

The Last Empress 2018
Created by Park Young-soo, Kim Soon-ok
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery
- 35 min episodes
- 1 season
- 52 episodes
- Ended
In an alternate-reality South Korea, where a constitutional monarchical system prevails, Oh Sunny, a musical actress, becomes the empress of the country. Thus begins a dispute for power in the royal palace. Nothing is what it seems, and Oh Sunny is ready to fight until the end to uncover a mysterious homicide within the royal palace, fighting to protect those she loves the most and obtain happiness.
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- contemplativerelentless
- rawmeticulous
- cooloverwhelming
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- ParkMinon TMDB · Dec 20234/10
At first glance, the cast was stacked but that alone wasn't enough. The drama was obviously some kind of a parody on the genre but it didn't embrace its nature. It made me realized the complete lack of parodies in Kdrama in general which is really unfortunate. Hyper intense, extreme overreactions, deranged morals, illogical by design, fueled by insanity, and unhinged characters. However, for this formula to work, the drama needed one of two things, either add more self-awareness, commit to the theme and double down or create a structure amidst this entire madness. Both of which the drama didn't do. Which left us with a half-arsed attempt to what could have been a unique experience. It would have benefited greatly if it had been cut down to 12 episodes. Will remember it for the potentials it might have had.
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Cast
- Jang Na-raOh Ssu-Ni
- Choi Jin-hyukNa Wang-shik
- Shin Sung-rokLee Hyuk
- Lee ElijahMin Yoo-ra
- Shin Eun-kyungEmpress Dowager Kang
- Oh Seung-yunYi-Yoon
- Oh Ah-RinA-Ri
- Park Won-sookGrand Empress Dowager Jo
- Lee Hee-jinPrincess Soo-jin
- Shin Go-eunQueen So-Heon
Crew
- Park Young-sooCreator
- Kim Soon-okCreator
- Joo Dong-minDirector
- Kim Soon-okScreenplay
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Seasons
- Season 152 eps · 2018
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