Korean Webtoon "The Remarried Empress" to Be Adapted into Live-Action Series

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.

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".