Picture: Captivating the King – Tving
A new and exciting historical romantic drama, Captivating the King, starring Hospital Playlist’s Jo Jung Suk, is coming to Netflix in January 2024. We’ve got everything you need to know about the K-drama, including the plot, cast, trailer, and episode release schedule.
Captivating the King is an upcoming internationally licensed South Korean historical romantic drama series. The series is directed by Jo Nam Gook, who previously directed both seasons of The Good Detective, Untouchable and Fast. Kim Sung Deok is the screenwriter of the series and his first series in five years after previously writing The Crowned Clown.
When is Captivating the King coming to Netflix?
The first two episodes of Captivating the King will be released on Netflix on Sunday, January 21st, 2024.
Picture: Poster for Captivating the King -Tving
There will be a total of sixteen episodes. New episodes will be available to stream on Saturdays and Sundays. Each episode will have a runtime of 80 minutes.
The series finale is scheduled for Sunday, March 10th, 2024.
Episode Release Schedule
Episodes of Captivating the King will be broadcast on the South Korean cable network tvN before being available to stream on Netflix.
| Episode | Netflix Release Date |
|---|---|
| 1 | 21/01/2024 |
| 2 | 21/01/2024 |
| 3 | 28/01/2024 |
| 4 | 29/01/2024 |
| 5 | 03/02/2024 |
| 6 | 04/02/2024 |
| 7 | 10/02/2024 |
| 8 | 11/02/2024 |
| 9 | 17/02/2024 |
| 10 | 18/02/2024 |
| 11 | 24/02/2024 |
| 12 | 25/02/2024 |
| 13 | 02/03/2024 |
| 14 | 03/02/2024 |
| 15 | 09/03/2024 |
| 16 | 10/03/2024 |
What is the plot of Captivating the King?
The synopsis for Captivating the King has been sourced from Asian Wiki:
“Lee In is a prince. His older brother is King Lee Sun, who cares about him a lot. Vowing loyalty to his older brother, Lee In is taken hostage by the Qing Dynasty. King Lee Sun soon views his younger brother’s loyalty as betrayal and begins to hate him.
Lee In endures deep emotional pain because of this. Lee In then meets an unknown baduk player who wagers on her games. He is completely fascinated by the baduk player. Through circumstances, Lee In becomes the king. He holds the highest position and is a strong person, but he is sad and weak internally.
When Kang Hee Soo was gaining fame as an unknown baduk player, she met Prince Lee In and fell in love with him. Through a vortex of fate, she becomes a spy. She approaches King Lee In to get her revenge.”
Picture: Shin Sae Kyeong as Kang Hee Soo – Tving
Who are the cast members of Captivating the King?
There are three confirmed lead roles for the K-drama.
Jo Jung Suk will play the role of Lee In. This is the actor’s first K-drama for almost three years after starring in both Hospital Playlist seasons as Lee Ik Jun. He is also well known for starring in popular K-dramas such as Oh My Ghost, The Nokdu Flower, and King2Hearts.
Picture: Jo Jung Suk in Hospital Playlist – CJ ENM Co.
Shin Sae Kyeong will play the role of Kang Hee Soo/Kangh Mong Woo. The actress recently starred in the Arthdal Chronicles sequel, The Sword of Aramun. Captivating the King is her first weekly K-drama for Netflix in almost four years since she last starred in Run On.
Picture: Shin Sae Kyeong in Run On – JTBC Studios
Lee Shin Young will play the role of Kim Myung Ha. The first and only K-drama Lee Shin Young previously starred in was Crash Landing on You in the role of Park Kwang Beom.
Picture: Lee Shin Young in Crash Landing on You – tvN
The full list of supporting cast members have been revealed;
- Park Ye Young as Court Lady Dong.
- Jo Sung Ha as Kim Jong Bae.
- Choi Dae Hoon as Lee Sun.
- Yang Kyung Won s Yoo Hyun Bo.
- Lee Kyu Hoe as Park Jong Hwan.
- Son Hyun Joo as Kang Hang Soon.
- Na Hyun Woo as Chu Dal Ha.
- Jang Young Nam as Queen Dowager Park.
- Ahn Shi Ha as Queen Kim.
- Kang Hong Suk as Joo Sang Hwa.
- Han Dong Hee as Hong Jang.
- Song Sang Eun as Ja Geun Nyun.
- Jung Suk Yong as Se Dong.
- Jeo Soo Ji as Court Lady Han.
- Choi Ye Chan as Grand Prince Dae Gun.
- Ha Seo Yoon as Queen Oh.
- Ahn Se Eun as Royal Princess Jang Ryung.
- Uhm Hyo Sub as Oh Wook Hwan.
- Kim Bo Yun as Bu Yeong.
- Jo Jae Ryong as Jung Je Pyo.
- Go Soo Hee as Jeom Yi Nae.
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Netflix Synopsis: "Amid a royal and political power struggle, a king entangles with an intriguing woman -- whose hidden desire for revenge transforms into unintended love."
