What is Mr. Queen about?
A modern chef suddenly becomes trapped inside the body of a queen from the Joseon era, which causes chaos for everyone involved.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
Mr. Queen (2020)
A modern chef's soul in a Joseon queen's body creates whimsical, absurd, and briskly paced royal chaos.
Campy and surreal, with dry wit. A late-night trip at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix.
Mr. Queen parents guide
Some innuendo or implied sex and mild language, about what a TV-14 should carry.
Rated TV-14, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Cast and crew
Created byPark Kye-ok, Choi A-il
StarringShin Hae-sun, Kim Jung-hyun, Bae Jong-ok, Kim Tae-woo, Seol In-a, Na In-woo
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