Synopsis
The emperor of a constitutional monarchy Korea gets transported to democratic Korea in a parallel world after a portal opens between the two worlds. In an effort to protect his loved ones from danger, he teams up with a feisty detective to shut the door that connects them.
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General Info
- Official English Title: The King: Eternal Monarch
- Genre: Fantasy Romance
- Director: Baek Sang-hoon (Love in the Moonlight)
- Writer: Kim Eun-sook (Mr. Sunshine)
- No. of Episodes: 32 (2 episodes per day)
- Broadcast Period: April 17 to June 12, 2020
- Time Slot: Friday & Saturday @ 22:00 KST
- Running Time: 28-32 minutes per episode
- TV Network: SBS (free-to-air)
- Production Company(s): Hwa&Dam Pictures, Studio Dragon
- Preceded by: Hyena
- Followed by: Backstreet Rookie
- Streaming Site: Netflix
Main Cast
![]() | Lee Min-ho as Lee Gon |
![]() | Kim Go-eun as Jung Tae-eul/Luna |
![]() | Woo Do-hwan as Jo Eun-seob/Jo Young |
![]() | Kim Kyung-nam as Kang Shin-jae |
![]() | Jung Eun-chae as Goo Seo-ryung |
![]() | Lee Jung-jin as Lee Rim |
Ratings
Episode No. | Broadcast Date | Nationwide Ratings (Nielsen Korea) |
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1 | April 17, 2020 | 10.1% |
2 | April 17, 2020 | 11.4% |
3 | April 18, 2020 | 8.4% |
4 | April 18, 2020 | 11.6% (HIGHEST) |
5 | April 24, 2020 | 7.8% |
6 | April 24, 2020 | 9.0% |
7 | April 25, 2020 | 8.0% |
8 | April 25, 2020 | 9.7% |
9 | May 1, 2020 | 7.6% |
10 | May 1, 2020 | 8.6% |
11 | May 2, 2020 | 7.4% |
12 | May 2, 2020 | 10.3% |
13 | May 8, 2020 | 7.0% |
14 | May 8, 2020 | 8.1% |
15 | May 9, 2020 | 6.1% |
16 | May 9, 2020 | 8.1% |
17 | May 15, 2020 | 5.8% |
18 | May 15, 2020 | 6.3% |
19 | May 16, 2020 | 6.4% |
20 | May 16, 2020 | 7.8% |
21 | May 22, 2020 | 5.2% (LOWEST) |
22 | May 22, 2020 | 6.6% |
23 | May 23, 2020 | 6.1% |
24 | May 23, 2020 | 8.1% |
CANCELED | May 29, 2020 | – |
CANCELED | May 29, 2020 | – |
25 | May 30, 2020 | 5.6% |
26 | May 30, 2020 | 7.7% |
27 | June 5, 2020 | 5.7% |
28 | June 5, 2020 | 6.7% |
29 | June 6, 2020 | 5.9% |
30 | June 6, 2020 | 8.1% |
31 | June 6, 2020 | 5.8% |
32 | June 6, 2020 | 8.1% |
Average | 7.7% |
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Love it. Well potrayed and good storyline and lovely romance and complicated dual personality for parallel world.
Is it a good move to let other shows get your time slot so easily, SBS? Not good.
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