India, July 18 -- The new K-drama The East Palace spends eight episodes convincing you that an ancient curse is destroying a royal family. Netflix's Korean fantasy thriller blends palace politics, Korean folklore and supernatural horror with a mystery that keeps peeling back new layers until the very end. Led by Nam Joo Hyuk, Roh Yoon Seo and Cho Seung Woo, the series delivers plenty of shocking twists before revealing who was really behind the bloodshed. If the finale left you with questions, here's a complete breakdown of the ending and what it could mean for the future of the story. [Warning: This article contains major spoilers for the ending of The East Palace.]

The East Palace unfolds in a fictional Joseon kingdom where the royal f...