Flowers of the Prison

Plot

Set during the Joseon period, the series details the story of Ok-nyeo (Jin Se-yeon), a girl who was born and raised in prison, and her adventures with the mysterious Yun Tae-won (Go Soo). She later becomes an advocate for the poor and is unfairly accused through the Waeji-bu, the private litigation system in Joseon.

Lim Kkeok-jeong and Hwang Jin-yi were only mentioned, but they were not helping roles, and there was no appearance of Dae Jang Geum. Rather, it was Yoon Tae-won, Sung Ji-heon, and Myeongjong who helped the most.

Cast

Main cast

Jin Se-yeon as Ok-nyeo/Lee Seo-won

Jung Da-bin as young Ok-nyeo

Go Soo as Yun Tae-won

Jung Yoon-seok as young Yun Tae-won

Kim Mi-sook as Queen Munjeong

Jung Joon-ho as Yun Won-hyeong

Park Joo-mi as Jeong Nan-jeong

Yoon Joo-hee as Yi So-jeong

Kim Soo-yeon as Yun Shin-hye

Roh Jeong-eui as young Yun Shin-hye

Jun Kwang-ryul as Park Tae-su

Choi Tae-joon as Seong Ji-heon, Podocheong's Captain (포도종사관); then key person at Ministry of Personnel 이조장랑.

People of Jeonokseo

Jeonokseo (전옥서, 典獄暑): Royal Prison

Jung Eun-pyo as Ji Cheon-deuk, Jeonokseo's scribe (서리), Ok-nyeo's adoptive father

Kim Eung-soo, special appearance, as Jeonokseo's director E01

Choi Min-chul as Jeong Dae-sik (Jeonokseo's director, 전옥서 주부, rank 6)

Im Jeong-ha as Lee Hyo-sung (Jeonokseo's curator, 봉사 rk8)

Park Gil-soo as Yoo Jong-hoe (Jeonokseo's assistant curator, 참봉 rk9)

Ahn Yeo-jin as Yu-geum, kitchen damo

Goo Hye-ryung as Deok-boon, jail damo

Jo Yoon-ho as Jae-deok (Jeonokseo's jailer)

Shorry J as Cheon-doong, pickpocket.

Lee Se-chang as Jeon Woo-chi

Joo Jin-mo as Tojeong Yi Ji-ham, philosophy and strategy teacher of Ok-nyeo.

Lee Jeong-yong as Go Dae-gil

Mapo-Songpa merchants

Lee Hee-do as Gong Jae-myung

Kim Hyung-beom as Do-chi

Wi Yang-ho as Jak-doo

Kim Ik-tae as Seong Hwan-ok

People around Jeong Nan-jeong and Yun Won-hyung

Yoon Yoo-sun, special appearance as Lady Kim, Yun Won-hyeong's legal wife (김씨 부인, 정실). Exiled at Anggukdong 앙국동, then poisoned.

Maeng Sang-hoon as Jeong Mak-gae, brother of Jeong Nan-jeong.

Kim Yoon-kyung as Min Dong-joo, head merchant, wife of Jeong Mak-gae.

Lee Ip-sae as Oh Jong-geum, lady in waiting then 'Second Madam' of Yun Won-hyeong

Heo Ji-eun as Cheon Sun-geum,

Yeo Ho-min as Dong Chang, henchman of Jeong Nan-jeong.

Yoon Yong-hyun as Jeong Man-ho (Jeong Nan-jeong's younger cousin)

People of gisaeng house Sosoru

Oh Na-ra as Hwang Gyo-ha, Head Gisaeng

Jung Byung-cheol as Seong Cha-heum, administrator

Yoon Joo-hee as Yi So-jeong, main cast, 2nd Head Gisaeng, from Songdo

Lee Ji-seon as Chae-seon

Son Ga-young as Da-jeong

Kim Ji-eun as Myo-hyang

Son Na-rae as Shin-bi

Kim Seon-kyung, cameo, as Tae-won's mother ***

People in the Palace

Seo Ha-joon as King Myeongjong

Lee Seung-ah as Court Lady Han (상궁, Myeongjong's palace), former friend of late Ga-bi.

Ryu Seung-gook as Han Jae-seo (Naegeumwi's Captain, 내금위 종사관, Myeongjong's palace)

Gong Jae-won as Chief Eunuch (Myeongjong's palace)

Kim Mi-sook as Queen Munjeong, main cast

Kwak Min-ho as Gi Chun-su (Naegeumwi's Captain, 내금위 종사관, Queen Dowager's palace)

Kim Min-kyung as Court Lady Kim, (상궁, Queen Dowager's palace)

Kim Beop-rae as King Jungjong (Ok-nyeo's biological father)

Bae Geu-rin as Ga-bi (Ok-nyeo's mother)

Park Joo-hyung as Lee Myung-heon (former Naegeumwi's Captain, Jungjong's reign)

Jung Sung-woon as Prince Deokheung (son of King Jungjong)

Kim Hyun-bin as Prince Haseong (later King Seonjo, third son of Prince Deokheung)

Naegeumwi (내금위; 內禁衛): the Palace Guards

Special Service (chetamin, 체탐인)

Jun Kwang-ryul, special appearance, as Park Tae-su, former head of chetamin, then teacher of Chinese and martial arts of Ok-nyeo.

Im Ho as Gang Seon-ho, current head of chetamin. Undercover as Podocheong's lieutenant, then secretary of the War Minister (Daeyun).

Seo Beom-sik as Ju Cheol-gi, instructor. Kills Park Tae-su by order of Yun Won-hyeong. Soyun faction.

Park Jeong-woo as Yun Tae-gyu

Yoon Young-joo as Min Su-ok, former Court Lady (Jungjong's reign)

Go Eun-soo as Cho-hee, Ok-nyeo's escort warrior

People of Podocheong

Podocheong (포도청, 捕盜廳): Agency to Arrest the Thieves

Kim Tae-young as Podocheong's Chief (포도대장)

Choi Tae-joon as Seong Ji-heon, main cast, Podocheong's Captain (포도종사관) until E22

Yun Jin-ho as Podocheong's Captain (포도종사관) until E37

Ahn Shin-woo as Podocheong's Captain (포도종사관) from E44

Lee Bong-won as Yang Dong-gu (lieutenant, 포도부장)

Jung Woo-shik as Song Seok-wu (lieutenant, 포도부장)

People of Pyeongsiseo

Pyeongsiseo (평시서, 平市署): Marketing Control Office

Sin Guk as Yi Young-shin, Pyeongsiseo's Superintendent 평시서 제조. Yeonggam ranked. E18, E36sqq

Yi Jong-gu as Pyeongsiseo's Superintendent (interim E23)

Go Soo, as Yun Tae-won, main cast, Pyeongsiseo's Administrator 평시서 주부, rank 6a (E23-E40).

Kim Kyung-ryong as Oh Dal-joong, former Pyeongsiseo's Administrator 평시서 주부

Yi Jae-jun (이재준) as Jo Se-Oh, Pyeongsiseo's assistant

Gang Jun-yeong (강준영) as Hwang Myeong-geol Pyeongsiseo's assistant

Extended cast

Han In-soo as Lee Jeong-myung, Minister of War

Kim Jin-ho as Jung Sang-ho, Ministry of Rites, then Minister of Taxation

Hyeongjo (형조, 刑曹): Board of Punishments (Ministry of Justice)

Son Seon-geun as Kim Tae-jeong, Ministry of Justice's secretary, 형조참의, rank 3a

Sogyeokseo (소격서): A government office which handled the ritual aspect of Taoism of heaven, earth and stars

Song Yong-tae as Sogyeokseo's assistant commissioner

Gamyeong (감영): Provincial Governor's Office

Cha Geon-woo as Hwanghae Province's governor

Lee Chan as Jang Seon-poong (Haeju Provincial Governor's Office's clerk)

Lee Joo-seok as Lee Jeong-gook (interpreter)

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Remarks

Episode 12 wasn't aired on Sunday June 5 due to broadcast of the football friendly match between Czech Republic and South Korea. This episode was aired on Saturday June 11, 2016.

Episode 28 wasn't aired on Saturday August 6 due to broadcast of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This episode was aired on Sunday August 7, 2016.

Episode 29 wasn't aired on August 13, August 14 and August 20 due to broadcast of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This episode was aired on Sunday, August 21, 2016.

Original soundtrack