Shin Min-a-Joo Ji-hoon-Lee Jong-suk-Lee Se-young ‘Remarried Empress’ Production Confirmed…Programming Undecided[Official]

Naver Webtoon ‘The Remarried Empress’ has officially announced the production of the series by revealing the casting lineup of Shin Min-a, Joo Ji-hoon, Lee Jong-suk, and Lee Se-young.

The webtoon-based web novel ‘The Remarried Empress’ is a romantic fantasy epic that unfolds as Empress Navier of the Eastern Empire receives a divorce notice from Emperor Sobieshu, and instead requests permission to remarry Prince Heinrich of the Western Kingdom.The divorce is triggered by Rasta, a runaway slave who enters Sobieshu’s concubine, and this becomes the spark for a full-blown conflict.Since its serialization as a web novel in 2018, it has enjoyed record-breaking popularity and been expanded into a webtoon, and since 2019, it has been translated into 10 languages, establishing itself as a global IP that has captivated readers around the world.

First, Shin Min-a has been cast as Empress Navier of the Eastern Empire, who is praised for her brilliant mind and natural elegance.Joo Ji-hoon plays Emperor Sobieshu, the symbol of absolute power and Navier’s husband, and Lee Jong-suk plays Heinri, the prince of the Western Kingdom who hides a secret.Lastly, Lee Se-young plays Rasta, a former runaway slave who is eyeing the position of empress.

The production will be by director Jo Soo-won, who has been loved for his delicate portrayal of emotions and mise-en-scène in works such as “I Hear Your Voice,” “Pinocchio,” and “Thirty But Seventeen.” The script will be written by Yeo Ji-na and Hyun Chung-yeol, who recorded the highest viewership ratings OCN with “The Uncanny Counter,” raising expectations.The production will be by Studio N, who has presented major IP works such as “Trauma Center” and “Retirement.”

The ‘Remarried Empress’ production team is confident that they will faithfully recreate the original worldview that has fans all over the world going crazy over.They also said that it will captivate viewers by presenting a new standard for the genre as a full-fledged romance fantasy with mise-en-scène, scale, and narrative perfection.The schedule has not been decided yet.

Reporter Jeong com -yeon, Donga.com shine2562@donga

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