On a night that celebrated the best Korean content in the streaming world, Disney+ Hotstar won four awards at the annual Blue Dragon Series Awards (BSA) on July 19, including the coveted Best Drama Series for its Korean tentpole series Big Bet. In its second year, BSA is the first ever industry award in Korea that recognizes the best stories and talent across various streaming services. Big Bet, a crime action series with a strong fan base over two seasons starring the legendary actor Choi Minsik, won the Best Drama Series and Best Supporting Male Actor (Lee Donghwi). In its premiere week, the second season replaced the first season as the most watched locally produced original series on Disney+ Hotstar in Korea. “We are thrilled that our Korean originals including Big Bet, Revenge Of Others and The Zone: Survival Mission have been well recognized by the industry, and would like to congratulate the talent, storytellers and creative teams behind these high quality shows,” said Carol Choi, Executive Vice President of Original Content Strategy, The Walt Disney Company APAC. “We can’t wait for more audiences to enjoy these stories and look forward to spotlighting the best of Korean storytelling to the global stage.” 

After a shocking cliffhanger that left audiences the world over asking for more, the widely popular Korean crime series Big Bet returns with its second season today, exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar. 

On December 21, step into the shoes of a man who has repeatedly hit rock bottom and is determined to reclaim his life, no matter the cost, when Big Bet debuts globally only on Disney+ Hotstar. Big Bet also stars Sohn Seokgu, a versatile genre-spanning actor who previously starred in My Liberation Notes, Romance Without Love, and D.P., and who also recently made his directorial debut in Unframed; as well as Lee Donghwi, who brought his larger-than-life presence to Extreme Job, New Year Blues, Method Acting, and the widely popular Reply 1988; and Heo Sungtae who quickly became a fan favorite last year with his work in Squid Game, and later with Adamas and Hunt. 

In anticipation of the upcoming release of the long awaited Korean drama Big Bet (formerly known as King of Savvy), Disney+ Hotstar has unveiled a number of stars who are set to feature in the upcoming Disney+ Hotstar original series. Slated for release later this year, Big Bet tells the unforgettable tale of a man who struggles to become a casino mogul but soon after hits rock bottom due to a chain of unfortunate events. Determined not to let life beat him down yet again, the man risks everything he has, including his own life, to get himself back in the game. Set to mark Choi Min-sik’s first appearance in a drama series in over 26 years, excitement is already bubbling over for Big Bet, following Choi’s remarkable work in Oldboy, I Saw the Devil, New World, and Roaring Currents. Set to include a star-studded cast, Big Bet also features Sohn Seok-gu, a versatile genre-spanning actor who previously starred in My Liberation Notes, Romance Without Love, Be Melodramatic, and D.P., and who also recently made his directorial debut in Unframed; as well as Lee Dong-hwi, who brought his larger-than-life presence to Extreme Job, New Year Blues, Method Acting, and Pegasus Market; and Heo Sung-tae who starred in Beyond Evil and who quickly became a fan favorite last year with his work in Squid Game. At the helm of Big Bet is Kang Yoon-seong, the winner of the Best New Director at the 54th Baeksang Arts Awards and the 23rd Chunsa Film Art Awards. With The Outlaws, a Korean box-office hit praised for its high-voltage action sequences and tense narrative that garnered over 6.88 million admissions following its 2017 opening, under his belt, Kang’s distinctively powerful and spectacular directorial vision is yet another feature that makes Big Bet worthy of the hype.