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Nam Joo-hyuk stars in Disney+ crime thriller 'Code'

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1784778421728Image.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Nam Joo-hyuk. Photo from Joo-hyuk&#x27;s Instagram account(UPDATE) The projects keep rolling in for South Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk following his return to the screen.</div>Shortly after the release of his comeback project <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2026/6/14/nam-joo-hyuk-s-the-east-palace-set-for-july-premiere-1608">&quot;The East Palace,&quot;</a> the 32-year-old actor has been confirmed to star in two new series.&quot;Code&quot; follows Yun Tae-joo, played by Joo-hyuk, a morally and ethically bankrupt partner at a top law firm who will stop at nothing to succeed, Disney+ said in a press release.Disney+ announced Thursday Joo-hyuk would lead the action-crime thriller &quot;Code,&quot; playing a morally and ethically bankrupt partner at a top law firm who will stop at nothing to succeed.The character, Yun Tae-joo, receives a mysterious invitation to a new app that grants every user&#x27;s wish, but he soon discovers that each fulfilled promise comes at a terrifying price, the streamer said in a press release.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1784778520986CODE Announcement (talents).png" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div>Joo-hyuk is joined by Lee E-dam (from &quot;Daily Dose of Sunshine&quot; and &quot;Can This Love Be Translated?&quot;), Kim Eui-sung (&quot;Train to Busan&quot; and &quot;Taxi Driver&quot;), and Park Hoon (&quot;Memories of the Alhambra&quot; and &quot;Bloodhounds&quot;).The series has yet to receive an exact premiere date, but Disney+ said it is slated to debut in 2027.Also on Thursday, Korean entertainment news portal Soompi <a href="https://www.soompi.com/article/1856919wpp/nam-joo-hyuk-confirmed-for-new-romance-drama-by-lovely-runner-writer">reported </a>that Joo-hyuk would also star in a romance drama with the literal title &quot;Heartbeat.&quot;The project will be written by Lee Si-eun, who also penned &quot;True Beauty&quot; and &quot;Lovely Runner,&quot; according to Soompi.Joo-hyuk gained widespread recognition for portraying the childhood friend-turned-romantic interest of the titular character in the 2016 sports drama &quot;Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo.&quot;He has since continued to land lead roles in series such as &quot;The Bride of Habaek,&quot; &quot;Start-Up,&quot; &quot;Twenty-Five Twenty-One&quot; and &quot;Vigilante.&quot;<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/11/07/23/nam-joo-hyuk-displays-duality-in-vigilante">READ: Nam Joo-hyuk displays duality in ‘Vigilante’</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/10/22/k-drama-twenty-five-twenty-one-premieres-feb-12-on-netflix">READ: ‘Twenty-Five Twenty-One’ is a Korean youth drama amid financial crisis </a></div>More recently, Joo-hyuk headlined the dark fantasy series &quot;The East Palace,&quot; which premiered this month. He portrayed a man capable of entering the realm of ghosts, marking his first acting role since completing his mandatory military service.

The projects keep rolling in for South Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk following his return to the screen.

The projects keep rolling in for South Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk following his return to the screen.

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Nam Joo-hyuk confirmed for 2 new series

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published July 23, 2026 12:12 PM PHT

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Updated July 23, 2026 01:06 PM PHT

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