Director: Kim Jin-man
Set in the Joseon era, this comedy flips royal hierarchy on its head: a crown prince finds himself constantly outmaneuvered by the very woman fate has chosen to make his princess.
What is Missing Crown Prince about?
Palace life is supposed to run on rank and protocol, but the crown prince at the center of this story keeps losing ground to a commoner who refuses to play by court rules. Rather than bowing to his position, she pushes back, teases, and generally treats him like an equal — something no one in his household has ever dared to do. Their arranged pairing, meant to cement her rise to princess, turns into a running battle of wits where she consistently comes out ahead. The comedy leans on the gap between royal expectation and lived reality: rigid customs colliding with a heroine who has no patience for ceremony. Along the way, secondary court figures add their own schemes and rivalries, but the heart of the show stays fixed on this mismatched pair learning, slowly and reluctantly, to actually like each other.
Cast & crew
Suho takes the role of the prince opposite Hong Ye-ji as his match, with Kim Min-kyu, Myung Se-bin, Kim Joo-heon, Yoo Se-rye, Jeon Jin-oh, and Cha Kwang-soo filling out the palace, all under director Kim Jin-man.
Context & significance
Released in 2024 out of South Korea, the series carries an IMDb rating of 6.9 and sits squarely in the historical rom-com tradition, using the Joseon dynasty setting as a backdrop for modern-feeling banter rather than strict period drama. Hour-long episodes give the writing room to breathe, letting court intrigue subplots develop alongside the central romance instead of racing past them for the sake of pace.
Where & how to watch
Missing Crown Prince is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, giving Farsi-speaking audiences full access to its palace comedy. This page can be read without an account, and streaming the episodes only requires logging in — the platform's interface and support are built around the Iranian diaspora.