The Crowned Clown (2019–2019)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Action & Adventure1 season, 16 episodes
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Plot

The story takes place at a time in Joseon history, when upheaval and power struggles surrounding the throne had reached extreme levels. In order to escape those who plan to assassinate him, the king puts a clown, who looks exactly like him, on the throne.

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  1. 01The Crowned Clown S01E02For the Ways to Survive in the PalaceS01E02 · 8.0As soon as Heon sees Ha Seon, he leaves the palace right away. Eunuch Cho and Lee Kyu try to train Ha Seon to perform a perfect double of the King. Ha Seon gradually realizes that he is needed in the palace to die instead of the king. To frightened Ha Seon, Kyu advises the ways to survive in the palace.
  2. 02The Crowned Clown S01E03The HuntS01E03 · 8.0Ha Seon returns to the palace to find the way to take his revenge on Shin Yi Gyum and those who give him power. Meanwhile, those who are after the King push ahead with the hunt to use this as a chance to kill the King. Lee Kyu and Eunuch Cho are worried that Ha Seon might get caught that he’s a disguise.
  3. 03The Crowned Clown S01E04The Price of Being a KingS01E04 · 8.0Seon Hwa Dang falls ill after drinking tea with the Queen. This poisoning incident gets out of the Queen’s hands. Ha Seon tries his best to find the way to save his queen as he promised. Meanwhile, Shin Chi Soo carries out his plan to dethrone the Queen and the Queen Dowager.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode16Episodes2019Aired 7.8Season avg
  1. S01E01The Crowned Clown S01E01The Monkey’s HairJanuary 7, 2019 6.0Anxious about the traitors out there and haunted by the ghost of the brother he killed, Heon can never sleep in peace. He desperately asks t
  2. S01E02The Crowned Clown S01E02Season's bestFor the Ways to Survive in the PalaceJanuary 8, 2019 8.0As soon as Heon sees Ha Seon, he leaves the palace right away. Eunuch Cho and Lee Kyu try to train Ha Seon to perform a perfect double of th
  3. S01E03The Crowned Clown S01E03The HuntJanuary 14, 2019 8.0Ha Seon returns to the palace to find the way to take his revenge on Shin Yi Gyum and those who give him power. Meanwhile, those who are aft
  4. S01E04The Crowned Clown S01E04The Price of Being a KingJanuary 15, 2019 8.0Seon Hwa Dang falls ill after drinking tea with the Queen. This poisoning incident gets out of the Queen’s hands. Ha Seon tries his best to
  5. S01E05The Crowned Clown S01E05The Daedong GroupJanuary 21, 2019 8.0To solve the taxation issue, Lee Kyu and Ha Seon try to persuade Joo Ho Geol, who is known to be a calculation genius, to join them. Meanwhi
  6. S01E06The Crowned Clown S01E06MistakenJanuary 22, 2019 8.0Despite the sweet words of the Queen, Ha Seon feels heartbroken as he knows her feelings are towards the real king, not him. Meanwhile, Lord
  7. S01E07The Crowned Clown S01E07The ReturnJanuary 28, 2019 8.0With Dal Rae’s help, Heon escapes the temple and returns to the palace. He becomes furious to see how the Queen has changed and how his serv
  8. S01E08The Crowned Clown S01E08The Power To Protect The People I CherishJanuary 29, 2019 8.0Officer Jang finds out Ha Seon was not dead and reports it to Lee Kyu and Eunuch Cho. Meanwhile, Heon feels betrayed by the Queen and orders
  9. S01E09The Crowned Clown S01E09A Clown Knows How to Put a Play on Any StageFebruary 4, 2019 7.0After being demoted, Lord Shin visits Lord Jinpyeong to suggest his plans. Lord Shin also becomes suspicious about Ha Seon’s identity and or
  10. S01E10The Crowned Clown S01E10You Will Always be a Fake King to HerFebruary 11, 2019 8.0Lee Kyu is surprised to find out how close the Queen and Ha Seon have become. He tells Ha Seon to give up on his personal feelings to become
  11. S01E11The Crowned Clown S01E11The Queen Leave the PalaceFebruary 12, 2019 8.0Shocked to find out whom she has loved so far, So Woon decides to leave the palace. Ha Seon refuses to agree to deposing the Queen. Meanwhil
  12. S01E12The Crowned Clown S01E12ProcessionFebruary 18, 2019 7.0To check on the people, Ha Seon decides to visit the marketplace with the Queen. Dal Rae and Gab Soo hear from Ho Geol that the King looks e
  13. S01E13The Crowned Clown S01E13The Flower Tea That Cause InfertilityFebruary 19, 2019 8.0Between the two ways to survive in the palace, Ha Seon who has become the King and has the king’s authorities chooses to trample on his enem
  14. S01E14The Crowned Clown S01E14The Deposition of Queen DowagerFebruary 25, 2019 8.0After Ha Seon finds out about Lord Yoo’s death, he and Lee Kyu make the Queen Dowager confess her crimes in order to depose her. In the proc
  15. S01E15The Crowned Clown S01E15Ignore Them for GoodFebruary 26, 2019 8.0To face the rebel forces head-on, Ha Seon orders them to come into the palace with Lee Kyu for a morning assembly. While Lee Kyu is locked u
  16. S01E16The Crowned Clown S01E16I Will Come Back for YouMarch 4, 2019 8.0With Lee Kyu’s sacrifice, Ha Seon successfully punishes those that tried to kill him. After he suppresses the rebels, like the sun, he takes

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Castfull cast & details

Yeo Jin-gooYeo Jin-gooClown Ha-seon / King Yi-heonLee Se-youngLee Se-youngYoo So-WoonKim Sang-kyungKim Sang-kyungLee KyuJeong Hye-youngJeong Hye-youngWoon-SimJang KwangJang KwangEunuch JoKwon Hae-hyoKwon Hae-hyoShin Chi-SooJang Young-namJang Young-namKing's motherYoon Kyung-hoYoon Kyung-hoKab-Soo

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