The King: Eternal Monarch (Korean: 더 킹: 영원의 군주) is a 2020 romantic-fantasy South Korean television series starring Lee Min-ho, Kim Go-eun, Woo Do-hwan, Kim Kyung-nam, Jung Eun-chae, and Lee Jung-jin. [5][6][7][8] Written by Kim Eun-sook and produced by Hwa&Dam Pictures and its parent company Studio Dragon, the series premiered on SBS TV and Netflix for the global audience on April 17, 2020. [9] Set in two parallel worlds, the series follows Emperor Lee Gon of the Kingdom of ... Lee Gon is the third Korean emperor of his generation. His citizens regard him as the perfect leader. But behind this flawless appearance, hides a deep... A king crosses into an alternate universe when a mysterious gateway opens between two worlds, bringing him face to face with the very person he’s been search... A modern-day Korean emperor passes through a mysterious portal and into a parallel world, where he encounters a feisty police detective.