Tree with Deep Roots
Created by Kim Young-hyun, Jang Tae-yoo, Sang-yeon Park
On SBS
A historical drama interweaving a murder investigation within the palace against the backdrop of King Sejong's creation of Hangul, grounded in ideas about language, legacy, and the roots of civilization.
Deep Rooted Tree is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Shin Se-kyung and Han Suk-kyu. Based on the novel of the same title by Lee Jeong-myeong, it aired on SBS from October 5 to December 22, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. Taking its name from the poem Yongbieocheonga that says that trees with deep roots do not sway, the series tells the story of a royal guard investigating a case involving the serial murders of Jiphyeonjeon scholars in Gyeongbok Palace while King Sejong comes to create the Korean written language.
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