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The Empress Ki

★ 8.4 5K votes 2013–2014 1 season · 51 episodes Ended MBC
Royalty & aristocracyCourts, crowns and dynasties.This show: 9/10K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 9/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 9/10Political intriguePower struggles inside governments and institutions.This show: 8/10Real historyReal historical events and figures woven into the story.This show: 8/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 8/10Sprawling sagaA many-threaded epic that unfolds across seasons.This show: 7/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Ha Ji-WonJu Jin-moBaek Jin-heeJi Chang-wookChoi Moo-sungYun Yong-hyeon
Starring
Ha Ji-WonJu Jin-moBaek Jin-heeJi Chang-wookChoi Moo-sungYun Yong-hyeon
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
03875113150

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About

A woman born in Korea navigates her way through love, war, politics and national loyalties to become a powerful empress in China's Yuan dynasty.

All Seasons

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Season 12013
8.33K5149h 33m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Episode #1.18.0
12465 min
▶2Episode #1.28.5
7558 min
▶3Episode #1.38.6
7058 min
▶4Episode #1.48.4
6358 min
▶5Episode #1.58.1
6158 min
▶6Episode #1.67.9
5658 min
▶7Episode #1.78.5
5758 min
▶8Episode #1.88.3
5458 min
▶9Episode #1.98.2
5258 min
▶10Episode #1.108.4
5358 min
▶11Episode #1.118.2
5058 min
▶12Episode #1.128.3
4958 min
▶13Episode #1.138.4
4858 min
▶14Episode #1.148.2
4658 min
▶15Episode #1.158.3
4558 min
▶16Episode #1.168.2
4658 min
▶17Episode #1.178.1
4758 min
▶18Episode #1.188.3
4958 min
▶19Episode #1.198.6
4958 min
▶20Episode #1.208.5
4758 min
▶21Episode #1.218.0
5058 min
▶22Episode #1.227.7
4658 min
▶23Episode #1.238.1
4458 min
▶24Episode #1.248.7
4558 min
▶25Episode #1.258.4
4360 min
▶26Episode #1.268.6
4558 min
▶27Episode #1.278.4
4358 min
▶28Episode #1.288.3
4358 min
▶29Episode #1.298.4
4258 min
▶30Episode #1.308.3
4258 min
▶31Episode #1.318.5
4358 min
▶32Episode #1.328.3
4258 min
▶33Episode #1.337.9
4458 min
▶34Episode #1.348.6
4358 min
▶35Episode #1.358.6
4158 min
▶36Episode #1.368.7
4158 min
▶37Episode #1.378.8
5058 min
▶38Episode #1.388.5
4158 min
▶39Episode #1.398.1
4158 min
▶40Episode #1.408.2
4158 min
▶41Episode #1.418.3
4458 min
▶42Episode #1.428.3
4358 min
▶43Episode #1.438.2
4458 min
▶44Episode #1.448.1
4158 min
▶45Episode #1.458.1
4158 min
▶46Episode #1.468.6
4258 min
▶47Episode #1.478.4
4565 min
▶48Episode #1.488.6
4157 min
▶49Episode #1.498.6
4758 min
▶50Episode #1.508.6
6058 min
▶51Episode #1.518.4
5358 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Ha Ji-Won Ki Seung-nyang (Empress Ki)
Ju Jin-mo Wang Yoo
Baek Jin-hee Tanashiri (Empress Tanashiri)
Ji Chang-wook Ta Hwan (lEmperor Togon)
Choi Moo-sung Park Bool-hwa
Yun Yong-hyeon Jeom Bak-yi
Jeon Se-hyun Seol-hwa
Oh Gwang-Rok Heuk-soo
Choi Jung-Won Gongmin of Goryeo
Han Hye-rin Lady Park

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