Flowers of the Prison

Flowers of the Prison is a 2016 South Korean drama television series starring Jin Se-yeon, Go Soo, Kim Mi-sook, Jung Joon-ho, Park Joo-mi, Yoon Joo-hee,, Jun Kwang-ryul and Choi Tae-joon. It is MBC's special project drama to commemorate the network's 55th-founding anniversary. The drama also marks the 3rd time collaboration between director Lee Byung-hoon and writer Choi Wan-kyu, after Hur Jun and Sangdo. It replaced Marriage Contract and aired on MBC every Saturdays and Sundays at 22:00 (KST) for 51 episodes from April 30 to November 6, 2016.

Plot
Set during the Joseon dynasty, the series details the story of Ok-nyeo (Jin Se-yeon), a girl who was born and raised in prison, and her adventures with the mysterious Yun Tae-won (Go Soo). She later becomes an advocate for the poor and unfairly accused through the Waeji-bu, the private litigation system in Joseon.

Lim Kkeok-jeong and Hwang Jin-yi were only mentioned, but they were not helping roles, and there was no appearance of Dae Jang Geum. Rather, it was Yoon Tae-won, Sung Ji-heon, and Myeongjong who helped the most.

Main cast

 * Jin Se-yeon as Ok-nyeo/Lee Seo-won
 * Jung Da-bin as young Ok-nyeo
 * Go Soo as Yun Tae-won
 * Jung Yoon-seok as young Yun Tae-won
 * Kim Mi-sook as Queen Munjeong
 * Jung Joon-ho as Yun Won-hyeong
 * Park Joo-mi as Jeong Nan-jeong
 * Yoon Joo-hee as Yi So-jeong
 * as Yun Shin-hye
 * Roh Jeong-eui as young Yun Shin-hye
 * Jun Kwang-ryul as Park Tae-su
 * Choi Tae-joon as Seong Ji-heon, Podocheong's Captain (포도종사관) ; then key person at Ministry of Personnel 이조장랑.

People of Jeonokseo
Jeonokseo (전옥서, 典獄暑): Royal Prison


 * Jung Eun-pyo as Ji Cheon-deuk, Jeonokseo's scribe (서리), Ok-nyeo's adoptive father
 * Kim Eung-soo, special appearance, as Jeonokseo's Director E01
 * Choi Min-chul as Jeong Dae-sik (Jeonokseo's Director, 전옥서 주부, rank 6)
 * as Lee Hyo-sung (Jeonokseo's curator, 봉사 rk8)
 * as Yoo Jong-hoe (Jeonokseo's assistant curator, 참봉 rk9)
 * Ahn Yeo-jin as Yu-geum, kitchen damo
 * as Deok-boon, jail damo
 * as Jae-deok (Jeonokseo's jailer)
 * Shorry J as Cheon-doong, pickpocket.
 * as Jeon Woo-chi
 * Joo Jin-mo as Tojeong Yi Ji-ham, philosophy and strategy teacher of Ok-nyeo.
 * as Go Dae-gil

Mapo-Songpa merchants

 * as Gong Jae-myung
 * as Do-chi
 * as Jak-doo
 * as Seong Hwan-ok

People around Jeong Nan-jeong and Yun Won-hyung

 * Yoon Yoo-sun, special appearance, as Lady Kim, Yun Won-hyeong's legal wife (김씨 부인, 정실). Exiled at Anggukdong 앙국동, then poisoned.
 * Maeng Sang-hoon as Jeong Mak-gae, brother of Jeong Nan-jeong.
 * as Min Dong-joo, head merchant, wife of Jeong Mak-gae.
 * as Oh Jong-geum, lady in waiting then 'Second Madam' of Yun Won-hyeong
 * as Cheon Sun-geum,
 * as Dong Chang, henchman of Jeong Nan-jeong.
 * as Jeong Man-ho (Jeong Nan-jeong's younger cousin)

People of gisaeng house Sosoru

 * Oh Na-ra as Hwang Gyo-ha, Head Gisaeng
 * as Seong Cha-heum, administrator
 * Yoon Joo-hee as Yi So-jeong, main cast, 2nd Head Gisaeng, from Songdo
 * Lee Ji-seon as Chae-seon
 * as Da-jeong
 * Kim Ji-eun as Myo-hyang
 * Son Na-rae as Shin-bi
 * , cameo, as Tae-won's mother ***

People in the Palace

 * Seo Ha-joon as King Myeongjong
 * Lee Seung-ah as Court Lady Han (상궁, Myeongjong's palace), former friend of late Ga-bi.
 * Ryu Seung-gook as Han Jae-seo (Naegeumwi's Captain, 내금위 종사관, Myeongjong's palace)
 * as Chief Eunuch (Myeongjong's palace)
 * Kim Mi-sook as Queen Munjeong, main cast
 * as Gi Chun-su (Naegeumwi's Captain, 내금위 종사관, Queen Dowager's palace)
 * Kim Min-kyung as Court Lady Kim, (상궁, Queen Dowager's palace)
 * as King Jungjong (Ok-nyeo's biological father)
 * Bae Geu-rin as Ga-bi (Ok-nyeo's mother)
 * as Lee Myung-heon (former Naegeumwi's Captain, Jungjong's reign)
 * as (son of King Jungjong)
 * as Prince Haseong (later King Seonjo, third son of Prince Deokheung)

Naegeumwi (내금위, 內禁衛): the Palace Guards

Special Service (chetamin, 체탐인)

 * Jun Kwang-ryul, special appearance, as Park Tae-su, former head of chetamin, then teacher of Chinese and martial arts of Ok-nyeo.
 * Im Ho as Gang Seon-ho, current head of chetamin. Undercover as Podocheong's lieutenant, then secretary of the War Minister (Daeyun).
 * as Ju Cheol-gi, instructor. Kills Park Tae-su by order of Yun Won-hyeong. Soyun faction.
 * as Yun Tae-gyu
 * as Min Su-ok, former Court Lady (Jungjong's reign)
 * Go Eun-soo as Cho-hee, Ok-nyeo's escort warrior

People of Podocheong
Podocheong (포도청, 捕盜廳): Agency to Arrest the Thieves
 * as Podocheong's Chief (포도대장)
 * Choi Tae-joon as Seong Ji-heon, main cast, Podocheong's Captain (포도종사관) until E22
 * as Podocheong's Captain (포도종사관) until E37
 * as Podocheong's Captain (포도종사관) from E44
 * as Yang Dong-gu (lieutenant, 포도부장)
 * as Song Seok-wu (lieutenant, 포도부장)

People of Pyeongsiseo
Pyeongsiseo (평시서, 平市署): Marketing Control Office


 * as Yi Young-shin, Pyeongsiseo's Superintendent 평시서 제조. Yeonggam ranked. E18, E36sqq
 * as Pyeongsiseo's Superintendent (interim E23)
 * Go Soo, as Yun Tae-won, main cast, Pyeongsiseo's Administrator 평시서 주부, rank 6a (E23-E40).
 * as Oh Dal-joong, former Pyeongsiseo's Administrator 평시서 주부
 * Yi Jae-jun (이재준) as 	Jo Se-Oh, Pyeongsiseo's assistant
 * Gang Jun-yeong (강준영) as Hwang Myeong-geol Pyeongsiseo's assistant

Extended cast

 * as Lee Jeong-myung, Minister of War
 * Kim Jin-ho as Jung Sang-ho, Ministry of Rites, then Minister of Taxation

Hyeongjo (형조, 刑曹): Board of Punishments (Ministry of Justice)
 * as Kim Tae-jeong, Ministry of Justice's secretary, 형조참의, rank 3a

Sogyeokseo (소격서): A government office which handled the ritual aspect of Taoism of heaven, earth and stars
 * as Sogyeokseo's assistant commissioner

Gamyeong (감영): Provincial Governor's Office
 * Cha Geon-woo as Hwanghae-do's governor
 * as Jang Seon-poong (Haeju Provincial Governor's Office's clerk)
 * as Lee Jeong-gook (interpreter)

Others

 * Kim Ji-eun as Myu-hyang
 * as Seon-hwa
 * Song Young-woong as Oh Jang-hyun, Ming's Eunuch, Joseon-born
 * Kim Jeong-seok
 * Yang Jae-young
 * Ra Yoon-chan
 * Ahn Soo-ho
 * Kim Tae-beom
 * Min Byung-wook
 * Baek Min as Kim Moon-chang
 * as Atayi (Jurchen tribe)
 * Jang Moon-gyu
 * Yoon Jong-goo
 * as Lee Myung-woo
 * as Yeo Joo-daek
 * Sung Chan-ho
 * Choi Gyo-sik
 * Lee Yoon-sang
 * Jung Eun-sung as Myung-seon
 * Seo Ha-joon as Man-ok
 * Baek Seung-cheol
 * Choi Yoon-joon
 * Song Jin-woo
 * as bandit boss
 * Jeon Hae-ryong
 * Seol In-ah as young Court Lady Han
 * Sung Hyun-mi
 * Kim Mi-so as Mong-shil
 * as Ma Chang-do
 * Ahn Min-sang
 * Moon Cheol-hoon
 * Yoon Sung-hyun
 * Kim Kwang-tae
 * Jo Jeong-moon
 * Kang Hak-soo
 * Go Han-min
 * Uhm Tae-ok
 * Park Ik-joon
 * Lee Taek-geun
 * Yoon Hyuk-jin
 * Jang Gyeok-soo
 * Jeon Hae-ryong
 * Seol In-ah as young Court Lady Han
 * Sung Hyun-mi
 * Kim Mi-so as Mong-shil
 * as Ma Chang-do
 * Ahn Min-sang
 * Moon Cheol-hoon
 * Yoon Sung-hyun
 * Kim Kwang-tae
 * Jo Jeong-moon
 * Kang Hak-soo
 * Go Han-min
 * Uhm Tae-ok
 * Park Ik-joon
 * Lee Taek-geun
 * Yoon Hyuk-jin
 * Jang Gyeok-soo
 * Jo Jeong-moon
 * Kang Hak-soo
 * Go Han-min
 * Uhm Tae-ok
 * Park Ik-joon
 * Lee Taek-geun
 * Yoon Hyuk-jin
 * Jang Gyeok-soo
 * Yoon Hyuk-jin
 * Jang Gyeok-soo
 * Yoon Hyuk-jin
 * Jang Gyeok-soo

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


 * Remarks
 * Episode 12 wasn't aired on Sunday June 5 due to broadcast of the football friendly match between Czech Republic and South Korea. This episode was aired on Saturday June 11, 2016.
 * Episode 28 wasn't aired on Saturday August 6 due to broadcast of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This episode was aired on Sunday August 7, 2016.
 * Episode 29 wasn't aired on August 13, August 14 and August 20 due to broadcast of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This episode was aired on Sunday, August 21, 2016.