When does Munmu episode 1 come out?

Munmu episode 1, the final episode, airs on Sat, Nov 14 on KBS2, at 9:20 PM KST (7:20 AM ET, 8:20 PM PHT, 5:50 PM IST).

How many episodes does Munmu have?

Munmu has 28 episodes. It airs on KBS2 on Saturdays and Sundays at 9:20 p.m. KST from November 14, 2026.

Is Munmu based on a true story?

Yes. Munmu dramatizes how Silla, the smallest of Korea's Three Kingdoms, overcame Goguryeo, Baekje and Tang China to unify the Three Kingdoms, through the future King Munmu, his father Kim Chun-chu and general Kim Yu-sin.

Lee Hyun-wook plays Kim Beop-min, the future King Munmu. Jang Hyuk plays Yeon Gaesomun, Kim Kang-woo plays Kim Chun-chu and Park Sung-woong plays Kim Yu-sin.

Kim Young-jo and Koo Sung-joon direct Munmu from scripts by Kim Ri-heon and Hong Jin-yi. KeyEast and Monster Union produce it for KBS.

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“Jumong meets Game of Thrones”

A sweeping historical epic set in the late Three Kingdoms era, following Silla’s fierce battles against Goguryeo, Baekje, and Tang as its kings and generals fight to achieve the unification of the Korean Peninsula.

Historical War

Lee Hyun-wook

as Kim Beop-min / King Munmu · LEAD

Lee Hyun-wook

Kim Beop-min / King Munmu

Jang Hyuk

as Yeon Gaesomun · LEAD

Jang Hyuk

Yeon Gaesomun

Kim Kang-woo

as Kim Chun-chu / King Taejong Muyeol · SUPPORTING

Kim Kang-woo

Kim Chun-chu / King Taejong Muyeol

Park Sung-woong

as Kim Yu-sin · SUPPORTING

Park Sung-woong

Kim Yu-sin

Jung Woong-in

as Kim Jin-ju · SUPPORTING

Jung Woong-in

Kim Jin-ju

Cho Seong-ha

as Ko Geon-mu / King Yeongnyu · SUPPORTING

Cho Seong-ha

Ko Geon-mu / King Yeongnyu

Choi Ye-bin

as Wu Zetian · SUPPORTING

Choi Ye-bin

Wu Zetian

Han Ga-ram

as Kim Ja-yoon / Queen Jaui · SUPPORTING

Han Ga-ram

Kim Ja-yoon / Queen Jaui

Story

What is it really about

A big-budget KBS war epic told from the underdog's side: Silla, the smallest of the Three Kingdoms, overcomes Goguryeo, Baekje and Tang China. The pull is the matchup of strategists, with Jang Hyuk's Yeon Gaesomun as the giant the young king has to outthink.

Epic scaleWar strategyRoyal burdenEnsemble of titans

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