Hong Gil Dong

One of the Hong Sisters’ most beloved dramas, Hong Gil Dong is a rousing and bittersweet story about a hero who rises up to protect the people. Born the illegitimate son of a high-ranking government official, Hong Gil Dong was cast off by his father as a child and raised by a monk. Hong Gil Dong grows up a streetwise, smart-mouthed thief with a specialty in martial arts. His world gradually begins to collapse around him due to poverty, and gradually the fun-loving vagabond changes into something else. Determined to throw a wrench in the system, he sets out to take down and steal from from the wealthy and arrogant wherever he can find them. Along the way he picks up a ragtag band of helpers including the stubborn, kind-hearted wanderer Yi Nok. Amidst fighting for justice and falling in love, Gil Dong is also wrangled into imperial politics when the exiled rightful heir to Korea's throne returns and plots to overthrow the corrupt government. Ultimately, this renegade thief will be responsible for choices that will shape a nation.