The Red Sleeve

2021 17 episodes MBC Historical Romance Drama Prime Video Viki
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Court lady Yi San wants to leave the palace — a desire so unusual in Joseon that the Crown Prince, who has noticed her, cannot initially understand it. He wants her; she wants freedom. What unfolds over seventeen episodes is a historical romance that understands the asymmetry at its core: he has everything except the one thing he wants, she has nothing except the one thing she refuses to give up. The Red Sleeve is considered one of the finest historical K-dramas of the decade for how honestly it holds that asymmetry without resolving it cheaply.

Where to Watch
FreedomLove And SacrificePower AsymmetryAmbitionRoyal CourtIdentity
Court RomanceReluctant Female LeadCrown PrinceSlow BurnSacrifice
Deeply RomanticMelancholicAtmosphericEmotionalExquisite
Cast
Lee Joon-ho as Crown Prince Yi SanLee Se-young as Seong Deok-imKang Hoon as Hong Deok-ro

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