The Throne (2015)
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The ways of a royal household.
Ancient Korea, July 4, 1762. The Crown Prince Hyojang, posthumously named Sado, son of King Yeongjo of Joseon, is accused of treason. Thus, the king asks him to commit suicide, but his closest vassals prevent it, so the king orders the prince to get inside a wooden rice chest, where he suffers deprivation of food and water.
- Released: 2015-09-16
- Genres: Drama, History
- Runtime: 2h 6m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 103 votes
Directed by Lee Joon-ik.
Top cast
- Yoo Ah-in as Crown Prince Sado
- Song Kang-ho as King Yeongjo
- Moon Geun-young as Lady Hye Gyeong-gung
- Jeon Hye-jin as Royal Consort Yeong-bin
- Kim Hae-sook as Queen In-won
- Park Won-sang as Hong Bong-han
- Lee Hyo-je as Young Jeongjo
- Lee Dae-yeon as Kim Sang-ro
- Kang Sung-hae as Kim Han-goo
- Choi Deok-moon as Hong In-han
Where to watch The Throne
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Kocowa; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Rakuten Viki, Plex, Plex Channel, OnDemandKorea, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Kocowa; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex, Rakuten Viki
- Australia: watch free on SBS On Demand
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