Sword & Silence (Munmu) Premieres Nov 14 on KBS2: Cast, Schedule and Time Zones

KBS2’s epic historical drama Sword & Silence, called Munmu in Korean-language reports, premieres on Saturday, Nov 14 at 9:20 p.m. KST. It runs 28 episodes on Saturdays and Sundays and follows the road to the unification of the Korean peninsula under Silla. Here is who is in it, who made it, and what 9:20 p.m. in Seoul is where you live.

The premiere and the schedule

Soompi reported on Oct 28, 2026 that Sword & Silence is set to premiere on Nov 14 at 9:20 p.m. KST on KBS2. Soompi’s list of November 2026 premieres puts the slot on Saturdays and Sundays at 9:20 p.m. KST. The Sports Kyunghyang English edition, which uses the Korean title Munmu, gave the same first broadcast time in an article published on Oct 29, and described the drama as a planned epic of 28 episodes that condenses nearly 40 years of history.

Nov 14, 2026 is a Saturday, so the second episode night is Sunday, Nov 15. The drama keeps the same 9:20 p.m. slot on both nights, which is why the time zone table below shows both dates.

The story and the period

According to Soompi, the story covers the Three Kingdoms period and how Silla, a small kingdom, unified the peninsula while contending with Goguryeo, Baekje and Tang China. The director said the drama explores how Silla differed from its rivals and how people from different backgrounds became one community. Sports Kyunghyang describes the setting as amid 600 years of war and upheaval within the Three Kingdoms, and gives the director’s three keywords for the drama as heroes, blood and oneness.

Both reports say the series follows a young heir who grows into a king. Soompi identifies Lee Hyun-wook’s character as the future King Munmu, and Sports Kyunghyang describes him as the future king growing into the role.

Cast and characters

Sports Kyunghyang names the same four lead actors but does not give roles for Kim Kang-woo and Park Sung-woong, so those two roles come from Soompi alone.

Who is behind the camera

Soompi says the director is Kim Yeong-jo, who also directed Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth. Sports Kyunghyang lists the directors as Kim Young-jo and Gu Seong-jun, with Lee Ho as chief producer, a screenplay by Kim Ri-heon and Hong Jin-i, and production by KeyEast and Monster Union. The romanization of the names differs between the two outlets.

What 9:20 p.m. KST is where you live

Korea Standard Time is UTC+9 and does not change with the seasons. The table converts 9:20 p.m. KST for both broadcast nights using each city’s time zone rules. By mid November, clocks in the United States and Europe have already moved to winter time.

KBS2 on the following weekdays

Soompi’s November list also shows two more KBS2 starts in the week after the premiere. The drama You More Than the Scent of Spring begins on Wednesday, Nov 18 at 9:50 p.m. KST, and After the Play Ends begins on Thursday, Nov 19 at 10 p.m. KST. Both weekdays fall 4 and 5 days after the Sword & Silence premiere.

Counting the days

Counted from Friday, Nov 6, the premiere is 8 days away on Saturday, Nov 14. The second night follows the next day on Sunday, Nov 15, and the first KBS2 weeknight start is 4 days after the premiere on Wednesday, Nov 18. Soompi’s article is dated 17 days before the premiere and the Sports Kyunghyang article 16 days before it.

Getting ready for the premiere

1. Convert 9:20 p.m. KST to your own city with the table above, and note that the second night is the next calendar day in Korea.
2. Set two reminders, one for Saturday, Nov 14 and one for Sunday, Nov 15.
3. Check which service carries KBS2 dramas in your country.
4. Look at the cast list to see which of the four leads you already know.
5. Plan for 28 episodes across two nights a week.

• Local time converted
• Two reminders set
• Streaming service checked
• Cast list read

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