# The Matchmakers (2023)

> A widowed matchmaker and a widowed suitor team up to marry off four maidens in Joseon-era Korea while falling for each other.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/147992

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 16
- Episode runtime: 64 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy, romance
- Network: KBS2
- Cast: Rowoon, Cho Yi-hyun, Cho Han-chul, Park Ji-young, Choi Kyung-hoon, Oh Ye-ju, Jung Bo-min, Heo Nam-jun
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29274743/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: witty, playful, warm, sincere, adoring

## Synopsis

The Matchmakers (2023) is a Korean historical romantic comedy miniseries created for KBS2 and set in the Joseon Dynasty, a sageuk in the mold of period romcoms fans of Mr. Queen and Rookie Historian Goo Hae-ryung will recognize. Cho Yi-hyun plays Jung Soon-deok, a young widow, and Rowoon plays Shim Jung-woo, a young widower, whose paths cross as they set out on a shared mission. Their engine is a stubborn bargain: together they must marry off four young maidens who stand for Joseon's expectations of women, and every episode brings a new courtship, a new matchmaking scheme and a new obstacle built from court customs and family pressure. Principal supporting roles go to Park Ji-young as Park So-hyun, Choi Kyung-hoon as Yun Bu-gyeom and Cho Han-chul as The King, whose royal presence keeps the stakes high. The series runs as a single sixteen-episode season, a self-contained limited run with episodes that build one continuing romance. Its tone is witty, playful and warm, with banter driving most scenes and a sincere undercurrent about grief, second chances and the freedom to love again. Viewers who enjoy light, charming historical romance with clever matchmaking plots will find it an easy, cozy watch.

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