Kdramas and Kmovies (Sageuk) I Watched Listed by Time Period

depicts the mythical founding characters of Korea in the original incarnation of the main characters.

Fictional but partly based on the founding myth of Korea.

Fictional but partly based on the founding myth of Korea.

Fictional but partly based on the founding myth of Korea.

End of Gojoseon to establishment of Goguryeo (one of 3 Kingdoms of Korea). First drama/movie in list depicting 3 Kingdoms period. 

Last drama/movie in list depicting 3 Kingdoms period

Unified Silla

first drama/movie in list set in Goryeo

(past scenes depicted in Goryeo period => 699 years before 2018)

last drama/movie in list  completely set in Goryeo. Prequel of another kdrama that is partly set in Goryeo, partly Joseon.

first drama/movie in list featuring fictional Goryeo setting. Fictional Goryeo only depicted via previous incarnation of the characters

last drama/movie in list depicted in fictional Goryeo

first drama with a partly Joseon setting (still partly Goryeo)

last drama/movie in list set in Goryeo (albeit only part of it).

historical scenes are set around the 1840s (based on the demon who is 200 years old, he would have been in his 20s in the 1840s)

last drama/movie in list completely set in Joseon (we have historical basis of the royals in the drama). 

last drama/movie set in Joseon, first first drama/movie set in Japanese Korea

first drama/movie set in fictional/unknown Joseon period.

(fictional king, so unknown for sure when in Joseon period was this set but we do know for sure that this was sometime in later Joseon since the Chinese dynasty shown here is the Qing Dynasty, last dynasty of China).

last drama/movie set in fictional/unknown Joseon period.

childhood scenes of main character shows the last Korean emperor

past scenes depict early Japanese Korea

1930s

Most of the show is in 1950s but some flashbacks show the mid to late 1930s. 

last drama/movie set in Japanese Korea

1950s is depicted in past scenes

1950s is depicted in past scenes

1970s

early 1980s

1987

1992

1998

1999