The Great Queen Seondeok (2009)
Can an exiled princess overcome an evil nemesis to claim her rightful place on the throne?
Writers: Kim Young-hyun, Sang-yeon Park
A royal prophecy warns that the birth of twins will end the male line of succession. To protect the kingdom, one twin sister is exiled to a distant desert, growing up unaware of her royal heritage. Years later, she returns disguised as a man, joining an elite order of warriors. Alongside loyal allies and an outcast warrior, she fights to reclaim her identity and overthrow a corrupt rival faction threatening the throne.
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Cast
Lee Yo-won
Princess Deokman 
Nam Ji-hyun
young Princess Deokman 
Kim Nam-gil
Bidam 
Go Hyun-jung
Lady Mishil 
Uhm Tae-woong
Kim Yushin 
Lee Hyun-woo
young Kim Yushin 
Park Ye-jin
Princess Cheonmyeong 
Shin Sae-kyeong
Young Princess Cheonmyeong 
Yoo Seung-ho
Kim Chunchu 
Qri
Young Mo 
Park Eun-bin
Princess Boryang 
Jeon No-min
Seolwon User Reviews (1)
It would have been such a good show if they packaged it into 30 episodes. They had two subplots about Hwarang side quests that were a total waste of time, they paused the main story for them. While they might have served a small tiny purpose but the drama could've accomplished that without these easily. I read somewhere that the drama was extended from 50 to 62 episodes and I can't help but wonder if there was a direct correlation between extending the drama and introducing the character Kim Chun Chu at episode 36. Because both decisions were worse than one another. What made me more suspicious that this was the case was because it felt like someone has pushed the soft reset button on the story as a whole around episode 36 and everything took a big step backward. At this exact point I was about to mentally check out. Prior to episode 36, they had this Hwarang competition which was alread…
