Tree With Deep Roots

A high-budget historical thriller with an unusual concept, Tree With Deep Roots stars Jang Hyuk as a brilliant Joseon-era investigator. Kang Chae Yoon is an ordinary guard in the imperial palace during the reign of King Sejong. The King has a vision to create a written language for Korea, and has worked with scholars to create the first Korean alphabet. In this project he is helped by So Yi, a beautiful, mute lady of the court. When palace scholars begin getting murdered seven days before the release of the official hangul (alphabet), Chae Yoon takes it upon himself to investigate. He begins to uncover a vast, labyrinthine conspiracy behind the serial killings, which leads him to a group of shadowy, powerful men who seek control of Korea's fate. As Chae Yoon inches closer to the truth, he discovers how far the roots of their powers extend, and finds his own life in danger. Based on a bestselling novel by Lee Jeong Myeong, Tree With Deep Roots is a tense, finely-crafted series, laced with mystery and romance.