5 Fantasy Romance Dramas To Watch If You Liked The Remarried Empress: From Goblin To Mr. Queen
The Remarried Empress pairs a ruler who refuses to be discarded with court politics and a romance that starts as a strategy. Fans of that mix tend to look for three things: a proud, capable heroine, a world with its own rules of power, and a love story that takes its time. These five K-dramas deliver them in different ways, from a centuries-old immortal to a modern man trapped in a queen’s body.
1. Goblin (2016)
- Directors: Lee Eung-bok and Kwon Hyuk-chan.
- IMDb: 8.5/10
- Where to watch: Rakuten Viki (US), Netflix (India)
Plot: Kim Shin was a celebrated general of the Goryeo era whose king turned on him. He was executed, but he was granted immortality as a reward and a curse. A sword was left in his chest that only his destined bride can remove. Nearly a thousand years later he lives in modern Seoul, worn out by outliving everyone he knew, and he wants the sword gone so he can finally die. His bride turns out to be Ji Eun-tak, a cheerful high school student who can see ghosts and who calls him to her side by blowing out a birthday candle. Around them, a grim reaper who has forgotten his own past becomes Kim Shin’s unwilling housemate, and the story gradually reveals how the lives of all of them were tied together centuries ago.
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2. Hotel del Luna (2019)
- Director: Oh Choong-hwan.
- IMDb: 8.1/10
- Where to watch: Netflix
Hidden in the middle of Seoul is a hotel that only the dead can see, where spirits with unfinished business spend a last stay before moving on. Its owner, Jang Man-wol, has run it for a thousand years, bound there by a deity who stopped her from consuming herself with rage and vengeance. She is vain, proud, and impossible to impress, and she can only leave if she lets go of her hatred and finds love. Goo Chan-sung, a young hotelier who has just lost a career-making job, is forced to take over as manager because of a deal his father made. Each episode follows a guest with a story, while Man-wol’s long-buried past and Chan-sung’s patience build the central romance.
3. Alchemy of Souls (2022)
- Director: Park Joon-hwa
- IMDb: 8.7/10
- Where to watch: Netflix
The fictional country of Daeho is shaped by mages and noble families, and a forbidden spell called the alchemy of souls lets one person’s soul move into another body. After a powerful sorceress is betrayed, her soul ends up in the weak and blind body of a young servant woman. Jang Uk, a young noble whose family is a pillar of the realm, takes her in, unaware of who she really is. The story follows their unlikely bond while rival families, jealous mages, and hidden identities push the kingdom toward conflict, and the second part moves the story forward with new bodies, new alliances, and higher stakes.
4. Tale of the Nine-Tailed (2020)
- Director: Kang Shin-hyo
- IMDb: 7.9/10
- Where to watch: Netflix, Rakuten Viki
Lee Yeon is a nine-tailed fox who once ruled a mountain as a guardian spirit and now lives quietly among humans in modern-day Korea. He enjoys the easy life until he meets Nam Ji-ah, a TV producer who investigates supernatural stories, and sees in her an echo of someone from his long past. As the two work together, they are pulled into a series of cases involving creatures and spirits, and the question of what connects them across lifetimes moves to the center. A younger brother, Lee Rang, adds to the family tension and a rivalry that has lasted for centuries.
5. Mr. Queen (2020)
- Director: Yoon Sung-sik
- IMDb: 8.5/10
- Where to watch: Netflix
Jang Bong-hwan is a boastful modern chef who ends up in the body of Queen Kim So-yong, the consort of King Cheoljong in the Joseon court. Cut off from his own time, he has to survive a palace full of schemers while pretending to be a queen. He turns his cooking skills and modern habits into advantages, and his blunt, comic approach slowly earns him unexpected allies, including a king who is far less of a pushover than he looks. The series balances slapstick with real palace politics as the queen’s family, who hold the true power, start to feel threatened.
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