil – travels to Seoul and team...

The Emperor: Owner of the Mask (2017)

The Emperor: Owner of the Mask

Rank #2148

The story of a crown prince named Lee Sun who fights the Pyeonsuhwe society that holds absolute power over the kingdom and also controls the water supply by privatizing it....

War of the Arrows (2011)

War of the Arrows

Rank #2178

Set during the second Manchu invasion of Korea, Nam Yi, the best archer in Korea, goes up against the Qing Dynasty to save his younger sister Ja In – who...

The Book of Fish (2021)

The Book of Fish

Rank #2248

Jung Yak Jeon is a scholar and bureaucrat. He is exiled to the remote island Heuksando. There, he becomes fascinated with fish and decides to write about them. Jung Yak...

Arang and the Magistrate (2012)

Arang and the Magistrate

Rank #2314

Arang and the Magistrate tells the story of a cynical and not so friendly government official named Eun Oh who wanders the whole nation to look for his mother who...

Queen: Love And War (2019)

Queen: Love And War

Rank #2373

Kang Eun Bo is a woman on a mission. When her twin sister is tragic ended, she vows to find the terminateer and bring them to justice. But during the...

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

Rank #2375

Set in the Joseon Dynasty period (during the confusion of justification and the period of espionage and transition from ming to ping), when the public desire for social reform was...