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Star-studded K-drama 'The Remarried Empress' coming to Disney+

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Jaehwa Bernardo

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175030166339512_2.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="(Left to right) Lee Jong-suk, Shin Min-a, Lee Se-young and Ju Ji-hoon are set to star in the live-action adaptation of &#x27;The Remarried Empress.&#x27; Photo courtesy of Disney+"/>(Left to right) Lee Jong-suk, Shin Min-a, Lee Se-young and Ju Ji-hoon are set to star in the live-action adaptation of &#x27;The Remarried Empress.&#x27; Photo courtesy of Disney+</div>The hit South Korean web novel &quot;The Remarried Empress&quot; is being adapted into a live-action drama that will stream exclusively on Disney+, the platform announced Thursday.The upcoming romance-fantasy series follows Navier, an empress whose life is upended when her husband returns with a mistress and demands a divorce, Disney said in a press release.Refusing to let the betrayal ruin her life, Navier agrees, but on the condition that she be allowed to marry a rival prince, setting off a tale of political intrigue, romance and a battle to reclaim power.Actress Shin Min-a, best known for her roles in &quot;My Girlfriend Is a Gumiho&quot; and &quot;Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,&quot; stars as Empress Navier. Meanwhile, Ju Ji-hoon, known for &quot;Princess Hours&quot; and &quot;The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call,&quot; plays Emperor Sovieshu of the Eastern Empire.Lee Jong-suk, star of &quot;While You Were Sleeping&quot; and &quot;Romance Is a Bonus Book,&quot; portrays Heinrey, the crown prince of the Western Kingdom who harbors a hidden secret.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/6/13/lee-jong-suk-mun-ka-young-s-k-drama-law-and-the-city-to-stream-on-disney-1238">READ: Lee Jong-suk, Mun Ka-young’s K-drama ‘Law and The City’ to stream on Disney+ </a></div>Lee Se-young, whose past works include &quot;The Red Sleeve&quot; and &quot;What Comes After Love,&quot; takes on the role of Rashta, a runaway slave-turned-concubine of Sovieshu who sets her sights on the empress&#x27; throne.&quot;The Remarried Empress&quot; will be adapted for streaming by Yeoh Gee-na and Hyun Choong-yeol, writers of the fantasy-action series &quot;The Uncanny Counter.&quot; It will be directed by Cho Su-won, who also directed the Jong-suk-starrer &quot;Pinocchio.&quot;Disney+ has yet to disclose the exact premiere date.The web novel and webtoon series &quot;The Remarried Empress&quot; has amassed a massive international following, garnering over 2.6 billion views, according to Disney+.

The hit South Korean web novel 'The Remarried Empress' is being adapted into a live-action drama that will stream exclusively on Disney+, the platform announced.

The hit South Korean web novel 'The Remarried Empress' is being adapted into a live-action drama that will stream exclusively on Disney+, the platform announced.