The Remarried Empress Arrives on Disney+ and Hulu on November 4 After Its Busan World Premiere
The fantasy romance with Shin Min-a, Ju Ji-hoon and Lee Jong-suk premieres on November 4 with four episodes. Here is the confirmed schedule, cast and creative team.
01Release date and schedule
The live-action The Remarried Empress premieres on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, on Disney+ and Hulu. Disney's own November schedule, published on October 15, lists a four-episode premiere on November 4, followed by new episodes on November 11 and November 18 and the finale on November 25. Disney+ states that the series has 10 episodes in total, with two new episodes released each week after the premiere. It can be watched in the original Korean with English subtitles or in an English-dubbed version.
02World premiere at Busan
Before the streaming debut, the series had its world premiere at the 31st Busan International Film Festival, which ran from October 6 to 15. Resonate reports that the first three episodes, 151 minutes in total, were shown in the festival's On Screen section, and credits the festival organisers for the screening.
03Cast and creative team
According to Disney+, Shin Min-a stars as Navier, the Empress of the Eastern Empire, and Ju Ji-hoon plays her husband, Emperor Sovieshu. Lee Jong-suk plays Heinrey, the Prince of the Western Kingdom, and Lee Se-young plays Rashta, a young runaway whom Sovieshu falls for. The drama is directed by Cho Su-won and written by Yeoh Geena, and it is produced by Studio N. It adapts the Naver webtoon of the same name, a romance-fantasy series.
04What happens next
We will update this story if Disney changes the schedule.
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