Moon Embracing the Sun (2012)

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Don't come close! But don't go far...

Years after she's assumed dead by the palace, a young noblewoman, now trained as a shaman, returns to court to reclaim her rightful position as queen.

• Released: 2012-01-04
• Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
• Seasons: 1, 20 episodes
• Episode length: 1h 5m
• Network: MBC
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.9/10 from 236 votes

Top cast

• Kim Soo-hyun as King Lee Hwon
• Yeo Jin-goo as Lee Hwon (young)
• Han Ga-in as Heo Yeon-woo / shaman Wol
• Kim You-jung as Heo Yeon-woo (young)
• Jung Il-woo as Prince Yang-myung
• Lee Tae-ri as Yang-myung (young)
• Kim Min-seo as Yoon Bo-kyung
• Kim So-hyun as Yoon Bo-kyung (young)
• Sunwoo Jae-duk as Heo Young-jae
• Song Jae-hee as Heo Yeom

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Moon Embracing the Sun

• United States: stream on Rakuten Viki, OnDemandKorea, Kocowa Amazon Channel, Kocowa; watch free on Rakuten Viki
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Kocowa
• India: stream on Channel K Amazon Channel
• Canada: stream on Rakuten Viki, Kocowa; watch free on Rakuten Viki
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, Kocowa

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