The King in Love

The King in Love
Promotional poster
Also known asThe King Is in Love
Hangul
왕은 사랑한다
Literal meaningThe King Loves
Revised RomanizationWangeun Saranghanda
Genre
Based onThe King Loves
by Kim Yi-ryung
Developed byLim Hwa-min
Written bySong Ji-na
Park Chan-kyung
No Sun-jae
Directed byKim Sang-hyeop
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes40
Production
Executive producerCho Eun-young
Producers
  • Jang Jae-hoon
  • Kim Sang-woo
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time35 minutes
Production companyU-Story9
Original release
NetworkMBC
ReleaseJuly 17 (2017-07-17) 
September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19)

The King in Love (Korean: 왕은 사랑한다; RR: Wangeun Saranghanda; lit. The King Loves) is a 2017 South Korean historical drama directed by Kim Sang-hyeop with screenplay by Song Ji-na, Park Chan-kyung and No Sun-jae, based on the novel of the same name by Kim Yi-ryung. It starred Im Si-wan, Im Yoon-ah and Hong Jong-hyun. The pre-produced drama aired on MBC from July 17 to September 19, 2017, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST).