Tree with Deep Roots

October 5, 2011

King Taejong ruthlessly consolidates power over his son Sejong by ordering the execution of his enemies, including Sejong's own father-in-law.

October 6, 2011

A small act of defiance from Sejong triggers a massacre and leads to a devastating demand from his father.

October 12, 2011

As Sejong and his father engage in a battle of wits, a young slave boy named Ddol-bok fights simply to survive in the slaves' quarters.

October 13, 2011

Years later, Ddol-bok has risen to become a palace officer under a new name, Kang Chae-yun, using the position to get close to the king.

October 19, 2011

Assigned to investigate a string of murders, Chae-yun finds himself facing an assassin whose skills rival his own.

October 20, 2011

Sejong breaks down upon learning of another scholar's death, realizing he alone holds the key to decoding the dead man's final message.

October 26, 2011

Shim Jong-su rallies allies for the secret organization Hidden Root and sets his sights on eliminating one more scholar.

October 27, 2011

Chae-yun uncovers the assassin's true identity, while Sejong wrestles with his own doubts about the mission he's set in motion.

November 2, 2011

Hidden motives come to light as officials scramble upon learning of Hidden Root's resurgence, and Sejong's true purpose is finally revealed.

November 3, 2011

Chae-yun grows suspicious of an apparent threat against another scholar, just as Hidden Root's leader Jung Gi-joon's location is finally uncovered.

November 9, 2011

Sejong forms an unlikely bond with an enemy and turns to a controversial scientific dissection in hopes of restoring So-yi's ability to speak.

November 10, 2011

The fates of So-yi and Chae-yun collide as each slowly uncovers who the other truly was in their past life.

November 16, 2011

The king offers So-yi and Chae-yun the freedom to start over together, but neither can fully let go of the paths they've walked.

November 17, 2011

Mounting pressure from the bureaucracy forces the king closer to revealing his secret work on the alphabet, with violent consequences.

November 23, 2011

Racing to save So-yi, Chae-yun kidnaps the prince and stumbles onto the truth behind Sejong's secret project.

November 24, 2011

As word of the new alphabet begins to leak, Sejong wages an intellectual battle against the scholars and bureaucrats opposing him, while Chae-yun becomes a double agent.

November 30, 2011

Outrage over an alphabet that could educate the common people drives a young scholar to take his own life.

December 1, 2011

Chae-yun's former mentor resurfaces, quickly becoming a figure both Hidden Root and Sejong scramble to recruit.

December 7, 2011

With Sejong finally uncovering Ga-ri-on's true identity, the stakes rise sharply as a prince's life hangs in the balance.

December 8, 2011

Gwang-pyung's death pushes Sejong to the edge of his sanity, leaving the bureaucrats fearful he may become as tyrannical as his own father.

December 14, 2011

Sent into the countryside to distribute the new writing system, So-yi and her fellow court maidens don't realize the danger closing in behind them.

December 15, 2011

Hidden Root begins to unravel from within as traitors emerge, sending Chae-yun on a desperate search to save So-yi.

December 21, 2011

Desperate to learn the truth behind "the Solution," Jung Gi-joon is willing to give up his leadership of Hidden Root if it means bringing Sejong down.

December 22, 2011

As Jung Gi-joon makes his final assassination attempt against the king, So-yi races to pass on everything she knows about the Solution before it's too late.