The King's Warden

“1457 Joseon, a story untold by history”

7.5(6)20261h 57m

HistoryDrama

In a remote mountain village of 15th-century Joseon, humble headman Heung-do hears a rumor that any village hosting an exiled nobleman will be blessed with abundance and fortune. Hoping to bring prosperity to his impoverished community, he eagerly submits a petition to host one—unaware that his guest is none other than the fallen monarch, deposed boy-king Danjong.

Director

Chang Hang-jun

Budget

$6.9M

Revenue

$39.0M

Cast

Yoo Hai-jin

Eom Heung-do

Park Ji-hoon

Yi Hong-wi / Nosan / King Danjong

Yoo Ji-tae

Han Myeong-hoe

Jeon Mi-do

Mae-hwa

Kim Min

Eom Tae-san

Park Ji-hwan

Eo Se-gyeom

Lee Jun-hyuk

Geumseong / Yi Yu

Ahn Jae-hong

Norugol village chief

Lee Jun-hyeok

Makdong's father

Kim Soo-jin

Makdong's mother

Oh Dal-su

Elder Yoon

Park Ji-yun

Makdong

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

6d ago

7.0

Based on real events from Joseon history, this tells us the story of the enthusiastic efforts of village chief Um-Heung Do (Yoo Hae-jin) to improve the lot of his citizenry. When a hunting expedition goes quite bizarrely wrong for him, he finds himself in a neighbouring town where the people are doing rather better. Why? Well that’s because a previously high-ranking official from the government ha...