Chinese Title: 君主－假面的主人
Also Known as: Monarch
Genre: Historical, Political, Romance
Episodes: 40 (30 minutes/episode)
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2017-May-10 to 2017-July-13
Air time: Wednesdays & Thursdays 22:00 (2 episodes back-to-back)
Synopsis
This is a pre-produced drama. Filming began on 2016-December.
Set in the 18th-century Joseon, it tells the story of Crown Prince Lee Sun (Yoo Seung Ho) and his fight against a powerful and wealthy organization Pyunsoo-hwe that controls the country behind the scenes due to its monopoly of the nation’s water supply. With the help of the woman he loves named Han Ga Eun (Kim So Hyun), Lee overcomes adversity and grow as a just ruler.
Cast
Main Cast
Yoo Seung Ho as Crown Prince Sado Lee Sun
Kim So Hyun as Han Ga Eun
L as commoner Lee Sun
Yoon So Hee as Kim Hwa Goon
Heo Joon Ho as Dae Mok
Park Chul Min as Woo Bo (Lee Sun’s teacher)
People around Crown Prince
Shin Hyun Soo as Lee Chung Woon
Bae Yoo Ram as Park Moo Ha
Lee Chae Young as Mae Chang
Supporting Cast
Kim Byung Chul as Kim Woo Jae
Kim Jong Soo as Joo Jin Myung
Do Yong Goo as Choi Sung Gi
Jung Kyu Soo as Heo Yoo Gun
Kim Young Woong as Jo Tae Ho
Kim Seo Kyung as Gon
Park Ki Ryung (박기륭) as Mr. Jang
Family of commoner Lee Sun
Park Hyun Sook as Yoo Sun Daek (mother)
Jung Hae Kyun as father
Go Na Hee as Kko Mool (younger sister)
Royal Palace People
Kim Myung Soo as King Yeongjo
Kim Sun Kyung as Consort Yeong
Choi Ji Na as Queen Jeongseong
Jung Doo Hong as Lee Bum Woo
Song In Gook (송인국) as Hyun Suk
Jung Ah Mi as Court lady Han
Lee Dae Ro as King’s eunuch