Empress Ki
기황후
“A servant's rise to empress of the Mongol empire”
A woman born in Korea navigates her way through love, war, politics and national loyalties to become a powerful empress in China's Yuan dynasty.
Ha Ji-won
as Ki Seung Nyang (Empress Ki) · LEAD
Ha Ji-won
Ki Seung Nyang (Empress Ki)
Ju Jin-mo
as Wang Yoo (King Choong Hye of Goryeo) · LEAD
Ju Jin-mo
Wang Yoo (King Choong Hye of Goryeo)
Ji Chang-wook
as Ta Hwan (Emperor Huizong of Yuan) · SUPPORTING
Ji Chang-wook
Ta Hwan (Emperor Huizong of Yuan)
Jin Yi-han
as Tal Tal · SUPPORTING
Jin Yi-han
Tal Tal
Baek Jin-hee
as Tanashiri (Empress Tanashiri) · SUPPORTING
Baek Jin-hee
Tanashiri (Empress Tanashiri)
Jeon Kuk-hwan
as El Temur · SUPPORTING
Jeon Kuk-hwan
El Temur
Im Joo-eun
as Bayan Khutugh · SUPPORTING
Im Joo-eun
Bayan Khutugh
Lee Won-jong
as Dokman · SUPPORTING
Lee Won-jong
Dokman
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Should you watch?
A sweeping, addictive historical epic led by Ha Ji-won.
✓Fans of epic palace politics, strong-heroine sagas, and Ha Ji-won
✗You want historical accuracy over dramatized spectacle
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What is it really about
A fierce Goryeo woman is dragged into the Yuan court and claws her way from tribute servant to empress of the Mongol empire, torn between two powerful men. A grand, melodramatic historical epic.
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