The Three Musketeers (Korean: 삼총사; RR: Samchongsa) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Jung Yong-hwa, Lee Jin-wook, Yang Dong-geun, Jung Hae-in, and Seo Hyun-jin. Loosely based on Alexandre Dumas's 1844 novel The Three Musketeers, the series follows three Joseon-era adventurers who serve Crown Prince Sohyeon as his warrior guards. It aired on cable channel tvN from August 17 to November 2, 2014 on Sundays at 21:00 for 12 episodes.[1][2]
The Three Musketeers | |
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Genre | Period drama Action Romance Drama Political |
Based on | The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas |
Written by | Song Jae-jung |
Directed by | Kim Byung-soo |
Starring | Jung Yong-hwa Lee Jin-wook Yang Dong-geun Jung Hae-in Seo Hyun-jin |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean language |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Production companies | Chorokbaem Media JS Pictures |
Original release | |
Network | tvN |
Release | August 17 November 2, 2014 | –
The Three Musketeers was originally planned for three seasons with a budget of US$10 million (12 episodes per season), with the last season to be filmed in China.[3] But with low viewership ratings for its first season, plans for succeeding seasons have been postponed indefinitely.[4][5]
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share |
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AGB Nielsen | |||
Nationwide | |||
1 | August 17, 2014 | First Encounter | 1.820% |
2 | August 24, 2014 | The Three Musketeers | 1.386% |
3 | August 31, 2014 | Secret Mission | 1.461% |
4 | September 7, 2014 | Protect the Neck of Enemy General Ingguldai | 0.987% |
5 | September 14, 2014 | A Duel | 1.088% |
6 | September 21, 2014 | Commander Kim Ja-jeom | 1.007% |
7 | September 28, 2014 | Mi-ryung and Hyang-sun | 1.157% |
8 | October 5, 2014 | The Crown Princess' Desire | 0.794% |
9 | October 12, 2014 | Immediate Execution | 1.030% |
10 | October 19, 2014 | One for All, All for One | 1.370% |
11 | October 26, 2014 | Kiss | 1.758% |
12 | November 2, 2014 | Letter from Mainland | 1.960% |
Average | 1.318% |