Prime Video is heading back to the Goryeo Dynasty. The streamer’s newest Korean original, Sacred Jewel, stars Ahn Bo-hyun, Lee Sung-min and Claudia Kim, and premieres on 5 December in more than 240 countries and territories.
The 14-episode series is set in 1258, almost 30 years into Goryeo’s war against the Mongols. With defeat looming, an elite convoy sets out through enemy territory toward the eastern sea to recover a sacred jewel said to have the power to save the kingdom, while Princess Wang Hee races to their aid.
Ahn Bo-hyun (My Name, Flex X Cop) plays Baek Gyul, the only son of the Vice Minister of War and a member of the emperor’s elite guard. His forbidden love for the princess gets him sent to command the dangerous mission.
Lee Sung-min (Reborn Rich, No Other Choice) is Choi Gu, a legendary warrior who becomes the convoy’s captain as he grapples with his fading glory and his own mortality.
Claudia Kim (Gyeongseong Creature, The Atypical Family) plays Princess Wang Hee, the emperor’s youngest daughter, who has shut herself off after a political marriage and devastating loss, until Baek Gyul breaks through her walls.
The cast also includes Ha Yoon-kyoung (Undercover Miss Hong, The Apartment Job) and Yoon Kyun-sang (Six Flying Dragons, House of Lies).
Director Jung Dae-yoon reunites with Lee Sung-min after their hit Reborn Rich, working from a script by Jung Hyun-min, writer of the historical dramas The Nokdu Flower and Jeong Do-jeon. The series is produced by SLL and Celltrion Entertainment.
Sacred Jewel premieres on 5 December, only on Prime Video.
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