My Country: The New Age (Season 1)

My Country: The New Age (2019) is a Korean historical drama you can watch online on iFILM, set as the Goryeo dynasty collapses and Joseon is born.

Seo Hwi and Nam Seon-ho grew up like brothers, both desperate to rise above their station, until a violent era pulls them onto opposite sides. One chases honour with a sword, the other power at court. Between them stand a woman, Han Hee-jae, and a question over what the new nation should become. Yang Se-jong, Woo Do-hwan, Seolhyun and Jang Hyuk carry the duels and the palace scheming in equal measure.

This is a sageuk — Korean period drama — built around its action: the swordfighting is staged hard and fast, with little gloss. Director Kim Jin-won folds a huge historical turning point into one tight story about friendship, betrayal and the cost of ambition. Stream My Country: The New Age (2019) online on iFILM.