Jewel in the Palace_
Original: 대장금
Orphaned Jang-geum becomes the first female physician in the Joseon Dynasty and her determination is tested when people around her start showing their true faces.
Created By
Kim Young-hyun
Network
MBC
Episodes
54
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
Kocowa
10 countries
Prime Video
FREE
2 countries
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Channel K Amazon Channel
2 countries
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1 country
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1 country
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Overview
Jewel in the Palace has 1 season with 54 episodes spanning 2003-2004.
Rating
With a 8.5/10 rating from 270 votes, Jewel in the Palace is considered highly rated.
Year context
Jewel in the Palace first aired 23 years ago in 2003.
CAST (20)
Lee Young-ae
Seo Jang-geum
Ji Jin-hee
Min Jeong-ho
Im Ho
King Jungjong
Lee Se-eun
Park Yeol-yi
Geum Bo-ra
Na Joo-daek
Jo Jung-eun
Young Jang-geum
Jo Kyeong-hwan
Oh Gyeom-ho
Park Chan-hwan
Seo Cheon-soo
Uhm Yoo-shin
Ja Sun Dowager Queen
Kim So-yi
Min Gwi-yeol
Park Eun-hye
Lee Yeon-saeng
Yang Mi-kyung
Han Baek-young
Han Ji-min
Shin-bi
Hong Ri-na
Choi Geum-young
Kim Hye-sun
Park Myung-yi
Kyeon Mi-ri
Choi Seong-geum
Im Hyun-sik
Kang Duk-gu
Choi Ja-hye
Chang-yi
Yeo Un-gye
Jung Mal-geum
Lee Do-hee
Choi Pan-sul
SEASONS (1 season, 54 episodes)
SEASON 1
01
Episode 01
At the time of King Sung Jong in 1482, a deputy officer delivers the order from the King to bestow poison on deposed Queen Yoon…
02
Episode 02
8 years has passed and the story now takes place in March, 1504. Seo, working as a smith, and Park, as a homemaker, have settled…
03
Episode 03
Not able to bear her hunger, JangGeum enters DugGoo’s brewery to ask for some food. She is falsely charged as a thief but DugGoo’s wife…
04
Episode 04
Court lady Han prepares a new dish for the King’s midnight meal and serves it. Because of Court lady Han’s exceptional culinary skills, the incident…
05
Episode 05
While JagnGeum is practicing pine nut preparation under the moon light, she gets the chance to talk to GeumYoung. Not knowing who GeumYoung is, JangGeum…
06
Episode 06
Even after she becomes an adult, because JangGeum still cannot keep her curiosity under control and has to see for herself whatever she needs to…
07
Episode 07
Every Court Lady and SaengGakSi, including Court Lady Jung, tries their very best to spare JangGeum’s life. Fortunately, JangGeum is released from NaeGumWi (the Royal…
08
Episode 08
Every Court Lady and SaengGakSi, including Court Lady Jung, tries their very best to spare JangGeum’s life. Fortunately, JangGeum is released from NaeGumWi (the Royal…
09
Episode 09
On her way back to the palace, JangGeum stops by the Royal library to drop off a letter for Jung, WoonBaek and encounters Min, JungHo.…
10
Episode 10
The jurors of the NaIn Qualification Exam including the Chief Court Lady decide to disqualify JangGeum on the basis of her inability to keep the…
11
Episode 11
A cold noodle dish cooked with mineral water is highly praised by King JoongJong, and GeumYoung and JangGeum win recognition from Court Lady Han. Court…
12
Episode 12
Chief Court Lady stops Court Lady Jung while taking JangGeum and GeumYoung to Royal Military office for a trial. Chief Court Lady persuades Court Lady…
13
Episode 13
JangGeum proves that the cause of the Prince being paralyzed is not from the food poisoning but from ginseng, maximizing the effect of nutmeg by…
14
Episode 14
Court Lady Han encourages JangGeum by allowing her the chance to cook smothered prawn and Tofu Casserole. Court Lady Choi reveals to GeumYoung the secret…
15
Episode 15
Court Lady Han orders JangGeum to cook bean paste soup to serve King JoongJong. The King is very satisfied with the dish. Court Lady Jung…
16
Episode 16
Court Lady Choi and GeumYoung are stunned when King JoongJong speaks very highly of the whale meat dish JangGeum has cooked. Court Lady Choi suggests…
17
Episode 17
Court Lady Han and JangGeum lose the first competition. Court Lady Han scolds JangGeum for only concentrating on finding good ingredients and recipes rather than…
18
Episode 18
GeumYoung witnesses JangGeum and Min talking to each other in the temple and returns to the palace feeling miserable. GeumYoung looks back into the past…
19
Episode 19
Chief Court Lady reports to the Queen mother that employees are being released from the palace due to the plague and that Court Lady Jung…
20
Episode 20
Court Lady Choi and GeumYoung serve ManHanJunSuk (all kinds of oily delicacies) to the chief ambassador and Oh, GyumHo asks him to punish Court Lady…
21
Episode 21
Court Lady Han looks back up on her days spent with NaIn Park, JangGuem’s mother, and decides the dish she will prepare for the Royal…
22
Episode 22
Knowing Court Lady Han has not yet returned, the Queen mother tries to stop the competition but the Queen’s earnest request to continue the competition…
23
Episode 23
Court Lady Jung falls ill and gets removed from the palace as the Royal regulations do not allow anyone but the King and his immediate…
24
Episode 24
Queen announces the rematch between Court Lady Choi and Han to the palace and decides the subject for the competition should be rice cooking. Only…
25
Episode 25
YoungLo steals the account book JangGeum has been working on and takes it to Court Lady Choi. In that account book, the letter which Na-In…
26
Episode 26
JangGeum and Court Lady Han find out that the letter unveiling the secret of the death of NaIn Park has disappeared. Court Lady Han suspects…
27
Episode 27
King JoongJong falls into a faint after returning from his trip to a hot spring, where he has recovered his health with a hot-spring cure…
28
Episode 28
As chief Royal Military guard insists, everyone relating to the incident, including Court Lady Choi and JangGeum, gather to the Royal Kitchen. The opinions regarding…
29
Episode 29
JangGeum tries to escape to HanYang City but fails every time. One day, JangDug, a government servant, tells JangGeum how to escape. However, JangGeum fails…
30
Episode 30
JangGeum finds out the only way for a government slave to return to the palace and goes to JangDug to learn medicine. JangDug teaches the…
31
Episode 31
Unable to forgive herself for making a mistake in performing acupuncture on JangDug, JangGeum studies hard to better herself. Min, JungHo leaves JeJu Island with…
32
Episode 32
JangGeum is taken to the royal military guard office for interrogation. Min, JungHo visits the royal military guard office to prove JangGeum’s services in defeating…
33
Episode 33
Entering JeonEuiGam’s (the royal medical department in charge of educating and administration work) training area JangGeum faces difficulties straight away. Sin, IkPil, the chief medical…
34
Episode 34
While diagnosing patients’ illnesses with SinBi, JangGeum realizes that she has been solely relying on her limited knowledge of medicine rather than diagnosing the illnesses…
35
Episode 35
GeumYoung is surprised to see JangGeum at an office of eunuch department. Court Ladies from the royal kitchen and royal medical department gather at the…
36
Episode 36
JangGeum questions the result of examination of pulse and prescription for the Queen. Eventually the Queen complains about the pain while YoulI is performing acupuncture.…
37
Episode 37
The Queen Mother refuses all medical treatment and loses her temper with the King. The Chief Court Lady Choi takes advantage of the situation and…
38
Episode 38
The Queen Mother starts to receive medical treatments but her condition grows worse as she has waited too long for the treatment. While Shin is…
39
Episode 39
The King requests JangGeum to prepare rice cakes for his midnight meal as he misses having it ever since he tasted it at the royal…
40
Episode 40
Min, JungHo follows JangGeum to save her and finds JangGeum in despair. As they leave the town, they encounter the people who are confined to…
41
Episode 41
JangGeum visits Court Lady Choi’s residence to provide medical treatment for food poisoning. Even though he has no alternative, Court Lady Choi feels uneasy about…
42
Episode 42
While SinBi examines YeonSaeng’s pulse in front of Sin, IkPil, YeolI’s mistakes become obvious. Sin questions YeolI about an erroneous diagnosis but she won’t cooperate.…
43
Episode 43
JangGeum is taken to NaeSiBoo for taking out the daily report on the King’s health but gets released with the help of the Lord SangSun.…
44
Episode 44
To unveil the truth about sulfur fed duck incident, they confiscate articles from the royal kitchens and Choi’s business to thoroughly investigate. In GeumYoung’s confiscated…
45
Episode 45
With help of JangGeum, Court Lady Choi and GeumYoung clear themselves of a false accusation of using poisonous mushroom in the King’s meal. JangGeum and…
46
Episode 46
JangGeum’s prescription betters the King’s health and wins King and Queen’s hearts. Min has found a clue which will unveil Oh, GyumHo’s wrongdoings and concentrates…
47
Episode 47
YoungLo visits JangGeum with a bill received from Oh and Court Lady Choi, hoping to negotiate, as she cannot trust neither Oh nor Court Lady…
48
Episode 48
In front of SaHunBoo, everyone involved in the incident gathers and the testimony of Court Lady Choi and Oh conflicts. Witnesses are called upon and…
49
Episode 49
JangGeum leaves the palace to look after the community health center. Having tried her best to follow her mother and Court Lady Han’s will, JangGeum…
50
Episode 50
After hearing the news of King JoongJong appointing JangGeum to become his royal doctor in charge, Min hands in a letter of resignation and leaves…
51
Episode 51
The Queen is shocked to find out that her own son, KyungWonDaeGun is suffering from smallpox. The only thing Queen can do to help her…
52
Episode 52
Despite the opposition of JoaWeeJung and WooWeeJung, Min carries out King JoongJong’s order and creates a doctrine. Although she was one of her pupils, Shin,…
53
Episode 53
King JoongJong is jealous of Min as JangGeum reveals her feelings about Min to the King. On his way to visit Min, JungHo, King JoongJong…
54
Episode 54
Jang Geum's suggestion to perform surgery on the King is received with displeasure. Jang Geum is reunited with Min Jung Ho as she is sent…
SERIES INFO
1
Seasons
54
Episodes
60 min/ep
Per Episode
Ended
Status
CREW
Creator
Kim Young-hyun
NETWORKS (1)
MBC
DETAILS
First Aired
Last Aired
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
54
Episode Length
60 min/ep
Language
Korean
Country
Rating
8.5/10 (270 votes)
Popularity
9
IMDB
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Jewel in the Palace about?
Orphaned Jang-geum becomes the first female physician in the Joseon Dynasty and her determination is tested when people around her start showing their true faces.
Where can I watch Jewel in the Palace?
Jewel in the Palace is available on Kocowa, Prime Video, Channel K Amazon Channel, wavve, Watcha. Availability varies by region.
How many seasons does Jewel in the Palace have?
Jewel in the Palace has 1 season with 54 episodes total.
Who created Jewel in the Palace?
Jewel in the Palace was created by Kim Young-hyun.
Who stars in Jewel in the Palace?
The cast of Jewel in the Palace includes Lee Young-ae, Ji Jin-hee, Im Ho, Lee Se-eun, Geum Bo-ra.
What is the rating of Jewel in the Palace?
Jewel in the Palace has a rating of 8.5 out of 10 based on 270 votes on TMDB.
Is Jewel in the Palace still running?
Jewel in the Palace has ended. The final episode aired on .
GENRES (1)
Drama
