From the classic ‘Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo’ to the critically acclaimed ‘Pachinko’, add these K-dramas to your watchlist We all love a good historical K-drama now and again. The genre is a fascinating intersection between education (at times) and entertainment, providing both immersive insight into a far-reaching time along with its complexities that make for tales of all manner. In the many years of the K-drama industry, producers and creators have often leaned on bygone eras for their rich and wide-reaching appeal.
READ MORE: Taemin on new beginnings: “I’ve always been the kind of person who takes on challenges” However, it takes true talent and a crystal clear vision to produce something that will stand the test of time. From genre-splicing fantasy worlds of magic and time travel to complex inner-palace politics and intrigue, NME picks the 10 best historical K-dramas from to explore and enjoy across streaming services such as Netflix , Apple TV+ , Prime Video and more. Here are the 10 best historical K-dramas to add to your watchlist: Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (2016) Time travel plays quite the part in this heartbreaking series that follows Go Ha-jin, a 21st-century woman who falls into a pond and finds herself in the Goryeo Dynasty, nearly a thousand years before present day.
She awakens in the body of Hae-soo, who looks exactly like her, and ends up getting entangled in the complicated family and political dynamics of princes vying for the thro.