Under the Queen's Umbrella

TV Series

2022

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8.2/10

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A spirited queen tries to rein in her rowdy sons in order to make one of them the next king of Joseon, while her competitors vie to snatch the throne.

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Episodes16

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Sun, 23 Oct, 2022

S1.E4Episode 4

The three finalists debate over a topic that’s plaguing the nation. Grand Prince Seong-nam risks his life to meet a doctor who could heal his brother.

10.0/10

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Sun, 06 Nov, 2022

S1.E8Episode 8

When other princes and concubines lie, cheat and scheme to get ahead in the competition, Hwa-ryeong finds a way to slow them down.

10.0/10

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Top cast

Queen Im Hwa-ryeong

Queen Dowager

King Lee Ho

Hwang Won-hyeong

Grand Prince Seongnam …

Ok Ja-yeon

First Junior Consort Hwang

Kang Chan-hee

Prince Uiseong

Kim Ga-eun

Third Senior Consort Tae

Woo Jeong-won

First Junior Consort Ko

Master Toji

Deposed Queen Yoon

Yoon Su-kwang

Park Gyeong-u

Senior Court Lady Shin

Lee Jung-eun

Senior Court Lady Nam

Yoo Yeon

Senior Court Lady Oh

Youn Sang-hyun

Grand Prince Muan

Yoo Seon-ho

Grand Prince Gyeseong

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Park Ba-ra

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The drama really needed a better introduction to establish itself properly, it took me a while before it captured my interest. Others may not have the patience. By the time the drama finished, I had no idea how many princes were there. Most of them barely got any screen, yet had some small side stories. While the prominent ones didn't develop enough. Quality over quantity would've been the right approach. I found the ending to be too subdued, soft, and tame after spending 16 very long episodes of building tension through countless slow-mo shots, mean stares, and passive-aggressive empty threats. This was another area that was lacking, the drama needed more ways to build tension. The drama had some unjustifiable, unwarranted, and under-delivered preachy moments that yanked the viewers out and ruined the atmosphere. This seems to be a common trend with modern titles. Anyway, I see that "Comedy" is one of its listed genres, although it had relatively lighter moments every now and then but these didn't adhere to the comedy genre in any shape or form. I would remove the tag as it's misleading. Speaking of misleading, the synopsis's description of the queen's character was mostly wrong and didn't translate as such into the screen.

ParkMin18 Jan, 2024