After building a huge international fanbase and pulling in over 2.6 billion views to date, the smash Korean web novel and webtoon series The Remarried Empress is being adapted for live-action audiences exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar. 

Based on the chart-topping webtoon of the same name, The Remarried Empress is an upcoming romantic fantasy series that tells the story of Navier, a perfect empress whose husband shocks her one day when he returns home with his mistress and demands a divorce. Unwilling to let the Emperor ruin her life, Navier grants his request but, in return asks to marry a rival prince of the Western Kingdom - igniting a tale of political intrigue, romance, and a fight to reclaim her stolen power.

Shin Mina (Karma, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha) stars as beloved Empress Navier. Ju Jihoon (Light Shop, The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call) portrays Emperor Sovieshu of the Eastern Empire. Lee Jongsuk (Big Mouth, W) plays Heinrey, the Crown Prince of the Western Kingdom who harbors a hidden secret. And Lee Seyoung (The Red Sleeve, The Crowned Clown) as Rashta, the former runaway slave-turned-concubine of Sovieshu who sets her sights on the empress’s throne. The Remarried Empress will be adapted for streaming by Yeoh Geena and Hyun Choongyeol (The Uncanny Counter) and directed by Cho Suwon(Still 17, Pinocchio).

The Remarried Empress is the latest Original series to be announced as part of the upcoming slate of Korean titles on Disney+ Hotstar. Earlier this month, A Shop For Killers – named one of The New York Times’ Best International Shows of 2024 - was renewed for a second season, and fans of Korean dramas can also look forward to other must-watch series including Nine Puzzles, a dark criminal mystery starring Kim Dami and Son Sukku; Low Life, a treasure hunting series starring Ryu Seungryong; international conspiracy series Tempest starring Jun Gianna, Gang Dongwon, John Cho, and Michael Gaston, and so much more.

Stay tuned for more news about The Remarried Empress, coming exclusively to Disney+ Hotstar.

Stuck in a dark and mysterious neighborhood with no memory of how they got there, six strangers will have to piece together their forgotten pasts to escape in Light Shop - an eight-part supernatural mystery from the creator of Moving - premiering December 4 exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar.

An adaptation of Kangfull’s hit webtoon of the same name, Light Shop follows six strangers, each grappling with a traumatic event from their past. As they go about their daily lives, they slowly come to realize that something is very wrong - they just can’t figure out what. Desperate for answers and searching for a way back to normalcy, the strangers are drawn to a mysterious light shop at the end of a foreboding alleyway, which holds the key to their past, present and future. Full of mystery and intrigue, Light Shop promises to take viewers on an emotional adventure through its unique and heart wrenching premise.

Light Shop stars Ju Jihoon (Blood Free, Kingdom, The Spy Gone North) as Jung Wonyoung, the owner of the light shop; Park Boyoung, (Strong Girl Bong-soon, Oh My Ghost) as a nurse whose life was changed forever following a near death experience; Bae Seongwoo (Veteran, The King) as a detective; Lee Jungeun (Parasite) as distraught mother; and Kim Minha (Pachinko, Investigation Partners) as screenwriter Sunhae. The series is adapted for the screen by Kangfull (Moving) and is directed by Kim Hiewon.

Light Shop is the eagerly awaited follow-up to Kangfull’s acclaimed series Moving. First released in 2023, Moving went on to become the most viewed international original series on Disney+ Hotstar* and has been enjoyed by countless fans across the world.

Upon its release, Light Shop will join an ever-expanding library of award-winning Korean content now available on Disney+ Hotstar, including hits such as Moving, Big Bet, and The Worst of Evil. This year alone, over a dozen unmissable Korean stories have been added to Disney+ Hotstar, including A Shop for Killers, The Tyrant, Blood Free and Flex x Cop, with more titles including Unmasked and Gangnam B-Side set to join before the end of the year.

Stream the first four episodes of Light Shop from December 4 exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar.

*Based on hours streamed in its first 7 days streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.