tvN has been doing so well in the Sat-Sun time slot since the first drama of 2022 with Twenty Five, Twenty One leading to Our Blues then Alchemy of Souls followed by Little Women and now it’s got sageuk The Queen’s Umbrella. The serious with a comedic bent sageuk starring Kim Hye Soo as the titular queen putting all her royal sons under her tutelage and protective umbrella debuted with 7.649% AGB ratings, the 5th highest debut ratings for the network. The second episode rose to 9.062% and this drama is a certified hit with likely the same trajectory as Queen Cheorin. Reviews are raving for the incredible cinematography and well-paced script with so many top notch veteran actors and actresses joining Kim Hye Soo and a lot of promising young actors in the cast playing the various royal princes. TBH this drama didn’t appeal to me in the slightest but hearing how well made it is makes me happy because Korea needs to really regain it’s strong sageuk culture of serious and slow dramas that hit deep.