The Three Musketeers (South Korean TV series) explained

The Three Musketeers is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Jung Yong-hwa, Lee Jin-wook, Yang Dong-geun, Jung Hae-in, and Seo Hyun-jin. Loosely based on Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel The Three Musketeers, the series follows three Joseon-era adventurers who serve Crown Prince Sohyeon as his warrior guards. It aired on cable channel tvN from August 17 to November 2, 2014 on Sundays at 21:00 for 12 episodes.^{[1] [2]}

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.^[3] But with low viewership ratings for its first season, plans for succeeding seasons have been postponed indefinitely.^{[4] [5]}

Cast

• Jung Yong-hwa as Park Dal-hyang^[6] (based on d'Artagnan)
  • Park Chang-ik as young Dal-hyang
• Lee Jin-wook as Crown Prince Sohyeon (based on Athos)
  • Jung Taek-hyun as child Sohyeon
  • Ji Eun-sung as young Sohyeon
• Yang Dong-geun as Heo Seung-po (based on Porthos)
  • Kim Joo-seung as young Seung-po
• Jung Hae-in as Ahn Min-seo (based on Aramis)
  • Lee Joo-chan as young Min-seo
• Seo Hyun-jin as Kang Yoon-seo^[7] (based on Anne of Austria)
  • Park So-young as young Yoon-seo
• Yoo In-young as Jo Mi-ryung (based on Milady de Winter)
• Kim Myung-soo as King Injo (based on Louis XIII)
• Park Yeong-gyu as Kim Ja-jeom (based on Cardinal Richelieu)
• Jeon No-min as Choe Myeong-gil (based on de Tréville)
• Lee Kyun as Pansoe (based on Planchet)
• Kim Sung-min as Inggūldai (based on Duke of Buckingham)
• Park Sung-min as Noh Soo (based on Comte de Rochefort)
• Kang Ki-young as Ba-rang
• Kim Seo-kyung as Ma Boo-dae
• Jung Yoo-suk as Park Ji-won
• Woo Hyun as Dal-hyang's father
• Byun Joo-hyun as Hong Taiji
• Han Min as Princess Jeongmyeong

Ratings

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

	Original broadcast date	Title	Average audience share
			AGB Nielsen
			Nationwide
1	August 17, 2014	First Encounter	1.820%
2	August 24, 2014	The Three Musketeers	1.386%
3	August 31, 2014	Secret Mission	1.461%
4	September 7, 2014	Protect the Neck of Enemy General Ingguldai	0.987%
5	September 14, 2014	A Duel	1.088%
6	September 21, 2014	Commander Kim Ja-jeom	1.007%
7	September 28, 2014	Mi-ryung and Hyang-sun	1.157%
8	October 5, 2014	The Crown Princess' Desire
9	October 12, 2014	Immediate Execution	1.030%
10	October 19, 2014	One for All, All for One	1.370%
11	October 26, 2014	Kiss	1.758%
12	November 2, 2014	Letter from Mainland
Average

External links

• • • The Three Musketeers at Chorokbaem Media The Three Musketeers at JS Pictures

Notes and References

1. Web site: Three Musketeers Main Casting Completed, to Star Lee Jin Wook, Jung Yong Hwa, Yang Dong Geun, Seo Hyun Jin and More. Soompi. 2014-06-14. 12 June 2014. 2014-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20140617003215/http://www.soompi.com/2014/06/12/three-musketeers-main-casting-completed-to-star-lee-jin-wook-jung-yong-hwa-yang-dong-geun-seo-hyun-jin-and-more/. live.
2. Web site: Jones. Julie. Another Musketeer Joins Lee Jin Wook And Jung Yong Hwa. KDramaStars. 2014-06-14. 9 June 2014. 2014-06-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20140615150325/http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/24403/20140609/third-musketeer-joins-lee-jin-wook-and-jung-yong-hwa.htm. live.
3. Web site: Park. Ji-ryun. Lee Jin Wook Finalizing Details for Big-Scale Drama The Three Musketeers. enewsWorld. 2014-06-14. 23 May 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141216092029/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/66635/leejinwook-joins-new-project. 16 December 2014. dead.
4. Web site: Park. Gyu-oh. Three Musketeers 2nd season postponed. K-Pop Herald. 2014-12-16. 9 December 2014. 2023-02-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20230212202520/https://www.kpopherald.com/view.php?ud=201412091939247293841_2. live.
5. Web site: Three Musketeers nixing follow-up seasons?. Dramabeans. 2014-12-16. 9 December 2014. 2023-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20230211145250/http://www.dramabeans.com/2014/12/three-musketeers-nixing-follow-up-seasons/. live.
6. Web site: Kim. Min-jin. Jung Yong-hwa proves quality as actor in Three Musketeers. The Korea Herald. 2014-09-03. 2 September 2014. 2014-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20140902210951/http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140902001005. live.
7. Web site: Kim. Hee-eun. Seo Hyun-jin to play Joseon princess in Three Musketeers. Korea JoongAng Daily. 2014-06-27. 27 June 2014. 2014-11-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20141118004042/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2991186. live.