Time slot: Saturday-Sunday
Broadcaster: tvN
Genre: Sageuk, romance
Episode count: 16
Reasons to watch: Jo Jung-seok! Baduk! Palace intrigue! The latest sageuk to hit town stars Jo Jung-seok, going from crown prince to king, and Shin Se-kyung, going from cross-dressing baduk genius to, well, something else later on in our tale. The promos promise an emotional and layered story brimming with the complex history between our two leads, and everything the comes between them. Also starring are: Lee Shin-young, Park Ye-young, Jo Sung-ha (perennial baddie?), Choi Dae-hoon (excellent wild card actor), and Jang Young-nam (currently killing it in Like Flowers in Sand), among others.
In order to make way for the Asian Games, Captivating the King will air both premiere episodes on Sunday this week, and then resume with its Saturday-Sunday scheduling.
TL;DR: Jo Jung-seok, Shin Se-kyung, baduk, and baddies