Historical Korean Dramas & Movies

Alchemy of Souls

Rank #19

Set in a fictional country called Daeho that does not exist in history or on maps, it is about the love and growth of young mages as they overcome their...

Umbrella

Under the Queen’s Umbrella

Rank #30

Within the palace exist troublemaking princes who cause nothing but headaches for the royal family and are about to be turned into proper crown princes. Their mother, Im Hwa Ryeong, is...

Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow

Rank #33

Jang Uk returns from death, and three years later, the story of the mages unfolds anew. Jang Uk becomes a hunter of the soul-shifters when a young woman, a prisoner...

Mr. Queen (2020)

Mr. Queen

Rank #41

Jang Bong Hwan is a South Korean chef who has risen up the ranks to cook for the country’s top politicians in the Blue House’s presidential residences. After a serious...

A Taxi Driver

A Taxi Driver

Rank #52

“A Taxi Driver” is a South Korean movie based on a true story that took place in 1980. The story follows the life of a taxi driver named Kim Man-seob,...

Kingdom: Season 2 (2020)

Kingdom Season 2

Rank #64

Following the events in season one, waves of the undead threaten to reach the capital. In an attempt to save the people during the plague and regain his right to...

Mr. Sunshine (2018)

Mr. Sunshine

Rank #69

Mr. Sunshine centers on a young boy born into a house servant’s family who travels to the United States during the 1871 Shinmiyangyo (U.S. expedition to Korea). He returns to...

The Red Sleeve (2021)

The Red Sleeve

Rank #92

In Korea during the second half of the 1700s, Yi San is an aloof and perfection-loving young prince. His father’s terminate haunts him, although it leaves him in the position...

Swing Kids (2018)

Swing Kids

Rank #116

Swing Kids is a 2018 South Korean musical drama film set in the backdrop of the Korean War. The movie is directed by Kang Hyeong-cheol and stars Do Kyung-soo, Park...

My Dearest Part 2 (2023)

Korean Drama - Oct 13, 2023
Rank #117

Jang Hyun is living without purpose or desire. He’s a cold-hearted man who loves no one until he gets introduced to love after meeting Gil Chae. She is charming and...

Kingdom (2019)

Kingdom

Rank #121

No sooner does the Joseon King succumb to smallpox, do the rumors of his death begin. The Cho Clan, the clan of the pregnant Queen and her father, Chief State...

Six Flying Dragons

Six Flying Dragons

Rank #137

A fictional, historical drama about the ambition, rise and fall of real and fictional characters based around Yi Bang Won. Yi Bang Won was the third king of the Joseon...

Youth of May (2021)

Youth of May

Rank #138

Hee Tae becomes the pride of Gwangju when he enters Seoul National University College of Medicine with top marks. His best friend Kyung Soo, an avid pro-democracy activist, insists that...

Arthdal Chronicles Part 3: The Prelude To All Legends (2019)

Arthdal Chronicles Part 3: The Prelude to All Legends

Rank #165

Ta Gon gets what he wants as he sits atop his throne. However, now his life and throne are threatened when Eun Seom begins to gather power among the servitudes...

Arthdal Chronicles Part 2: The Sky Turning Inside Out

Arthdal Chronicles Part 2: The Sky Turning Inside Out, Rising Land

Rank #169

Ta Gon has now become the most powerful man in Arthdal. He has an affectionate relationship only with Taealha, the daughter of the rival Hae Tribe, because of their shared...

Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

Rank #206

When a total eclipse of the sun takes place, Go Ha Jin is transported back in time to the start of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea during King Taejo’s rule....

Mr. Queen: The Bamboo Forest (2021)

Mr. Queen: The Bamboo Forest

Rank #232

In these special episodes, the viewers get to watch some secret stories of the beloved characters of Mr. Queen. Find out about the first encounter between So Yong and King...

Jewel in the Palace (2003)

Jewel in the Palace

Rank #250

About 500 years ago during the time of Chosun Dynasty, Korea boasted a rigidly hierarchical and male dominated social structure. Based on a true story about a legendary girl, Jang...

Ayla: The Daughter of War (2017)

Ayla: The Daughter of War

Rank #313

Süleyman was dispatched to the Korean War in 1950 and he finds a 5 year-old girl all alone in the dark. She lost her parents and couldn’t speak due to...

The Bridal Mask (2012)

The Bridal Mask

Rank #325

Lee Kang To is an ambitious and callous Korean officer employed by the Japanese colonists. Despite his mother’s disapproval of his work and his own brother’s antagonistic history with the...

Empress Ki (2013)

Empress Ki

Rank #331

Genghis Khan built an empire that spanned vast regions in East Asia and East Europe. And there was one woman who held immense power in the Yuan Dynasty, which Genghis...

1987: When The Day Comes (2017)

1987: When the Day Comes

Rank #352

The story of the public authorities and the people trying to reveal the truth to conceal the tragic end of Park Jong Cheol, who became the fuse of democratization in...

Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People (2017)

Rebel: Thief Who Stole the People

Rank #376

“The culprit who is posing as a royal official is not stealing wealth. He is stealing the hearts and minds of your people, Your Majesty.” There was a divisive figure...

Arthdal Chronicles Part 1: The Children of Prophecy (2019)

Arthdal Chronicles Part 1: The Children of Prophecy

Rank #414

Set in the fictional land of Arthdal during ancient times(bronze age). Eun Seom was born with a fate to bring disaster to Arthdal, which leads him and his mother, who...