Deep Rooted Tree is a 2011 South Korean television series starring Jang Hyuk, Shin Se-kyung and Han Suk-kyu. Based on the novel of the same title by Lee Jeong-myeong, it aired on SBS from October 5 to December 22, 2011 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. Taking its name from the poem Yongbieocheonga that says that trees with deep roots do not sway, the series tells the story of a royal guard investigating a case involving the serial murders of Jiphyeonjeon scholars in Gyeongbok Palace while King Sejong comes to create the Korean written language.
as King Se-jong
as Kang Chae-yoon / Ddol-bok
as So-yi / Dam
as Yoon Pyeong
as Moo-hyul
as Grand Prince Gwangpyeong
as Jeong Gi-joon
as Yi Bang-won
as Jung In-ji
as Pak Paengnyeon
as Mok-ya
as Kim Jongseo
as Cho Tak
as Jeong Gi-joon / Ga Ri-on (young)
as Lee Shin-juk
as Han Myung-hoi / Han Ga-nom
as Cho Mal-sang
as So-Yi (child)
as Ddol-bok (teen)
as Ok Ddeol-i
as Sim Jong-soo
as Lee Bang-ji
as Jang Seong-soo
as Yeon-doo
as Jeong Byul-gam
as Ki Je-yeon
as Jeong Do-kwang
as Seong Sam-mun
as Kang Chae-yoon and Dam's eldest son
as Do Dam-daek
as Geun-Ji
as Gakseoli Boss
as King Se-Jong [Young]
as Yoon Pyeong (young)
