The King's Warden
“1457 Joseon, a story untold by history.”
In a remote mountain village of 15th-century Joseon, humble headman Heung-do hears a rumor that any village hosting an exiled nobleman will be blessed with abundance and fortune. Hoping to bring prosperity to his impoverished community, he eagerly submits a petition to host one—unaware that his guest is none other than the fallen monarch, deposed boy-king Danjong.
Genres
History, Drama
Studio
BA Entertainment
Language
ko
Status
Released
How The King's Warden performed
Budget
$6.9M
Worldwide Gross
$111.8M
Gross Profit
$104.9M
Return
16.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$20M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~50/50, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for History) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast
Eom Heung-do
Yoo Hai-jin
Eom Heung-do
Yi Hong-wi / Nosan / King Danjong
Park Ji-hoon
Yi Hong-wi / Nosan / King Danjong
Han Myeong-hoe
Yoo Ji-tae
Han Myeong-hoe
Mae-hwa
Jeon Mi-do
Mae-hwa
Eom Tae-san
Kim Min
Eom Tae-san
Eo Se-gyeom
Park Ji-hwan
Eo Se-gyeom
Geumseong / Yi Yu
Lee Jun-hyuk
Geumseong / Yi Yu
Norugol village chief
Ahn Jae-hong
Norugol village chief
Makdong's father
Lee Jun-hyeok
Makdong's father
Makdong's mother
Kim Soo-jin
Makdong's mother
Elder Yoon
Oh Dal-su
Elder Yoon
Makdong
Park Ji-yun
Makdong
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