Series synopsis
The Tale of Nokdu, also known as 조선로코 - 녹두전 is a South Korean comedy drama television series that premiered on wavve on September 30, 2019. It ended on November 25, 2019. It was created by Hye Jin-yang. It stars Jang Dong-yoon, Kim So-hyun, Kang Tae-oh and Jung Jun-ho.
While on the run for his life, a young man discovers that the best place to lie low is in a village of widows — disguised as a woman.
Premise
While on the run for his life, a young man discovers that the best place to lie low is in a village of widows — disguised as a woman.
Premise: Mischievous gisaeng in training has a suspicious mother.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jang Dong-yoon as Jeon Nok-du
- Kim So-hyun as Dong Dong-ju
- Kang Tae-oh as Cha Yul-mu
- Jung Jun-ho as King Gwang-hae
- Kim Tae-woo as Heo Yoon
- Yun Yoo-sun as Cheon Haeng-soo
- Lee Seung-joon as Jung Yoon-jeo
- Lee Moon-sik as Hwang Jang-gun
Supporting cast
- Song Geon-hee as Jeon Hwang-tae
- Park Da-yeon as Aeng-du
- Hwang Mi-young as Park Bok-nyeo
- Yoon Geumseon-ah as Lee Mal-nyeon
- Cho Soo-hyang as Kim Ssook
- Yang So-min as Ahn Jung-sook
- An So-jin as No Yeon-boon
- Song Chae-yoon as Min Deul-re
- Ko Gun-han as Yeon Geun
- Hwang In-youp as Park Dan-ho
- Lee Ju-bin as Mae Hwa-soo
- Oh Kyung-joo as Chil-sung
Guest cast
- Jung Yi-rang as Inn Owner
- Lee Ho-jae as Elderly Man Throwing Rock at the King
- Kim Ji-woo as Young Jeon Nok-du
- Kim Seung-Han as Young Jeon Hwang-tae
- Jeon Jin-seo as Young Cha Yul-mu
- Jo Ye-Rin as Young Dong Dong-ju
- Park Cheol-min as Park Jong-Chil
- Seo Eun-Yool as Grand Prince Yeongchang
- Oh Ha-ni as Queen Dowager Inmok
- Han Da-sol as Hang-Ah
- Lee Eun-hyung as Officer Baek
- Lee Dong-yong as Blacksmith
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 64 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 32 | September 2, 2019 | November 22, 2019 |
| Season 1 | 32 | September 30, 2019 | November 25, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | September 2, 2019 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | September 5, 2019 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | September 6, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Encounter Nok-Du, who is living on a small island, witnesses his father and brother get attacked by a group of assassins. He decides to leave home and find out who they are and work for. He follows the leads and arrives in Hanyang. |
September 30, 2019 |
| 2 |
Widow Village Nok-Du disguises as a woman and enters the village where only widows are allowed to live. Fortunately, no one is suspicious of Nok-Du yet. He finds out that there's a gisaeng house right next to the widow village. |
September 30, 2019 |
| 3 |
The Past of Nok-Du's Father At night, Nok-Du happens to overhear the conversation of a group of widows who look like trained assassins. Nok-Du starts to follow one of them into the woods. Meanwhile, Nok-Du's father and brother move from the island to the mainland. Yun-Jeo, Nok-Du's father, decides to go to Hanyang to take care of unfinished business. |
October 1, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | wavve |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 30, 2019 |
| Last aired | November 25, 2019 |
| Runtime | 35 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday at 22:00:00 |