Under the Queen's Umbrella () is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Kim Hye-soo, Kim Hae-sook, and Choi Won-young. It aired on tvN from October 15 to December 4, 2022, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 (KST). It was released as a limited series on Netflix in selected regions on October 15.
The series was a commercial hit and became one of the highest-rated dramas in Korean cable television history. Under the Queen's Umbrella remained for eight weeks on Netflix's "Global Top 10" list of the most-watched non-English television titles.
Synopsis Set in a fictional era within the Joseon period, the series deals with the education of troublemaker princes who cause nuisance for the royal family.
Cast Main Kim Hye-soo as Queen Im Hwa-ryeong Chaerin as young Im Hwa-ryeong Kim Hae-sook as Queen Dowager Choi Won-young as King Yi Ho Choi Yoon-je as young Yi Ho
Supporting Queen's children Bae In-hyuk as Crown Prince Moon Sang-min as Grand Prince Seongnam / Yi Kang (personal name) Yoon Sang-hyeon as Grand Prince Muan / Yi Moon (personal name) Yoo Seon-ho as Grand Prince Gyeseong / Yi Hwan (personal name) Park Ha-jun as Grand Prince Ilyeong / Yi Yul (personal name)
Royal consorts Ok Ja-yeon as First Junior Consort Hwang Kim Ga-eun as Third Senior Consort Tae Woo Jung-won as First Junior Consort Go
Royal consorts' sons Kang Chan-hee as Prince Uiseong Kim Min-gi as Prince Bogum Moon Seong-hyun as Prince Simso
People in the palace Kim Eui-sung as Chief State Councillor Hwang Won-hyeong Jang Hyun-sung as Minister of Military Affairs Yoon Soo-kwang
Others Oh Ye-ju as Yoon Cheong-ha Jeon Hye-won as Cho-wol Seo Yi-sook as Deposed Queen Yoon
Extended Shin Soo-jeong as Second Senior Consort Kim Song Young-ah as Second Junior Consort Choi Lee Ha-young as Fourth Senior Consort Moon Lee Hwa-kyum as Fourth Junior Consort Ok Lee So-hee as Special Court Lady Park Shin Ian as Prince Yeongmin Hong Jae-min as Prince Hodong Kim Young-jae as Chief Royal Secretary Min Seung-yun Lee Jung-eun as Court Lady Nam Yoo Yeon as Court Lady Oh Park Jun-myeon as Court Lady Shin Kim Jae-bum as Physician Kwon / Yi Ik-hyeon (real name) Cha Sung-je as young Yi Ik-hyeon Kwon Hae-hyo as Master Toji / Yoo Sang-uk (real name) Kim Seung-soo as Park Gyeong-woo Han Dong-hee as Crown Princess Min Seo Woo-jin as Grandson Royal Tae Won-seok as Seo Ham-deok Yoon Seul as Mak-ryeo Jo Ah-young as Min Seung-yun's eldest daughter Kim Jung-ho as Royal Physician Cho Guk-yeong Ha Dong-joon as Personnel Officer Lee Jo-jeon-rang
Special appearances Jung Ji-hoon as a passerby Ahn Yong-joon as the representative of Sungkyunkwan scholars Park Hyo-joo as a nursemaid Jung Soon-won
Production Most of the scenes were filmed at Mungyeong Saejae Open Set, some were filmed in Jeonju Hanok Village. Lead actress Kim Hye-soo filmed her parts from April 2 to November 20, 2022.
On November 21, 2022, it was revealed that actor Moon Sang-min suffered facial injury in the lower part of his left eye while filming an action scene at the end of October. He underwent surgery and returned to the set after a few days.
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings:
Nationwide Seoul 1 October 15, 2022 7.649% 8.668% 2 October 16, 2022 9.062% 10.259% 3 October 22, 2022 4 October 23, 2022 9.471% 10.065% 5 October 29, 2022 7.751% 8.334% 6 October 30, 2022 11.285% 12.008% 7 November 5, 2022 9.365% 9.590% 8 November 6, 2022 11.821% 13.043% 9 November 12, 2022 9.993% 11.015% 10 November 13, 2022 12.296% 13.391% 11 November 19, 2022 10.842% 11.548% 12 November 20, 2022 13.415% 14.201% 13 November 26, 2022 12.851% 14.012% 14 November 27, 2022 14.100% 14.786% 15 December 3, 2022 13.353% 14.562% 16 December 4, 2022 Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
Accolades Award ceremony Year Category Nominee Result Baeksang Arts Awards 2023 Best Actress – Television Kim Hye-soo Best New Actor – Television Moon Sang-min
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