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The series was pre-produced with filming commencing in December 2016, and lasted six months. The first script reading took place on Decemat MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.Interestingly, Park Chul-min portrays an antagonist and corrupt official in Moonlight, but in contrast, he plays a righteous man who was a trusted ally of the protagonist Crown Prince Yi Sun in Emperor. Emperor also co-stars Park Chul-min who had a supporting role in Moonlight. Despite differences in tone, the media noted the drama's similarities with KBS2's hit series Love in the Moonlight (2016) as both are set in Joseon era with young lead actors born in 1993 ( Moonlight's Park Bo-gum, Emperor's Yoo Seung-ho) and 1999 ( Moonlight's Kim Yoo-jung, Emperor's Kim So-hyun).He was a kind and righteous official who was later being executed due to the manipulation of Pyeon-soo group. Jeon No-min as Deputy Magistrate Han Kyu-ho, father of Lady Ga Eun.He was supposedly loyal towards Crown Prince's grandfather/late king's father. He is neither for the late king nor for the Crown Prince nor for Dae-mok. She was forever loyal towards the Royal Mother. But later, it was revealed that he was a lackey of Dae-mok. Initially it is seen, that he is a loyal friend and bodyguard of the fake king Commoner Yi Sun. He was the personal and loyal bodyguard as well as a childhood friend of the old king, Yi Yoon. Choi Ji-na as Lady Yi Young-bin, Crown Prince Yi Sun's biological mother.She was the one to poison the Crown Prince. Kim Sun-kyung as the Queen, Crown Prince Yi Sun's legal mother (Royal Mother).He assassinated his father and became the king. He wanted to became the king and thus his greed made him to become a part of Pyungsoo group. Kim Myung-soo (1966) as King Yi Yoon, Crown Prince Yi Sun's father.Park Chul-min as Master Woo-bo, a scholar in medicine and well-versed in Western knowledge.He forgives no one when they betray Pyunsoo Group, and he even went as far as to murder his own granddaughter for betraying him and showing loyalty to the Crown Prince. Heo Joon-ho as Kim Dae-mok, head of the secret society “Pyunsoo Group.” He controls King Yi Yoon and the imperial court by using a mysterious drug with poisonous properties.And, remained loyal towards the Crown Prince till the end. She fell in love with the Crown Prince at first sight. Yoon So-hee as Kim Hwa-gun, granddaughter of Pyunsoo Group leader Dae-mok and head of all the merchants in Joseon.He was planted as a fake king by Pyeon-soo group and this slowly gave birth to his greed and desire to become the true king of Joseon in order to earn Ga-eun's feelings, as partially driven by his jealousy towards Crown Prince Yi Sun and the manipulation of Kim Dae-mok. Kim Myung-soo as Commoner Yi-sun, initially worked as a water deliverer at the Bureau of Water Supply, student of Master Woo Bo and a childhood friend of Lady Ga Eun.She has wide knowledge of medicinal herbs. Kim So-hyun as Lady Han Ga-eun, daughter of Deputy Magistrate Han, one of the students of Master Woo Bo and childhood friend of commoner Yi Sun.Yoo Seung-ho as Crown Prince Yi Sun, the real Crown Prince of Joseon and also known as the Chief Peddler.Having witnessed the people's suffering, the Crown Prince decides to devote himself to fight the Pyunsoo Group and reclaim his throne. The Pyunsoo Group put a fake king on the throne and controls this king and the whole Imperial Court by using a suspicious drug with poisonous properties. The purpose is to meet scholar Master Woo Bo who is the only person who knows why.Ĭrown Prince Lee Sun then meets high-ranking official's daughter Lady Han Ga-eun and a young man who has the same name as himself, Lee Sun, and deepens friendship with them.Īfter some time, the secret society Pyunsoo Group assassinates King Yi Yoon but Crown Prince Yi Sun escaped. Sixteen years later, Crown Prince Yi Sun, who grew up as a respectable young man, removes his mask and left the palace secretly to go to the town to find out why he has been masked since he was born. The king covers the Crown Prince's face with a mask and raises him secretly in order to protect him from the Pyunsoo Group. During the Joseon Dynasty, the long-awaited son of King Yi Yoon is born, but in exchange for its life, the king will hand over the power of the Bureau of Water Supply to the secret society "Pyunsoo Group" that controls the government.