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Mr. Queen

★ 8.5 17K votes 2020–2021 1 season · 20 episodes Ended tvN
K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 9/10Royalty & aristocracyCourts, crowns and dynasties.This show: 8/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 8/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 8/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 7/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 7/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Shin Hye-sunKim Jung-hyunLee Jae-wonSeol In-ahKim Tae-wooChae Seo-Eun
Starring
Shin Hye-sunKim Jung-hyunLee Jae-wonSeol In-ahKim Tae-wooChae Seo-Eun
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"Gender-swap slapstick that sneaks up on your heart"

A modern South Korean chef with a smart mouth and no filter wakes up trapped inside the body of a demure Joseon-era queen, forced to navigate royal court politics while desperately trying to get back to his own body. What follows is a broad, often riotous comedy of manners as his blunt modern instincts collide with strict palace etiquette, gradually curdling into real palace intrigue and unexpected tenderness. The tone swings hard between slapstick and melodrama, carried almost entirely by its lead's fearless, elastic performance.

Watch it for

the lead performance, which turns a wild body-swap gimmick into something genuinely moving.

Maybe skip if

you find broad slapstick and abrupt tonal swings between comedy and melodrama grating.

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All Seasons

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Season 12020
8.26K2020h 15m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Jang Bong Hwan in Wonderland7.8
38976 min
▶2Wins in the Morning and Fades at Night7.6
33080 min
▶3Sleeping With the Enemy8.1
30681 min
▶4The Man Who Knew Too Much7.8
28881 min
▶5A Heel That Can Easily Get Hurt8.0
28280 min
▶6Between Understanding and Misunderstanding8.1
28673 min
▶7Mask7.7
28967 min
▶8A Dangerous Relationship8.0
28865 min
▶9Light And Darkness8.1
27468 min
▶10Living a Nightmare8.0
265—
▶11The One Who Cannot Be Forgiven8.2
26167 min
▶12Dancing on Top of a Sword8.7
29466 min
▶13There Is No Tomorrow8.6
265—
▶14A Woman Who Must Die To Live8.7
29966 min
▶15The Crazy X in This Palace8.6
26467 min
▶16All In8.4
26971 min
▶17Pregnancy Is Beautiful8.1
26870 min
▶18The Counterattacks of Memories8.4
248—
▶19The Man Who Came Back From The Dead8.4
25371 min
▶20My Life Without Me8.3
28166 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Shin Hye-sun Kim So-yong, Queen Cheorin
Kim Jung-hyun King Cheoljong
Lee Jae-won Special Director Hong
Seol In-ah Jo Hwa Jin
Kim Tae-woo Kim Jwa Geun
Chae Seo-Eun Hong Yeon
Yoo Min-Kyu Prince Yeongpyeong
Kim Ye-ji Yoon Kyeong-ok
Cha Cheong-hwa Court Lady Choi
Na In-woo Kim Byeong-in

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