The Last Empress
In an alternate-reality South Korea, where a constitutional monarchical system prevails, Oh Sunny, a musical actress, becomes the empress of the country. Thus begins a dispute for power in the royal palace. Nothing is what it seems, and Oh Sunny is ready to fight until the end to uncover a mysterious homicide within the royal palace, fighting to protect those she loves the most and obtain happiness.In an alternate-reality South Korea, where a constitutional monarchical system prevails, Oh Sunny, a musical actress, becomes the empress of the country. Thus begins a dispute for power in the royal palace. Nothing is what it seems, and Oh Sunny is ready to fight until the end to uncover a mysterious homicide within the royal palace, fighting to protect those she loves the most and obtain happiness.
Seasons & Episodes
Episode 1: A Luncheon with the Emperor
In the present, mysterious skeletal remains are found on Ehwa Palace grounds with a necklace worth 2...
Episode 2: The Emperor’s Day Off
After saving the Emperor's life, Sunny safely returns home. The assailant is apprehended, and the Em...
Episode 3: A Hit-and-Run
The Emperor hits and kills Wang Shik's mother with his car. With Wang Shik just behind him, the Empe...
Episode 4: The Yellow Truck
Yu Ra confesses to the hit-and-run accident and tries to stage her death, but the Emperor and his gu...
Episode 5: The Empress Dowager Underestimates Ms. Min
As the Imperial Family gathers to celebrate the Grand Empress Dowager's World Peace Award, Oh Sunny ...
Episode 6: The Emperor Starts to Court Oh Sunny
With substantial evidence of the hit-and-run accident in her hands, the Empress Dowager reclaims her...
Episode 7: Wedding Preparations
Transformed and well-trained, Na Wang Shik, who is now Chun Woo Bin, gets one step closer to fulfill...
Episode 8: The Wedding
As the nation watches the extravagant wedding, the elevated platform Sunny stands on breaks and sets...
Episode 9: Tell Me It’s Not True
Without knowing Yu Ra's devious ways, Wang Shik contacts her to meet face to face. When he approache...
Episode 10: Wang Shik’s Rage
After finding out the people involved, Wang Shik returns to Bichido and swears to kill Pil Joo, the ...
Episode 11: Betrayal in the Palace
The Grand Empress Dowager overhears Yu Ra and the Emperor talking and learns of their secret. She fo...
Episode 12: Pil Joo Finds Wang Shik
Knowing how the Empress must feel, the Grand Empress Dowager spends the day with her and invites her...
Episode 13: The Empress Finds Out About the Emperor and Yu Ra
When the Empress sees the Emperor and Ms. Min together kissing on a cruise ship, she realizes she ha...
Episode 14: The Prince is in Town
After talking to the Prince over the phone in after seven years, the Emperor starts to worry. Knowin...
Episode 15: Wang Shik Betrays the Empress
While trying to catch the Emperor in the act, the Empress gets entangled in a predicament of her own...
Episode 16: The Grand Empress Dowager’s Downfall
Trying to uncover the truth behind the death of late Empress So Hyun, Sunny discovers that Ari is th...
Episode 17: Who Killed the Grand Empress Dowager?
The Grand Empress Dowager is found dead, and an investigation of her murder begins. The police quest...
Episode 18: The Empress is Arrested for Murder
Ms. Hong takes the envelope given by the Grand Empress Dowager containing evidence of the Imperial F...
Episode 19: Baek Ho Enlightens the Empress
Trying to clear her name, the Empress returns to the palace to retrieve a recording device she had h...
Episode 20: Ms. Hong’s Confession
Without knowing the authorities were tapping the phones, the Empress makes a call to her family and ...
Episode 21: The Empress Returns to the Palace
While the Emperor tries to restore his name to the people, Sunny appears boldly before him and forgi...
Episode 22: The Empress Goes Live
Prince Yoon gives Baek Ho the late Empress So Hyun's diary to help uncover the truth. The Empress st...
Episode 23: Wang Shik Saves His Brother
When Woo Bin arrives at the hospital, Baek Ho tells the Empress that Woo Bin is Wang Shik and that h...
Episode 24: Yu Ra’s Demise
Wang Shik learns from So Jin that a court lady had tried the food made by the Empress for the Grand ...
Episode 25: The Prince Returns
When the Emperor tells the Empress Dowager that he had taken care of Yu Ra without her consent, she ...
Episode 26: Where Is My Mother’s Corpse?
Wang Shik begins to taunt the Emperor and Yu Ra and lets them know that he is alive and looking for ...
Episode 27: Yu Ra’s Cry for Mercy
The Emperor brings back Yu Ra and forces her to make false statements accusing the Empress Dowager o...
Episode 28: Wang Shik Mourns at His Mother’s Side
Wang Shik calls the Emperor again threatening to know where his mother's body is, and Woo Bin persua...
Episode 29: The Emperor’s Jealousy
Wang Shik recovers his mother's body and gives her a proper goodbye. He promises her that he will pu...
Episode 30: An Antique Clock
Prince Yoon charges into the Emperor's chamber and yells in disgust of the incident that took Sunny'...
Episode 31: The Scandal
The Empress recovers from the Empress Dowager's attempt to kill her, but it leaves her family outrag...
Episode 32: Prince Yoon Lights the Powder Keg
The hospital director kills himself to stop the truth from coming out, Prince Yoon publishes the sec...
Episode 33: Peanut Butter Cookies
Chief Chun proclaims his desire for the Empress in front of the Emperor, but the Empress rebukes his...
Episode 34: Yu Ra’s Escape
After calling the Empress Dowager, Chief Joo helps Yu Ra escape from Sunil Mental Hospital. Yu Ra pr...
Episode 35: The Emperor Abandons the Empress
As the Emperor reads from Vincent Lee's book, the Empress Dowager screams for him to stop. Soon afte...
Episode 36: Yu Ra Teams Up with the Empress Dowager
Yu Ra intends to keep her promise to the Empress Dowager and fetches Dong Shik to the palace hoping ...
Episode 37: Princess Ari is Promised to Become the Empress Regnant
Princess Ari jumps up and down in joy after being told by Kang Hee that she will be the empress regn...
Episode 38: Woo Bin Runs Away With the Empress
The Empress Dowager orders Woo Bin to run away with the Empress in the middle of the night. Woo Bin ...
Episode 39: The Empress Regains Control of the Palace
When the Emperor is about to pull the trigger, Woo Bin promises to bring him Wang Shik. The Empress ...
Episode 40: The Prime Minister Loses His Edge
To ensure the promise of Princess Ari becoming the empress regnant, Kang Hee gives her recorded test...
Episode 41: Gifts From the Emperor
Woo Bin reveals his true identity to Yu Ra, but he doesn't kill her. He takes her to Kang Joo Seung ...
Episode 42: Joo Seung Starts to Remember
Joo Seung remembers the day he was supposed to meet Yu Ra and explains it to her in detail. Princess...
Episode 43: An Investigation of Prince Yoon’s Attacker
All the evidence found in the investigation of Prince Yoon's attacker points to the Emperor. However...
Episode 44: A Trap for Kang Hee
The Empress and the Emperor set up a trap for Kang Hee. With so much on the line, Kang Hee takes the...
Episode 45: Wang Shik Starts His Revenge
To save Dong Shik and the rest of the imperial guards' lives, Wang Shik withdraws his gun and submit...
Episode 46: The Emperor Returns to the Palace
The Empress Dowager is shocked to hear of the Emperor's return unscathed. When she talks to him, she...
Episode 47: Michelle Arrives at the Palace
Michelle, the former empress under Emperor Lee Jeong's rule 30 years ago, arrives at the palace to a...
Episode 48: Sunny Is Appointed as the Crown Prince
The Emperor regrets getting mad at the Empress and begs her not to leave him as she sleeps. Michelle...
Episode 49: Michelle Reinstates Hyuk As the Emperor
The Emperor and Prince Yoon catch Kang Hee red-handed admitting to killing Joo Seung, but she reveal...
Episode 50: The Emperor’s 10-Year Anniversary Celebration
Knowing that Sunny planned to reveal everything during his 10-year-anniversary as the emperor, he as...
Episode 51: The Emperor’s Vengeance
Sunny recuperates from the blast with Hyuk at her side. When she wakes, he tells her that it was Na ...
Episode 52: The Fall of the Imperial Family
With the Emperor dead, the Empress Dowager rushes to make her escape from the palace. As she is abou...