Time slot: Thursday (single drop)
Broadcaster: TVING
Genre: Sageuk, action
Episode count: 4 (Part 1)
Reasons to watch: If you’re ready for a sweeping Gorguryeo action sageuk saga fest to balance out all of the rom-coms we have on our hands this month, Queen Woo is here! TVING is releasing the drama in two parts, so we’ll get Part 1 on August 29 and then Part 2 (also 4 episodes) two weeks later on September 12. With Jeon Jong-seo as our eponymous queen, Ji Chang-wook (!!) as her soon-dead husband, and Lee Soo-hyuk as the prince ready to take queen + throne — I mean, doesn’t this sound like everything you didn’t know you needed? I’m sorry your character bites the dust early, Chang-wook, but the thought of the intensity of a Jeon Jong-seo x Lee Soo-hyuk pairing is highly appealing. The drama also boasts Kim Mu-yeol, Kang Young-seok, Jung Yumi, and others.
TL;DR: Lee Soo-hyuk mane of glory, let’s go!