Under the Queen's Umbrella
Under the Queen's Umbrella is a 2022 South Korean television series starring Kim Hye-soo, Kim Hae-sook, and Choi Won-young. It aired on tvN from October 15 to December 4, 2022, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:10. It was released as a limited series on Netflix in selected regions on October 15.
The series was a commercial hit and became one of the highest-rated dramas in Korean cable television history. Under the Queen's Umbrella remained for eight weeks on Netflix's "Global Top 10" list of the most-watched non-English television titles.
Synopsis
Set in a fictional period within the Joseon period, the series deals with the top 1% education method to make the troublemaker princes, who cause nuisance for the royal family, into proper princes.Queen Hwa-ryeong is expected to embody grace and dignity in her royal role. However, her sons prove to be mischievous troublemakers. Faced with this challenge, the queen decides to abandon strict protocols and embarks on a journey to transform her sons into deserving princes through education and personal growth. With determination and perseverance, she endeavors to instill in her sons the values and skills necessary to fulfill their royal responsibilities, all while navigating the complexities of motherhood and royal life.
Cast
Main
- Kim Hye-soo as Queen Im Hwa-ryeong
- * Chaerin as young Im Hwa-ryeong
- Kim Hae-sook as Queen Dowager
- Choi Won-young as King Yi Ho
- * Choi Yoon-je as young Yi Ho
Supporting
Queen's children
- Bae In-hyuk as Crown Prince
- Moon Sang-min as Grand Prince later Crown Prince Seongnam / Yi Kang
- Yoon Sang-hyeon as Grand Prince Muan / Yi Moon
- Yoo Seon-ho as Grand Prince Gyeseong / Yi Hwan
- Park Ha-jun as Grand Prince Ilyeong / Yi Yul
Concubines
- Ok Ja-yeon as Royal Consort Gwi-in Hwang, later demoted to Royal Consort Sug-won
- Kim Ga-eun as Royal Consort So-yong Tae
- Woo Jung-won as Royal Consort Gwi-in Go
Concubines' sons
- Kang Chan-hee as Prince Uiseong
- Kim Min-gi as Prince Bogum
- Moon Seong-hyun as Prince Simso
People in the palace
- Kim Eui-sung as Chief State Councillor Hwang Won-hyeong
- Jang Hyun-sung as Minister of Military Affairs Yoon Soo-kwang
Others
- Oh Ye-ju as Lady Yoon Cheong-ha, Grand Prince Seongnam's future wife
- Jeon Hye-won as Cho-wol
- Seo Yi-sook as Deposed Queen Yoon
Extended
- Shin Soo-jeong as Royal Consort So-ui Kim
- Song Young-ah as Royal Consort Sug-ui Choi
- Lee Ha-young as Royal Consort So-won Moon
- Lee Hwa-kyum as Royal Consort Sug-won Ok
- Lee So-hee as Special Court Lady Park
- Shin Ian as Prince Yeongmin
- Hong Jae-min as Prince Hodong
- Kim Young-jae as Chief Royal Secretary Min Seung-yun
- Lee Jung-eun as Court Lady Nam
- Yoo Yeon as Court Lady Oh
- Park Jun-myeon as Court Lady Shin
- Kim Jae-bum as Physician Kwon / Yi Ik-hyeon
- * Cha Sung-je as young Yi Ik-hyeon
- Kwon Hae-hyo as Master Toji / Yoo Sang-uk
- Kim Seung-soo as Park Gyeong-woo
- Han Dong-hee as Crown Princess Min
- Seo Woo-jin as Grand Heir
- Tae Won-seok as Seo Ham-deok
- Yoon Seul as Mak-ryeo
- Jo Ah-young as Min Seung-yun's eldest daughter
- Kim Jung-ho as Royal Physician Cho Guk-yeong
- Ha Dong-joon as Personnel Officer Lee Jo-jeon-rang
Special appearances
- Jung Ji-hoon as a passerby
- Ahn Yong-joon as the representative of Sungkyunkwan scholars
- Park Hyo-joo as a nursemaid
- Jung Soon-won
Production
Most of the scenes were filmed at Mungyeong Saejae Open Set, some were filmed in Jeonju Hanok Village. Lead actress Kim Hye-soo filmed her parts from April 2 to November 20, 2022.On November 21, 2022, it was revealed that actor Moon Sang-min suffered facial injury in the lower part of his left eye while filming an action scene at the end of October. He underwent surgery and returned to the set after a few days.