One of the finest Korean historical series I ever watched. this drama is all about mom protecting her children no matter what and making her children better prince through education. there is only few series which are made representing the women of ancient Korean history and it is one of them.

fight with in-laws and concubine to make their children future king of Joseon and making queen their relatives to gain power. Maybe first historical drama which represented LGBTQ(cross dresser) community in main stream television. actually it shows history of women of ancient Korea, how women try to gain power, or win favor of king, and who is behind the actual power.

Kim Hye-soo as Queen Im Hwa-ryeong is the best part in whole series. In terms of acting Kim Hye-soo is chameleon, she can rule any role whether it is lawyer or thief or police. she is like Meryl Streep of Korea. other supporting character are also perfect in their role. story is great. direction is great. diversity in character is fucking great. everything is fucking awesome in this series. It is totally worthy for your time.