TMDB Mr. Queen
Created by Choi Ah-il & Park Kye-ok · 2020–2021 ·
Mr. Queen (2020–2021) earns a 87% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended overall. Created by Choi Ah-il & Park Kye-ok; stream on Viki.
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, IMDb, fan). See how we calculate scores.
Averaged from 5 sources
Where to watch Mr. Queen
Mr. Queen is catalogued under Viki — confirm current regional rights on the platform.
Is Mr. Queen worth watching?
Yes — Mr. Queen earns a 87% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Choi Ah-il & Park Kye-ok and streaming on Viki.
Critics Consensus
A body-swap farce with unusually sharp palace politics underneath. Shin Hye-sun's performance is a comic tour de force, and the show is smart enough to let the romance sneak up on you.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
What is Mr. Queen about?
A brash, womanising chef at the presidential residence hits his head in a swimming pool and wakes in the body of a young Joseon queen. Stranded in a palace of poisoned tea, rival dowagers and scheming in-laws, he keeps his modern instincts and his very modern mouth, cooking his way into favour — while the husband he never wanted turns out to be quietly building a rebellion of his own.
Critic Reviews
Mr. Queen Review (2020–2021): Is It Worth Watching?
★★★★½
Choi Ah-il & Park Kye-ok's Mr. Queen (2020–2021) runs 1 season, 20 episodes on Viki — a comedy series from South Korea carrying a 87% Celluloid Score.
Strongly recommended — worth the time commitment.
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Yes — Mr. Queen earns a 87% Celluloid Score (Recommended), averaged from critic 88%, audience 94%, Metascore 76/100, IMDb 8.6/10, and fan 92%. A body-swap farce with unusually sharp palace politics underneath. Shin Hye-sun's performance is a comic tour de force, and the show is smart enough to let the romance sneak up on you.
Mr. Queen scores 87% because all five independent sources agree: critics 88%, audiences 94%, Metacritic 76/100, IMDb 8.6/10 and fan ratings 92%. A body-swap farce with unusually sharp palace politics underneath. Shin Hye-sun's performance is a comic tour de force, and the show is smart enough to let the romance sneak up on you. See the full breakdown on the Mr. Queen series page.
No — Mr. Queen is not on Netflix. It streams on Viki, and on Celluloid it is catalogued under Viki. Streaming rights rotate by country, so confirm in your region before subscribing.
Yes — Mr. Queen is available on Viki in many regions (catalogued under Viki on Celluloid). Rights differ by country; confirm in the Viki app or the where-to-watch notes.
Mr. Queen first aired in 2020 and ran through 2021 (2020–2021). Created by Choi Ah-il & Park Kye-ok; it streams on Viki today.
Mr. Queen has 1 season across 20 episodes (2020–2021). Status: ended / complete.
At roughly 40–50 minutes per episode, Mr. Queen’s 20 episodes take roughly 15 hours of runtime (plus credits). Binge pace depends on season breaks.
Mr. Queen streams on Viki in supported regions. On Celluloid it is catalogued under Viki. Rights rotate — confirm in your country on the platform app.
Mr. Queen stars Shin Hye-sun, Kim Jung-hyun, Bae Jong-ok, Kim Tae-woo, Seol In-ah, and others. Created by Choi Ah-il & Park Kye-ok.
Mr. Queen has 20 episodes across 1 season (2020–2021).
A brash, womanising chef at the presidential residence hits his head in a swimming pool and wakes in the body of a young Joseon queen. Stranded in a palace of poisoned tea, rival dowagers and scheming in-laws, he keeps his modern instincts and his very modern mouth, cooking his way into favour — while the husband he never wanted turns out to be quietly building a rebellion of his own.
Mr. Queen was created by Choi Ah-il & Park Kye-ok. It is a comedy, drama, history series from South Korea, primarily in Korean.