The Three Musketeers (South Korean TV series)
| The Three Musketeers | |
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| Genre | Period drama Action Romance Drama Political |
| Based on | The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas |
| Written by | Song Jae-jung |
| Directed by | Kim Byung-soo |
| Starring | Jung Yong-hwa Lee Jin-wook Yang Dong-geun Jung Hae-in Seo Hyun-jin |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Korea |
| Running time | Sundays at 21:00 (KST) |
| Production companies | Chorokbaem Media JS Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | August 17 – November 2, 2014 |
The Three Musketeers (Korean: 삼총사; RR: Samchongsa) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Jung Yong-hwa, Lee Jin-wook, Yang Dong-geun, Jung Hae-in, and Seo Hyun-jin. Loosely based on Alexandre Dumas's novel The Three Musketeers, the series follows three Joseon-era adventurers who serve Crown Prince Sohyeon as his warrior guards. It aired on cable channel tvN from August 17 to November 2, 2014 on Sundays at 21:00 for 12 episodes.[1][2]
The Three Musketeers was originally planned for three seasons with a budget of US$10 million (12 episodes per season), with the last season to be filmed in China.[3] But with low viewership ratings for its first season, plans for succeeding seasons have been postponed indefinitely.[4][5]
Cast
- Jung Yong-hwa as Park Dal-hyang[6] (based on d'Artagnan)
- Lee Jin-wook as Crown Prince Sohyeon (based on Athos)
- Yang Dong-geun as Heo Seung-po (based on Porthos)
- Jung Hae-in as Ahn Min-seo (based on Aramis)
- Seo Hyun-jin as Kang Yoon-seo[7] (based on Anne of Austria)
- Yoo In-young as Jo Mi-ryung (based on Milady de Winter)
- Kim Myung-soo as King Injo (based on Louis XIII)
- Park Yeong-gyu as Kim Ja-jeom (based on Cardinal Richelieu)
- Jeon No-min as Choi Myung-kil (based on de Tréville)
- Lee Kyun as Pansoe (based on Planchet)
- Kim Sung-min as Ingguldai (based on Duke of Buckingham)
- Park Sung-min as Noh Soo (based on Comte de Rochefort)
- Kim Seo-kyung as Ma Bu-dae
- Jung Yoo-seok as Park Ji-won
- Woo Hyeon as Dal-hyang's father
Ratings
| Episode # | Broadcast date | Title | Nationwide[8][9] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 August 2014 | First Encounter | 1.82% |
| 2 | 24 August 2014 | The Three Musketeers | 1.386% |
| 3 | 31 August 2014 | Secret Mission | 1.461% |
| 4 | 7 September 2014 | Protect the Neck of Enemy General Ingguldai | 0.987% |
| 5 | 14 September 2014 | A Duel | 1.088% |
| 6 | 21 September 2014 | Commander Kim Ja-jeom | 1.007% |
| 7 | 28 September 2014 | Mi-ryung and Hyang-sun | 1.157% |
| 8 | 5 October 2014 | The Crown Princess' Desire | 0.794% |
| 9 | 12 October 2014 | Immediate Execution | 1.03% |
| 10 | 19 October 2014 | One for All, All for One | 1.37% |
| 11 | 26 October 2014 | Kiss | 1.758% |
| 12 | 2 November 2014 | Letter from Mainland | 1.96% |
International broadcast
It aired in Thailand on PPTV beginning September 27, 2014.[10]
References
- ^ "Three Musketeers Main Casting Completed, to Star Lee Jin Wook, Jung Yong Hwa, Yang Dong Geun, Seo Hyun Jin and More". Soompi. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ^ Jones, Julie (9 June 2014). "Another Musketeer Joins Lee Jin Wook And Jung Yong Hwa". KDramaStars. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ^ Park, Ji-ryun (23 May 2014). "Lee Jin Wook Finalizing Details for Big-Scale Drama The Three Musketeers". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
- ^ Park, Gyu-oh (9 December 2014). "Three Musketeers 2nd season postponed". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
- ^ "Three Musketeers nixing follow-up seasons?". Dramabeans. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
- ^ Kim, Min-jin (2 September 2014). "Jung Yong-hwa proves quality as actor in Three Musketeers". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
- ^ Kim, Hee-eun (27 June 2014). "Seo Hyun-jin to play Joseon princess in Three Musketeers". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- ^ This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which has a relatively small audience compared to free TV/public broadcasters (SBS, KBS, MBC).
- ^ "ซัมชองซา: 3 ทหารเสือคู่บัลลังก์ The Three Musketeers – ซีรีย์เกาหลี". korea.tlcthai.com (in Thai). 2 September 2015.
External links
- The Three Musketeers official tvN website Template:Ko icon
- The Three Musketeers at Chorokbaem Media Template:Ko icon
- The Three Musketeers at JS Pictures Template:Ko icon
- The Three Musketeers at HanCinema