Is this a remake of the first drama with the same name
Here is a snippet from an article: "The drama will follow Jang-geum after she goes on to become the King’s first female physician.
However, the new series has “nothing to do with the 2003 'Dae Jang Geum' series and is neither a spinoff, a sequel nor a prequel,” according to KPJ, a drama production company and agency under Kim Young-hyun, the 2003 series' writer.
“The 2003 MBC drama 'Dae Jang Geum' is an original content created by writer Kim Young-hyun, who holds the rights to all the characters, story and episodes of the work,” KPJ said in a news release".
To summarise, it will be the same actress in the same lead role few years later, but as if the previous show doesn't exist: there will have no reference to the relationship and friendships seen in Dae Jang Geum. It's almost a sequel but without the past background.
However, the new series has “nothing to do with the 2003 'Dae Jang Geum' series and is neither a spinoff, a sequel nor a prequel,” according to KPJ, a drama production company and agency under Kim Young-hyun, the 2003 series' writer.
“The 2003 MBC drama 'Dae Jang Geum' is an original content created by writer Kim Young-hyun, who holds the rights to all the characters, story and episodes of the work,” KPJ said in a news release".
To summarise, it will be the same actress in the same lead role few years later, but as if the previous show doesn't exist: there will have no reference to the relationship and friendships seen in Dae Jang Geum. It's almost a sequel but without the past background.