Queenmaker

TV-MA

11 episodes1 season

US Release

Overview:

After a tragic accident, a powerful fixer uses her skills to transform a civil rights lawyer into the next mayor — and take down her former employer.

Created by:

Oh Jin-seok & Moon Ji Young

Status:

Ended

Language:

Korean

First air date:

4/14/2023

Last air date:

4/14/2023

Key words:

mayor
politics
election campaign
business
election
political campaign
female politician
power struggle
fight for justice
conglomerate
political
seoul, south korea
chaebol

Seasons

Season 1

11 Episodes

Cast

Kim Hee-ae

~ as ~

Hwang Do-hee

Moon So-ri

~ as ~

Oh Kyung-sook

Ryu Soo-young

~ as ~

Baek Jae-min

Seo Yi-sook

~ as ~

Son Young-sim

Ok Ja-yeon

~ as ~

Guk Ji-yeon

Kim Sae-byuk

~ as ~

Eun Chae-ryoung

Lee Kyung-young

~ as ~

Carl Yoon

Jin Kyung

~ as ~

Seo Min-jung

Hyun Bong-sik

~ as ~

Kang Moon-bok

Ki Do-hun

~ as ~

Yoon Dong-ju

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Reviews (1)

ParkMin
Written 1 year(s) ago
5
While it may have had a gripping introduction and an attractive selection of cast, however, it couldn't maintain its momentum later on. It started off as a fully fledged political drama then added a mix of other genres and cliches with an overpowering flavor of Netflix-esque type of production. Within a few episodes, it quickly lost its creative edge and began to recycle and re-skin the same attacks and counter-attacks between the involved parties. It made the scoop of the drama quite limited for its +11 hours runtime. It's a female centered plot so naturally the spotlight was on them. Each received decent characterization, good introductions, showcased interesting dynamics, and donned fashionable attire. However, by the end of the drama, all of them blended into a bland and vexing mix, losing their initial allure. The drama may have been alright but it's not quite there. At least it didn't stretch for the typical 16 episodes so that's a small win. On another note, the superheroes slo-mo walking shots were cringe. And the brief teaser at the end for a potential 2nd season was tasteless.