The Fatal Encounter
Who Dares Kill The King.
ActionHistoryassassincoup d'etatarchersword fightmurdertorturekingdouble crossarchery18th centuryassassination planjoseon dynasty (1392–1910)
A tense, violent political thriller set in 18th-century Korea, centered on a king's desperate fight for survival against a conspiracy of treacherous elites.
Late 18th-century Joseon dynasty. The King is beleaguered and surrounded by traitors of the ruling elite. They plan to assassinate and replace him with a puppet. But the King has some aces up his sleeve that may help him defeat them all.
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