The story, without the spoilers.
In the age of the Three Kingdoms, Silla is the smallest of the three Korean kingdoms, squeezed between the powerful Goguryeo and Baekje and watched by China's Tang dynasty. Sword and Silence tells the story of how that small kingdom overcame stronger enemies to unify the peninsula. Kim Beop-min, the future King Munmu, is determined to protect his people and bring peace to a war-torn land. Against him stands Yeon Gaesomun, Goguryeo's ruthless military dictator, known as the God of War. Between them are Kim Chun-chu, the political strategist who must choose unification over safety, and Kim Yu-sin, one of Silla's most respected generals. Written by Kim Ri-heon and Hong Jin-yi and directed by Kim Young-jo, the twenty-eight-episode KBS2 epic airs Saturdays and Sundays at 9:20 p.m. KST from November 14, 2026. It is big-budget historical drama in the classic mould: battles, betrayals and leaders whose decisions shaped Korea itself.
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