4 Films & TV Shows Set In South Korea During The 17th Century

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  Kingdom: Season 2

  🇰🇵 North Korea (DPRK) 🇰🇷 South Korea The 17th Century

  The outbreak leaves no one safe. But the infected are not the only monsters in Prince Chang's way as he fights to protect the kingdom.

  Released in 2020 •
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  Kingdom: Season 1

  🇰🇵 North Korea (DPRK) 🇰🇷 South Korea The 17th Century

  While strange rumors about their ill king grip a kingdom, the crown prince becomes their only hope against a mysterious plague overtaking the land.

  Released in 2019 •
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  The Fortress

  🇰🇵 North Korea (DPRK) 🇰🇷 South Korea The 17th Century

  The fate of the nation is in their hands — Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain China, becomes the first ruler of the Qing dinasty and demands from King In-jo of Joseon to bow before him; but he refuses, being loyal to the Mings. On December 14th, 1636, the Qing horde invades Joseon, so King In-jo and his court shelter in the mountain fortress of Namhan and prepare to defend the kingdom.

  Released in 2017 • 140 minutes
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  Shadows in the Palace

  🇰🇷 South Korea The 17th Century

  Silence or Death — Upon receiving the body of a maid in waiting who was said to have hung herself within the palace walls, dedicated doctor Chun-ryung begins to suspect foul play. Upon launching a personal investigation, however, Chun-ryung quickly discovers a labyrinthine maze of deception constructed by those with limitless power to conceal a valuable secret.

  Released in 2007 • 112 minutes