The King's Face
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Promotional poster for The King's Face
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| Genre |
Historical period drama Romance Political |
| Written by | Lee Hyang-hee Yoon Soo-jung |
| Directed by |
Yoon Sung-sik Cha Young-hoon |
| Starring |
Seo In-guk Jo Yoon-hee Lee Sung-jae Kim Gyu-ri Shin Sung-rok |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jung Hae-ryong |
| Producer(s) | Hwang In-hyuk Park Woo-ram |
| Location(s) | Korea |
| Running time | Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) |
| Production company(s) | The King's Face Culture Industry Co., Ltd. KBS Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Original release | November 19, 2014 – February 5, 2015 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Blade Man |
| Followed by | Unkind Ladies |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The King's Face (Hangul: 왕의 얼굴; RR: Wang-ui Eolgul) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Seo In-guk, Jo Yoon-hee, Lee Sung-jae, Kim Gyu-ri and Shin Sung-rok. It aired on KBS2 from November 19, 2014 to February 5, 2015 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 23 episodes.
Gwanghae, the child of a concubine, becomes the crown prince of Joseon. For the next 16 years, the illegitimate prince lives through turbulent times, enduring death threats and possible dethronement. Gwanghae has a contentious relationship with his father King Seonjo, and the two eventually become rivals in politics and love. Using physiognomy as a weapon and means to gain power, Gwanghae enlists a face-reading fortuneteller to help him become the next king.
On August 25, 2014, Jupiter Film, the production company of the 2013 film The Face Reader, filed for an injunction in court for infringement of copyright and unfair competition against KBS, asking that the network not be allowed to air their unauthorized remake. According to Jupiter Film, they own the rights to the original script for The Face Reader with a "one source multi use" clause, for the express purpose of producing a film, a book series, and a television series based on the story about a face-reading fortuneteller who gets caught up in a political battle for the throne. The film sold 9 million tickets in 2013, and two books in the series (backstories for the characters in the film) have been released thus far. Jupiter Film said they approached KBS Media in 2012 about a 24-episode TV drama adaptation of The Face Reader and handed over scripts and outlines, and mentioned War of Money screenwriter Lee Hyang-hee as a good candidate for penning the remake. But KBS Media and Jupiter Film could not agree on terms and negotiations fell through. Jupiter Film alleged that after KBS Media backed out of the deal, the latter took the idea and made their own version, including hiring the screenwriter they'd suggested.
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