The Remarried Empress Breaks Disney+ and Hulu Records

There’s a new empress in town, and it’s Navier.

Premiering a day earlier than its original projected date, the live-action adaptation of The Remarried Empress has broken records at Disney+ and Hulu for being the two platforms’ biggest premiere worldwide for a local original. The drama is also the top Korean title in more than 50 markets, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, France, German, New Zealand, and Australia.

Shin Min Ah stars as Navier, the empress who vows to take back her power. Ju Jihoon portrays Sovieshu, the emperor who falls for an escaped slave and divorces Navier. Lee Se Young plays Rashta, the escaped slave who becomes the new empress. Lee Jongsuk portrays Heinrey, the crown prince of the Western Kingdom who later marries Navier. Cho Suwon directed the adaptation with Yeoh Geena and Hyun Choongyeol working on the adaptation.

The Remarried Empress started as a webnovel by Alphatart, published on Naver. It was later adapted into a webcomic illustrated by Sumpul and published on WEBTOON. Since its debut on September 5, 2020, the webcomic has amassed 2.97 billion views worldwide as of July 2026. The manhwa concluded with 247 episodes on February 14, 2026. Ize Press publishes the manhwa in print.

WEBTOON describes The Remarried Empress as below:

Navier Ellie Trovi was an empress perfect in every way — intelligent, courageous, and socially adept. She was kind to her subjects and devoted to her husband. Navier was perfectly content to live the rest of her days as the wise empress of the Eastern Empire. That is, until her husband brought home a mistress and demanded a divorce. “I accept this divorce… And I request an approval of my remarriage.” In a shocking twist, Navier remarries another emperor and retains her title and childhood dream as empress. But just how did everything unfold?

The first four episodes of The Remarried Empress are currently streaming with the finale airing on November 25.

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