Empress Cheonchu is a 2009 South Korean period television series based on the titular character, an actual historical figure and her lifelong struggle to protect the country her ancestors built. The granddaughter of Goryeo Dynasty founder Taejo Wanggeon, the empress ruled as the regent for her son Mokjong, the dynasty's seventh ruler. Determined to realize her ambitious goals for the kingdom of Goryeo, she dons armor, battles against foreign invaders, and tramples her lover, her son and brother in her rise to power.
The Iron Empress (2009) is a drama, war & politics and action & adventure series that premiered on January 3, 2009, spanning 1 season and 78 episodes. It stars Chae Shi-ra, Lee Duck-hwa, Choi Jae-sung and Moon Jeong-hee. Viewers rate it 4.8 out of 10 across 5 ratings.
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Chae Shi-ra
as Empress Chun Chu
Lee Duck-hwa
as Kang Kam-Chan
Choi Jae-sung
as Gang Jo
Moon Jeong-hee
as Empress Munhwa
Lee In-hye
as Empress Seonjeon
Lee In
as King Mokjong
Kim Byeong-gi
Jang Soon Gook
as Yoo Jong
Lee Hyun-kyoung
as Empress Mundeok
![Park Eun-bin as Hwang Bo Seol [Young] in The Iron Empress (2009)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/2PqeVq0KV1pEUgeeSquk2ljfMR0.jpg)
Park Eun-bin
as Hwang Bo Seol [Young]
![Kim So-eun as Hwang Bo Su [Young] in The Iron Empress (2009)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/kXl9W2FGBnHMq2UeCtaYeG1Do4O.jpg)
Kim So-eun
as Hwang Bo Su [Young]
Ko Kyu-pil
as Jang Myung-Gil
Average viewer score of 4.8/10 from 5 ratings.
It's called The Iron Empress so it's expected for this empress to carry certain characteristics as implied by the title but eventually everything boiled down to her being super stubborn gradually making me dislike her over time. It messed up her character value in one way or another. All of the characters that were in position of power were delusional and gullible which is exactly what the drama was built on. This…
Reviewed on November 7, 2023
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Episodes of The Iron Empress (2009) can be bought or rented from Amazon Video. No subscription streaming option is listed at the moment.
The Iron Empress has 1 season and 78 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on January 3, 2009.
No. The Iron Empress is marked as ended, with the final episode airing on September 27, 2009.
The Iron Empress (2009) stars Chae Shi-ra, Lee Duck-hwa, Choi Jae-sung, Moon Jeong-hee and Lee In-hye. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
The Iron Empress (2009) is rated 4.8 out of 10 from 5 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like drama, war & politics and action & adventure series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
The official The Iron Empress trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly in your browser.
