The Three Musketeers (South Korean TV series)

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The Three Musketeers
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Genre Period drama
Action
Romance
Drama
Political
Based on The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
Written bySong Jae-jung
Directed byKim Byung-soo
Starring Jung Yong-hwa
Lee Jin-wook
Yang Dong-geun
Jung Hae-in
Seo Hyun-jin
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean language
No. of episodes12
Production
Production companies Chorokbaem Media
JS Pictures
Release
Original network tvN
Original releaseAugust 17 (2014-08-17) 
November 2, 2014 (2014-11-02)

The Three Musketeers (Korean : 삼총사; RR : Samchongsa) 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]

Contents

The Three Musketeers was originally planned for three seasons with a budget of US$10 million (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

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep.Original broadcast dateTitleAverage audience share
AGB Nielsen
Nationwide
1August 17, 2014First Encounter1.820%
2August 24, 2014The Three Musketeers1.386%
3August 31, 2014Secret Mission1.461%
4September 7, 2014Protect the Neck of Enemy General Ingguldai0.987%
5September 14, 2014A Duel1.088%
6September 21, 2014Commander Kim Ja-jeom1.007%
7September 28, 2014Mi-ryung and Hyang-sun1.157%
8October 5, 2014The Crown Princess' Desire0.794%
9October 12, 2014Immediate Execution1.030%
10October 19, 2014One for All, All for One1.370%
11October 26, 2014Kiss1.758%
12November 2, 2014Letter from Mainland1.960%
Average1.318%

International broadcast

It aired in Thailand on PPTV beginning September 27, 2014. [8]

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