This is an unprecedented combination that you will never see anywhere else.

The Disney+ drama ‘The Remarried Empress’, which has garnered much attention for its chemistry with Shin Min-a, Joo Ji-hoon, Lee Jong-suk, and Lee Se-young, is finally being released.It is scheduled to be released in May or June, and the specific release date is currently being discussed.

The drama is based on a web novel of the same name that has enjoyed worldwide popularity, recording approximately 2.6 billion cumulative global views(as of December 2024).

This is a romantic fantasy epic about Empress Navier of the Eastern Empire who receives a divorce notice from Emperor Sobieshu and, instead of accepting it, requests permission to remarry Prince Heinrich of the Western Kingdom.

The divorce is set in motion by the fact that Rasta, a former runaway slave, enters Sobieshu’s concubine, sparking a full-blown conflict.Since its serialization as a web novel in 2018, it has enjoyed record-breaking popularity and expanded into a webtoon.Since 2019, it has been translated into 10 languages, establishing itself as a global IP that has captivated readers around the world.

Shin Min-a stars as Empress Navier of the Eastern Empire, who is praised for her brilliant mind and innate elegance; Joo Ji-hoon stars as Emperor Sobieshu, the symbol of absolute power and Navier’s husband; Lee Jong-suk stars as Heinrich, the prince of the Western Kingdom who hides a secret; and Lee Se-young stars as Rasta, a runaway slave who dreams of becoming empress.

The production will be directed by Jo Soo-won, who created ‘I Can Hear Your Voice, ‘’Pinocchio,’ and ‘Thirty But Seventeen.’ The script will be written by Yeo Ji-na and Hyun Choong-yeol, who recorded the highest viewership ratings OCN with ‘The Uncanny Counter.’



Reporter Lee Jeong- annjoy@donga.com

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