Korean Webtoon "The Remarried Empress" to Be Adapted into Live-Action SeriesPainted in RedPainted in Red
Yara Sameh
Disney+ is adapting the chart-topping Korean webtoon '
The Remarried Empress
,' into a live-action series.
The romantic fantasy drama will star Shin Min-a ('Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha,' 'Karma') as Empress Navier, alongside Ju Ji-hyun ('Light Shop,' 'The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call') as Emperor Sovieshu of the Eastern Empire.
Lee Jong-suk ('Big Mouth,' 'W') rounds out the main cast as Heinrey, the Crown Prince of the Western Kingdom harboring a hidden secret, while Lee Se-young ('The Red Sleeve,' 'The Crowned Clown') plays Rashta, the former runaway slave-turned-concubine with imperial ambitions.
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The webtoon has amassed over 2.6 billion views to date and follows Navier, a perfect empress whose world is turned upside down when her husband returns home with his mistress and demands a divorce. Rather than accept defeat, Navier agrees to the divorce but counters by asking to marry a rival prince of the Western Kingdom, setting off a tale of political intrigue, romance and a fight to reclaim stolen power.
The series will be adapted for streaming by Yeoh Geena and Hyun Choong-yeol, the duo behind 'The Uncanny Counter,' with Cho Su-won ('Still 17,' 'Pinocchio') directing.
'The Remarried Empress' joins Disney+'s expanding slate of Korean originals, which also includes recent projects like "A Shop For Killers", criminal mystery "Nine Puzzles", "Low Life", and international conspiracy "Tempest".
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