The Royal Gambler

The Royal Gambler is a South Korean historical drama starring Jang Keun-suk, Yeo Jin-goo, Jun Kwang-ryul, Choi Min-soo, Yoon Jin-seo, and Lim Ji-yeon. It replaced Six Flying Dragons and aired on SBS on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) from March 28, 2016, to June 14, 2016, for 24 episodes.

Plot
This drama is about a prince who is forced to live as a commoner and uses his gambling skills to take revenge on the King. Dae-Gil (Jang Geun-suk) and King Yeongjo (Yeo Jin-goo) enter a match. Dae-Gil bets his life and King Yeongjo bets the entire Kingdom of Joseon on the outcome. Dae-Gil is the best gambler in the Joseon era. He holds deep resentment inside, but is also cool on the exterior. King Yeongjo is a man who never lowers his head without a convincing reason. Meanwhile, Dam-Seo (Lim Ji-yeon) exists solely to take revenge upon king.

It is a fictionalised account of events leading to the accession of the throne by King Yeongjo, and also a fictionalised account of the 1728 Musin Rebellion.

Main cast

 * Jang Geun-suk as Baek Dae-gil
 * Yeo Jin-goo as Prince Yeoning (King Yeongjo)
 * Jun Kwang-ryul as Lee In-jwa
 * Choi Min-soo as King Sukjong
 * Yoon Jin-seo as Consort Suk
 * Lim Ji-yeon as Dam-seo
 * Hyun Woo as Yoon (King Gyeongjong)

Supporting cast

 * Im Hyun-sik as Nam Dokkebi
 * Ahn Gil-kang as Kim Che-gun
 * Song Jong-ho as Kim Yi-soo
 * Ji Il-joo as Moo-myung
 * Han Jung-soo as Hwang Jin-gi
 * Han Ki-woong as Sa Woon
 * Han Ki-won as Sa Mo
 * Oh Yeon-ah as Jang Ok-jung
 * Yoon Ji-hye as Hong-Mae
 * Lee Moon-sik as Baek Man-geum
 * Jeon Soo-jin as Hwanggoo Mom
 * Kim Yoo-chul as Daegari
 * Jun Jae-hyung as Gamoolchi
 * Baek Seung-hyeon as Jang Hee-jae (Jang Ok-jung's brother)
 * Heo Tae-hee as Sang-gil (Yeongjo's bodyguard)
 * Lee Ga-hyun as Hwa-jin
 * Cha Soon-bae as Jo Tae-gu
 * Na Jae-woong as Choi Seok-hang
 * Kim Ga-eun as Gye Sul-im
 * Kim Sung-oh as Hwanghae-do's Gaejakdoo
 * Hong Ah-reum as Yeon Hwa

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

International broadcast
In the United States, the drama airs in the Los Angeles DMA free, over-the-air on LA 18 KSCI-TV (channel 18) with English subtitles, Mon-Tue 9:15PM, from April 25 to July 12, 2016.