When does Sword & Silence premiere?

Sword & Silence (Munmu) premieres on KBS2 on Saturday, November 14, 2026, with 28 episodes listed to air on Saturdays and Sundays.

Where can I watch Sword & Silence?

It airs on KBS2 in Korea. An international streaming platform has not been confirmed in the sources we found, so check again closer to the premiere.

Who stars in Sword & Silence?

Lee Hyun-wook plays Kim Beop-min (King Munmu), Jang Hyuk plays Yeon Gaesomun, Kim Kang-woo plays Kim Chun-chu, and Park Sung-woong plays Kim Yu-sin. Jung Woong-in and Cho Seong-ha also star.

What is Sword & Silence about?

It is a historical epic set in the late Three Kingdoms era, following Silla's wars against Goguryeo, Baekje and Tang as its kings and generals work toward unifying the Korean Peninsula.

📺 K-Drama Guide · Historical · War · Action

Sword & Silence

문무 · 2026

🟡 Premieres Nov 14 · 28 eps 🎬 KBS2 ⭐ Not Yet Rated 🔞 15+

⚡ Updated · Oct 21, 2026

📋 Drama Overview

Everything worth knowing, before the opening credits.

🎬 Upcoming 2026EPIC SAGEUK PICK

Sword & Silence

문무 (Munmu) · 2026 · South Korea

WriterKim Ri-heon, Hong Jin-yi

DirectorKim Young-jo, Gu Seong-joon

Episodes28 eps

AiredPremieres Nov 14, 2026

GenreHistorical · War · Action

Content Rating15+

KBS2

SageukThree KingdomsSillaUnification WarEpic Historical Drama

The story is set in the late Three Kingdoms era, when Silla fought Goguryeo, Baekje and Tang in turn and its kings and generals worked toward unifying the Korean Peninsula. Lee Hyun-wook plays Kim Beop-min, the eldest son of Kim Chun-chu and a nephew of the general Kim Yu-sin, who is the man history remembers as King Munmu.

The cast splits along the war’s two sides. On the Silla side, Kim Kang-woo plays Kim Chun-chu, the future King Taejong Muyeol, and Park Sung-woong plays Kim Yu-sin; on the Goguryeo side, Jang Hyuk plays the military strongman Yeon Gaesomun. Choi Ye-bin appears as Empress Wu Zetian of Tang. Kim Ri-heon and Hong Jin-yi wrote it, Kim Young-jo and Gu Seong-joon direct, and KBS2 airs it on Saturdays and Sundays starting November 14, 2026.

Episode Progress 🟡 Premieres Nov 14

⚡ Quick Verdict

One glance, one verdict — everything you need is right here.

⭐ Worth it?Worth watching for — a big-budget sageuk with a stacked ensemble

⏱️ Commitment28 episodes · Saturdays and Sundays on KBS2

💛 VibeEpic war-room sageuk across four rival powers

📺 Skip if…Long historical dramas with dozens of named generals are not your thing

▶ Official Trailer

🎭 Cast & Characters

The kings, generals and rivals of the unification war.

Lee Hyun-wook

Kim Beop-min / King Munmu

Lead

Choi Ye-bin

Empress Wu Zetian

Lead

Jang Hyuk

Yeon Gaesomun

Supporting

Kim Kang-woo

Kim Chun-chu / King Taejong Muyeol

Supporting

Park Sung-woong

Kim Yu-sin

Supporting

Jung Woong-in

Kim Jin-ju

Supporting

Cho Seong-ha

Ko Geon-mu / King Yeongnyu

Supporting

Choi Su-rin

Queen Seondeok

Supporting

Bae Jung-hwa

Kim Moon-hee

Supporting

Han Ga-ram

Kim Ja-yoon / Queen Jaui

Supporting

Lee Byung-hoon

Kim Heum-soon

Supporting

Oh Seung-hoon

Kim In-moon

Supporting

🍿 Where to Watch

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📺 Episode Guide

A spoiler-light refresher, episode by episode.

EP 01 EP 02 EP 03 EP 04 EP 05 EP 06 EP 07 EP 08 EP 09 EP 10 EP 11 EP 12 EP 13 EP 14 EP 15 EP 16 EP 17 EP 18 EP 19 EP 20 EP 21 EP 22 EP 23 EP 24 EP 25 EP 26 EP 27 EP 28 🏁 Ending

EP 01

Episode 1

Nov 14, 2026

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Nov 15, 2026

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Nov 21, 2026

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Nov 22, 2026

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Nov 28, 2026

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Nov 29, 2026

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Dec 5, 2026

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Dec 6, 2026

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Dec 12, 2026

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Dec 13, 2026

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Dec 19, 2026

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Dec 20, 2026

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Dec 26, 2026

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Dec 27, 2026

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Jan 2, 2027

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Jan 3, 2027

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Jan 9, 2027

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Jan 10, 2027

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Jan 16, 2027

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Jan 17, 2027

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Jan 23, 2027

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Jan 24, 2027

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Jan 30, 2027

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Jan 31, 2027

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Feb 6, 2027

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Feb 7, 2027

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Episode 27

Feb 13, 2027

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EP 28

Episode 28

Feb 14, 2027

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🏁 Ending Explained

We’ll break this down in full once the series wraps up.

🏁 Coming once Sword & Silence wraps up — we’ll add the full ending breakdown after Episode 28 airs. Check back then, or bookmark this page.

✍️ KDramaWorlds Editor’s Take

Straight talk — our real opinion, and the viewer it’s made for.

⚔️ Unification War 👑 King Munmu 🏯 Three Kingdoms 🎬 Epic Sageuk

Silla is usually the quiet winner in Korean history lessons, and this series wants to show how loud that win was. It puts Silla, Goguryeo, Baekje and Tang on one board and follows the people who moved the pieces. Fans of Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth already know the Silla court from the youth side; this one is about the generation that fought the actual wars.

Sword & Silence (2026) — cinematic still

Jang Hyuk as Yeon Gaesomun and Park Sung-woong as Kim Yu-sin are the casting that makes people look twice, since each is a strong-willed presence on opposite sides. If you want another Korean costume drama about a kingdom under pressure, Queen Woo covers Goguryeo’s earlier history.

Nothing has aired, so this is anticipation, not a verdict. The only trailer is a Korean-subtitled KBS teaser; we will swap in an English one if it appears and add recaps as the episodes air.

👍👍👍 BEST FOR 👍👍👍

⚔️ Viewers who like large-scale war and court sageuk 👑 Anyone curious how the Korean Peninsula’s first unification actually played out 🎬 Fans of Jang Hyuk, Kim Kang-woo or Park Sung-woong

⚖️ Final Verdict

What works

•A deep veteran ensemble on both sides of the war

•Four rival powers on one map: Silla, Goguryeo, Baekje and Tang

•28 episodes to cover the whole unification arc

What to know first

•Nothing has aired yet, so this is a preview

•Premieres Saturday, November 14, 2026 on KBS2, with new episodes on Saturdays and Sundays

•The current trailer is a Korean-subtitled KBS teaser

Anticipation Pick— A promising epic; the verdict comes once the war actually starts airing.

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