《Remarriage Queen》 will be launched on November 4. The series starring Shin Min Ah will be previewed in Busan first.

-The Remarried Empress《(The Remarried Empress) is scheduled to be released on November 4 in Disney+ international markets and Hulu in the United States.Before the official broadcast, the series is scheduled to have its world premiere at the Busan International Film Festival on October 9. Tickets for the preview of the first three episodes have been sold out quickly. Shin Min Ah, Joo Ji Hoon, Lee Jong Suk, and Lee Se Young are also scheduled to attend the event in Busan.

The story is adapted from a popular online comic with approximately 3 billion views worldwide, and adopts a romantic and fantasy palace setting.Shin Min Ah stars as a beloved queen of a fictional Eastern kingdom whose marriage to Emperor Suo Weishu, played by Ju Ji Hoon, appears to be solid, but the emperor falls in love with a runaway slave girl, played by Lee Se Young.The marriage broke up, and the queen was attracted to the enemy crown prince Hainri, played by Lee Jong Suk. The emotions and identities of several people jointly promoted the story.

A Korean cast, Western baroque costumes, and European locations complete the show's look.Jon Wax, executive vice president of original television at Disney Entertainment International, said of the project that the love, dramatic conflicts and gorgeous costumes really make it close to Disney's brand. What really drove the team to decide to produce it was the character experience and emotional journey.

His argument falls on the characters: “The character's journey itself tells a story.”

The discussion took place at the “Creative Talk” event in Busan, co-organized by the Motion Picture Association of America and Disney+, with support from the Korea Film Promotion Council.The conversation also covered original investment in Asia-Pacific and how local production can reach other markets.

》The Remarriage Queen-- is regarded by the producers as one of Disney+'s largest Korean drama investments since it entered the Korean market in 2021.The company also plans to expand its original content output in the international market to three times the current level in the next three years, and to look for more opportunities to co-produce with Korean TV stations.Wax said that the company has a dedicated team to promote this type of cooperation, hoping that the quality of the works and the scope of distribution will be improved.

The romantic drama "21st Century Maharaja's Wife" (Perfect Crown) co-operated with MBC is an example he cited.As Korean content becomes more diverse in the international market, romantic stories are also expanding the audience attracted by violent thrillers and dark dramas in the early stage.Wax believes that the Korean production market has matured, and the evaluation of works needs to consider the same issues as American content: after the pictures are exquisite and the production is excellent, they must also be supported by character experience.

Japanese animation and live-action content are also planned for the future.A new drama project adapted from Hideo Kojima’s game Death Stranding is planned to be launched in 2027.Wax hopes to increase investment in Japanese content, but also mentioned that the local production pace is more cautious.

For Japanese projects, he prefers to confirm that the work can be established locally before considering expansion; Korean content has already demonstrated its ability to spread across markets, and the two places will have different ways of promoting it.