Queen Seondeok (TV series)
| Queen Seondeok | |
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| Also known as | The Great Queen Seondeok |
| Hangul | 선덕여왕 |
| Hanja | 善德女王 |
| RR | Seondeok yeowang |
| MR | Sŏndŏk yŏwang |
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| Created by | Lee Chang-seop (MBC Drama Division) |
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| Music by | Lim Ha-young |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 62 |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 60~65 |
| Production company | Time Box Production |
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| Network | MBC |
| Release | 25 May – 22 December 2009 |
Queen Seondeok (Korean: 선덕여왕) is a 2009 South Korean historical drama produced by MBC and Time Box Production for the former's 48th founding anniversary, starring Lee Yo-won, Go Hyun-jung, Uhm Tae-woong, Kim Nam-gil, and Park Ye-jin. It chronicles the life of Queen Seondeok of Silla. It aired on MBC from May 25 to December 22, 2009 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 62 episodes.
The viewership ratings for the show topped TV charts almost every week during its run, peaking at 43.6 percent. It swept the 2009 MBC Drama Awards; actress Go Hyun-jung's performance and subsequent grand prize win received near-universal acclaim.