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The Crowned Clown (2019)

7.1 | Jan 07, 2019 (KR) | Drama, Action & Adventure

The story takes place at a time in Joseon history, when upheaval and power struggles surrounding the throne had reached extreme levels. In order to escape those who plan to assassinate him, the king puts a clown, who looks exactly like him, on the throne.

No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
16
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Cast

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Yeo Jin-goo
Clown Ha Seon | King Yi-Heon
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Lee Se-young
Yoo So-Woon
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Jang Kwang
Eunuch Jo
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Kwon Hae-hyo
Shin Chi-Soo
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Jang Young-nam
King's mother
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Lee Mu-saeng
Prince Jinpyung
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Min Ji-a
Court Lady Kim

Reviews

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ParkMin
5 | Jan 07, 2024
I usually dislike Yeo Jin Goo in historical roles but this was one of his better ones so that's nice for a change. While the story may have been interesting at first but it didn't quite live up to its premise. The clone needed to have a better introduction and build up. The king was useless and had no role other than to kick-start the narrative. We only had brief interactions between the clone and the king. The drama would have been infinitely more interesting and enjoyable if it wrote the king as a prominent character and had a consistent dynamic with the clone. The last episode was awful in all regards, a significant downgrade compared to any of the previous episodes. No thought or care put into it at all. An outsider must have wrote the last episode alone, there's no other way! With all that being said, I found the drama to be a decent watch with a handful of interesting elements, if you were to temper your expectations you'd find something to like about it too.