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The Crowned Clown

The Crowned Clown

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The Crowned Clown

2019- 2019

1 Seasons

16 Episodes

7.3(41 votes)

Ended

Drama

Action & Adventure

Overview

The story takes place at a time in Joseon history, when upheaval and power struggles surrounding the throne had reached extreme levels. In order to escape those who plan to assassinate him, the king puts a clown, who looks exactly like him, on the throne.

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Production Companies

Studio Dragon

GTist

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Yeo Jin-goo

Yeo Jin-goo

Clown Ha-seon / King Yi-heon

Lee Se-young

Lee Se-young

Yoo So-Woon

Kim Sang-kyung

Kim Sang-kyung

Lee Kyu

Jeong Hye-young

Jeong Hye-young

Woon-Sim

Jang Kwang

Jang Kwang

Eunuch Jo

Kwon Hae-hyo

Kwon Hae-hyo

Shin Chi-Soo

Jang Young-nam

Jang Young-nam

King's mother

Yoon Kyung-ho

Yoon Kyung-ho

Kab-Soo

Lee Mu-saeng

Lee Mu-saeng

Prince Jinpyung

Min Ji-a

Min Ji-a

Court Lady Kim

Creative team

Created by: Kim Hee-won

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