The Tale of Lady Ok
옥씨부인전
“A runaway slave reinvents herself as Joseon's first lady advocate”
The fierce survival and success of a female slave in the Joseon Dynasty, and the story of a woman whose name, identity, and even her husband were all fake.
Lim Ji-yeon
as Gudeok / Ok Tae-Young · LEAD
Lim Ji-yeon
Gudeok / Ok Tae-Young
Choo Young-woo
as Song Seo-In / Cheon Seung-Hwi · LEAD
Choo Young-woo
Song Seo-In / Cheon Seung-Hwi
Yeon Woo
as Cha Mi-Ryeong · SUPPORTING
Yeon Woo
Cha Mi-Ryeong
Kim Jae-won
as Sung Do-Gyum · SUPPORTING
Kim Jae-won
Sung Do-Gyum
Sung Dong-il
as Sung Kyu-Jin · SUPPORTING
Sung Dong-il
Sung Kyu-Jin
Kim Mi-sook
as Mrs. Han · SUPPORTING
Kim Mi-sook
Mrs. Han
Lee Jae-won
as Soeddong · SUPPORTING
Lee Jae-won
Soeddong
Kim Jae-hwa
as Mak-Sim · SUPPORTING
Kim Jae-hwa
Mak-Sim
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Should you watch?
A satisfying, empowering sageuk about reinvention and justice.
✓Fans of historical underdog stories, strong heroines, and courtroom-style sageuk
✗You want lighter fare than a class-and-justice period drama
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What is it really about
Escaping bondage, a clever woman steals a dead noblewoman's name and becomes a fearless legal defender of the downtrodden — all while her borrowed identity threatens to collapse. An empowering underdog sageuk.
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