Historical Korean Dramas & Movies

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...

Her Story (2018)

Her Story

Rank #2399

In 1991, Busan, Bae Jung Gil, who had been working as a housekeeper for Moon, the owner of a leading travel agency, suddenly disappears soon after Kim Hak Soon’s confession...

River Where the Moon Rises (2021)

River Where the Moon Rises

Rank #2415

Born a princess and raised a soldier, Pyeong Gang is a woman with big dreams and limitless ambition. Determined to become the first Empress of Goguryeo, Pyeong Gang will stop...

Dong Ju: The Portrait of a Poet

Dong Ju: The Portrait of a Poet

Rank #2418

Based on the life and work of Korea’s renowned poet, Yun Dong Ju. Dong Ju, while studying literature in Japan, was charged and detained for having participated in the Korean...

Hwang Jin Yi (2006)

Hwang Jin Yi

Rank #2435

This story is about the life of Joseon dancer, musician and poet, Hwang Jin Yi, who seeks perfection in her art relentlessly and the hardship facing women due to their...

The Pirates (2014)

The Pirates 1

Rank #2520

On the eve of the founding of the Joseon Dynasty, a delegation of Chinese envoys is transporting the Emperor’s State Seal only to have it swallowed by a whale mid-journey....

Hansan (2021)

Hansan: Rising Dragon

Rank #2532

‘Hansan’ is a film of the Battle of Hansando, the Battle of the Korean Navy, which largely defeated Japanese naval forces off the coast of Hansando on July 8, 1592....

Poong

Poong, the Joseon Psychiatrist Season 2

Rank #2536

Once a royal physician, Yoo Se Poong was ousted from the palace after his involvement in a conspiracy surrounding the royal family. With nowhere else to go, Se Poong eventually...

Joseon Exorcist (2021)

Joseon Exorcist

Rank #2558

During the latter part of the 14th century, King Taejong abolished the Goryeo Dynasty in order to establish the Kingdom of Joseon. Some were aware of the deal he made...

The Painter of the Wind (2008)

The Painter of the Wind

Rank #2584

Shin Yoon Bok is a talented painter who disguises herself as a boy to search for her father’s criminal and meets a master painter who guides her into being a...

Saimdang

Saimdang, Light’s Diary

Rank #2618

Seo Ji Yoon is an art history lecturer who has devoted the best years of her life to earning her Ph.D. and working under her mentor, department chairman Min Jung...

Different Dreams (2019)

Different Dreams

Rank #2682

A turning point in Korean history, one never to be forgotten is presented in this engaging historical drama, celebrating its 100th anniversary. In 1919, during the Japanese colonial period, two...

Hur Jun

Hur Jun, the Original Story

Rank #2695

A TV series that traces the life of a man who beat the oppressive caste system to rise to the top in his field. The actual Hur Jun, the Original...

Secret Royal Inspector & Joy (2021)

Secret Royal Inspector & Joy

Rank #2697

A secret royal inspector uncovers bribery and then ensures its perpetrators face justice. He cannot reveal himself or his intentions. Ra Yi Eon wanted to open up a dumpling stall...

Forbidden Dream (2019)

Forbidden Dream

Rank #2698

A true historical drama about King Se Jong, the greatest ruler in Joseon history who sought to enhance national prosperity and military power through astronomy, and Jang Yeong Shil, the...

The Grand Heist (2012)

The Grand Heist

Rank #2791

In the late 18th century of the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910), during the last years of King Yeong Jo’s reign. Ice is a commodity more valuable than gold. Blocks of it...

Maids

Maids

Rank #2797

Kook In Yeob is the only child in a noble family. She is famous for her beautiful and stylish appearance. Due to an incident, her status falls to the lower...

Ja Myung Go (2009)

Ja Myung Go

Rank #2849

Legend has it that more than 2,000 years ago, the Kingdom of Nangnang possessed a mystical Ja Myung Drum which will sound by itself when enemies invade. In reality, Ja...

Grand Prince (2018)

Grand Prince

Rank #2857

Centered around one woman who gets caught up in a bloody romance with two princes. This drama tells the story of a man who would terminate even his younger brother...

The King in Love (2017)

The King in Love

Rank #2870

Wang Won’s father is the king of Goryeo while his mother is the Yuan emperor’s daughter. He was born with many gifts as he has good looks, the wisdom of...

Jejoongwon (2010)

Jejoongwon

Rank #2874

Jejoongwon is the first modern hospital in Korea established in the Joseon era in 1885. Baek Do Yang is a nobleman who gives up his status to enter its ranks....

Operation Chromite

Operation Chromite

Rank #2936

South Korean Navy Special Forces, Captain Jang Hak Soo and 7 members of the KLO (Korean Liasion Office) unit disguise themselves as a North Korean inspection unit and infiltrate the...