The East Palace (2026)
- Korean title
- 동궁
- Director
- Choi Jung-kyu
- Genre
- Action & Adventure, Mystery
- Rating
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- Tearjerker
One-Line Verdict
“Fresh subject matter based on shamanism, a star-studded cast, and a unique worldview.”
Overview
After a series of misfortunes and mysterious deaths befall the royal family and Crown Princes within the palace’s Eastern Palace, the King summons Gu-cheon—a ghost-slaying warrior—and Saeng-gang—a court lady who can hear the voices of spirits—to the palace.
He hopes they can resolve the curse of the pond spirit and uncover the truth behind events that transpired within the palace walls thirty years ago.
They soon discover that the root cause of these tragedies and the curse is not merely the work of a spirit, but stems from the human greed and ruthless power struggles of three decades past—entangling the King, his biological mother Lady Suk-bin Choi, and others…
- First aired
- 2026
- Episode length
- ~59 min
- Age rating
- TV-MA
- Country
- South Korea
- Availability last checked
- 24.09.2026
Cast & Episodes
Main Characters
- Nam Joo-hyuk as Gu-cheon
- Roh Yoon-seo as Saeng-gang
- Cho Seung-woo as The King (Lee Yeon)
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- How many episodes are there?
- It has 8 episodes.
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