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Queenmaker

TV·2023–2023·1 season, 11 episodes·Netflix·Drama·Created by Oh Jin-seok, Moon Ji Young

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After a tragic accident, a powerful fixer uses her skills to transform a civil rights lawyer into the next mayor — and take down her former employer.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Queenmaker S01E11Episode 11S01E11 · 9.5As election day looms, Do-hee becomes entangled in a dangerous endgame. She later makes a surprising final move — shocking Kyung-sook.
  2. 02Queenmaker S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 9.0Hwang Do-hee attempts to quell Oh Kyung-sook's persistent protest against Eunsung Group. Baek Jae-min confides in Do-hee regarding a potential crisis.
  3. 03Queenmaker S01E05Episode 5S01E05 · 9.0Kyung-sook pushes Seo Min-jung to an uncomfortable position during their debate. Do-hee throws a wrench into Eunsung Group's development plans.

Castfull cast & details

Kim Hee-aeKim Hee-aeHwang Do-heeMoon So-riMoon So-riOh Kyung-sookRyu Soo-youngRyu Soo-youngBaek Jae-minSeo Yi-sookSeo Yi-sookSon Young-simOk Ja-yeonOk Ja-yeonGuk Ji-yeonKim Sae-byukKim Sae-byukEun Chae-ryoungKang Sung-WookKang Sung-WookCarl Yoon's secretaryLee Kyung-youngLee Kyung-youngCarl Yoon

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode11Episodes2023Aired 8.7Season avg
  1. S01E01Queenmaker S01E01Episode 1April 14, 2023 9.0Hwang Do-hee attempts to quell Oh Kyung-sook's persistent protest against Eunsung Group. Baek Jae-min confides in Do-hee regarding a potenti
  2. S01E02Queenmaker S01E02Episode 2April 14, 2023 8.0Do-hee grapples with the guilt of having caused a tragedy in the name of her job. Jae-min proposes a scheme to jumpstart his career ambition
  3. S01E03Queenmaker S01E03Episode 3April 14, 2023 8.5After refusing Son Young-sim’s orders, Do-hee risks losing everything she has worked towards. Later, she approaches Kyung-sook with a huge p
  4. S01E04Queenmaker S01E04Episode 4April 14, 2023 8.5A violent incident cements Kyung-sook's decision to run for mayor. Later, Do-hee helps Kyung-sook prepare for her first television debate.
  5. S01E05Queenmaker S01E05Episode 5April 14, 2023 9.0Kyung-sook pushes Seo Min-jung to an uncomfortable position during their debate. Do-hee throws a wrench into Eunsung Group's development pla
  6. S01E06Queenmaker S01E06Episode 6April 14, 2023 9.0After a tip from an unlikely figure, Min-jung goes all in to take down Kyung-sook. In an attempt to rattle Do-hee, Carl Yoon does the unthin
  7. S01E07Queenmaker S01E07Episode 7April 14, 2023 8.0Kyung-sook begins to question the election as it begins to affect her loved ones — forcing Do-hee to reconsider whether the race is really w
  8. S01E08Queenmaker S01E08Episode 8April 14, 2023 8.5Jae-min is attacked on the campaign trail — but Kyung-sook remains skeptical. Do-hee attempts to regain the upper hand on her opponent.
  9. S01E09Queenmaker S01E09Episode 9April 14, 2023 8.5Carl goes after Kyung-sook's family — forcing her camp to seek out the truth. Running out of options, Do-hee teams up an unlikely partner.
  10. S01E10Queenmaker S01E10Episode 10April 14, 2023 9.0Shocking news about Jae-min creates a problem for his campaign. As the final debate nears, Do-hee reveals her silver bullet to Kyung-sook.
  11. S01E11Queenmaker S01E11Season's bestEpisode 11April 14, 2023 9.5As election day looms, Do-hee becomes entangled in a dangerous endgame. She later makes a surprising final move — shocking Kyung-sook.

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