King the Land (Korean: 킹더랜드) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee Jun-ho and Im Yoon-ah. It aired on JTBC from June 17 to August 6, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST) for 16 episodes. It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea and on Netflix in selected regions.
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Synopsis
King the Land tells the story of Gu Won who is the heir of The King Group, a luxury hotel conglomerate, who was thrown into an inheritance war, and Cheon Sa-rang, a hotelier who always has a smile on her face till she meets Gu Won.
Cast
Main
Lee Jun-ho as Gu Won
The heir and head general manager of King Hotel.
Im Yoon-ah as Cheon Sa-rang
A hotelier and the "smile queen" of the King Hotel.
Supporting
Son Byong-ho as Gu Il-hoon
Gu Won's father who is the chairman of King Group.
Kim Seon-young as Gu Hwa-ran
Gu Won's older half-sister and the eldest daughter of King Group.
Kim Dong-ha as Yoon Ji-hoo
Hwa-ran's son.
Ahn Se-ha as Noh Sang-sik
Gu Won's friend and secretary.
Go Won-hee as Oh Pyung-hwa
Sa-rang's best friend who is a flight attendant of King Air.
Kim Ga-eun as Kang Da-eul
Sa-rang's best friend and a working mother who is a "sales king" of Alanga, a duty-free store affiliated with King Group.
Kim Young-ok as Cha Soon-hee
Sa-rang's grandmother.
Kim Jae-won as Lee Ro-woon
A flight attendant of King Air who has a crush on Pyeong-Hwa.
Gong Ye-ji as Kim Soo-mi
The manager of King Hotel. She took a disliking to Sa-rang because of her talents and her status.
Kim Jung-min as Jeon Min-seo
The general manager of King the Land, King Hotel's VVIP Lounge.
Special appearances
Nam Gi-ae as Han Mi-so (Ep. 14–16)
Gu Won's mother.
Ahn Woo-yeon as Gong Yoo-nam (Ep. 1–5)
Sa-rang's ex-boyfriend.
Kim Sung-eun as a senior flight attendant of King Air (Ep. 1)
Lee Hye-sung as an interviewee for new hotelier (Ep. 1)
Kang Ki-doong as Choi Tae-man (Ep. 1)
Jin Seon-kyu as a policeman (Ep. 4)
Anupam Tripathi as Prince Samir (Ep. 7–8)
Jang Mi-ja as Chairman Han's Mother (Ep. 2-4, 7, 11)
Original soundtrack
Reception
Viewership
According to U.S. streaming data published by Media Play News using figures from research firm PlumResearch, season one of King the Land generated 3.7 million unique viewers on Netflix during the week of June 26–July 2, 2023.
Remake
On February 14, 2024, it was reported that King the Land would be reproduced as a Turkish television drama.