''The Three Musketeers'' () is a 2014 South Korean television series starring

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, and

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. Loosely based on Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel ''

The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight ...

'', the series follows three Joseon-era adventurers who serve

Crown Prince Sohyeon Crown Prince Sohyeon (소현세자, 昭顯世子, 5 February 1612 – 21 May 1645) was the first son of King Injo of Joseon Dynasty. Sohyeon was a hostage in the Manchu court at Shenyang, by the terms of the peace treaty concluded after War ...

as his warrior guards. It aired on cable channel

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from August 17 to November 2, 2014 on Sundays at 21:00 for 12 episodes. ''The Three Musketeers'' was originally planned for three seasons with a budget of (12 episodes per season), with the last season to be filmed in China. But with low viewership ratings for its first season, plans for succeeding seasons have been postponed indefinitely.

Cast

as Park Dal-hyang (based on

d'Artagnan Charles de Batz de Castelmore (), also known as d'Artagnan and later Count d'Artagnan ( 1611 – 25 June 1673), was a French Musketeer who served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard. He died at the siege of Maastricht in the ...

) ** Park Chang-ik as young Dal-hyang *

(based on

Athos Athos may refer to: Fictional or mythical characters * Athos (character), one of the title characters in the novel ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844) by Alexandre Dumas père * Athos (mythology), one of the Gigantes in Greek mythology * Athos Fadiga ...

) ** Jung Taek-hyun as child Sohyeon ** Ji Eun-sung as young Sohyeon *

as Heo Seung-po (based on

Porthos Porthos, Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds is a fictional character in the novels ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844), '' Twenty Years After'' (1845), and '' The Vicomte de Bragelonne'' (1847-1850) by Alexandre Dumas, père. He and the othe ...

) **Kim Joo-seung as young Seung-po *

as Ahn Min-seo (based on

Aramis René d'Herblay, alias Aramis, is a fictional character in the novels ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844), '' Twenty Years After'' (1845), and '' The Vicomte de Bragelonne'' (1847-1850) by Alexandre Dumas, père. He and the other two musketeers, A ...

) **Lee Joo-chan as young Min-seo *

as Kang Yoon-seo (based on

Anne of Austria Anne of Austria (french: Anne d'Autriche, italic=no, es, Ana María Mauricia, italic=no; 22 September 1601 – 20 January 1666) was an infanta of Spain who became Queen of France as the wife of King Louis XIII from their marriage in 1615 un ...

) ** Park So-young as young Yoon-seo *

Yoo In-young Yoo Hyo-min (born January 5, 1984), professionally known as Yoo In-young (Hangul: 유인영), is a South Korean actress. Yoo began her entertainment career as a commercial model before making her acting debut in 2005. Yoo is best known for her r ...

as Jo Mi-ryung (based on

Milady de Winter Milady Laurence de Winter, often referred to as simply Milady, is a fictional character in the novel ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844) by Alexandre Dumas, père, set in 1625 France. She is a spy for Cardinal Richelieu and is one of the dominant a ...

) *Kim Myung-soo as

King Injo Injo of Joseon (7 December 1595 – 17 June 1649), born Yi Jong, was the sixteenth ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the grandson of King Seonjo and son of Prince Jeongwon. He was the king during the Later Jin invasion of Joseon, ...

(based on

Louis XIII Louis XIII (; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown ...

) *

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Kim Ja-jeom Kim Ja-jeom (; 1588 – January 27, 1652) was a Korean scholar-official of the Joseon dynasty period and Ming-Qing transition. He was one of the disciples of Seong Hon and came from the Andong Kim clan. He was Joseon's Chief State Councillo ...

(based on Cardinal Richelieu) *

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as Choi Myung-kil (based on de Tréville) *Lee Kyun as Pansoe (based on Planchet) * Kim Sung-min as Inggūldai (based on

Duke of Buckingham Duke of Buckingham held with Duke of Chandos, referring to Buckingham, is a title that has been created several times in the peerages of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. There have also been earls and marquesses of Buckingham. ...

) *Park Sung-min as Noh Soo (based on

Comte de Rochefort The Comte de Rochefort is a secondary fictional character in Alexandre Dumas' ''d'Artagnan Romances''. He is described as approximately 40 to 45 years old in 1625 and "fair with a scar across his cheek". In ''The Three Musketeers'' Known throug ...

) *

Kang Ki-young Kang Ki-young (born October 14, 1983) is a South Korean actor. He is well-known for his supporting roles in a number of popular Korean drama Korean dramas (; RR: ''Han-guk deurama''), more popularly known as K-dramas, are television serie ...

as Ba-rang *Kim Seo-kyung as Ma Boo-dae *Jung Yoo-suk as Park Ji-won *

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as Dal-hyang's father *Byun Joo-hyun as Hong Taiji *Han-min as

Princess Jeongmyeong Princess Jeongmyeong (27 June 1603 – 8 September 1685) was a Joseon Royal Princess as the tenth daughter of King Seonjo, from Queen Inmok. During her older half-brother's reign, she suffered hardships, and her title was revoked, but later it w ...

Ratings

In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. *

International broadcast

It aired in Thailand on

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beginning September 27, 2014.

References

External links

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