The Face Reader

Nae-kyung, the most skillful face reader in Joseon dynasty, was living in seclusion when he was offered a lucrative partnership by Yeon-hong, a Korean geisha. Nae-kyung accepts the proposal to read the faces of Yeon-hong’s guests only to get involved in a murder case. With his face reading skills, Nae-kyung successfully identifies the murderer and his skills are soon acknowledged by King Moonjong who orders him to identify the potential traitors who threaten his reign. However after the unexpected death of Moonjong, Nae-kyung is courted by Grand Prince Sooyang who yearns to become King himself by killing the young successor Danjong. Nae-kyung decides to keep his loyalty to the late King and help KIM Jong-seo protect the young King which forces him into the biggest power struggle in the history of the Joseon dynasty.

얼굴을 보면 그 사람의 모든 것을 꿰뚫어보는 천재 관상가 내경. 처남 ‘팽헌’, 아들 ‘진형’과 산속에 칩거하고 있던 그는 관상 보는 기생 ‘연홍’의 제안으로 한양으로 향하고, 연홍의 기방에서 사람들의 관상을 봐주는 일을 하게 된다. 용한 관상쟁이로 한양 바닥에 소문이 돌던 무렵, ‘내경’은 ‘김종서’로부터 사헌부를 도와 인재를 등용하라는 명을 받아 궁으로 들어가게 되고, ‘수양대군’이 역모를 꾀하고 있음을 알게 된 그는 위태로운 조선의 운명을 바꾸려 한다.