Disney+ has unveiled the first official teaser poster for The Remarried Empress (재혼 황후), its upcoming Korean fantasy romance series — and it is already giving Singapore’s webtoon community all the feels. The poster arrived on 27 July 2026, ahead of a confirmed Fall 2026 premiere on Disney+.
What Is The Remarried Empress?
If you have been anywhere near the Naver Webtoon app in the past few years, you already know the name. The Remarried Empress is a fantasy romance manhwa by Alphatart that has racked up an extraordinary 2.97 billion cumulative views since launching in 2019, across ten language editions. It is consistently one of the most-read titles in the platform’s history, and Singapore readers have been among its most devoted fans.
The adaptation is billed as Disney’s first Korean fantasy romance original, produced by Studio N under director Jo Soo-won (Pinocchio) with a screenplay by Yeo Ji-na and Hyun Choong-yeol, the team behind The Uncanny Counter. Principal photography ran from June to November 2025, filmed largely in Prague, Czech Republic — preserving the Western-fantasy aesthetic of the source material rather than transposing the story to a Korean historical setting.
A Star-Studded Cast
The four leads are among the most recognisable names in Korean drama right now:
- Shin Min-ah as Empress Navier — intelligent, composed, and utterly unwilling to be written off
- Ju Ji-hoon as Emperor Sovieshu — the husband who makes the catastrophic decision to trade his empress for his mistress
- Lee Jong-suk as Prince Heinrey — the charming prince of the Western Kingdom, who harbours a secret ability to transform into a bird
- Lee Se-young as Rashta — the former slave whose rise becomes the catalyst for everything that follows
Supporting the leads are Lee Bong-ryun, Choi Dae-hoon, Park Ho-san, Kang Han-na, and Lee Joon-hyuk, among others. The ten-episode series has a rating of 15+ (teens 15 and older).
The Story — Betrayal, Palace Politics, and a Power Move
The setup is already one of fiction’s most satisfying premises: Navier, the flawless Empress of the Eastern Empire, discovers that her husband Emperor Sovieshu wants to replace her with Rashta, a former runaway slave. Rather than accept the humiliation of a one-sided divorce, Navier conditions her agreement on one thing — imperial permission to remarry. The teaser poster captures that moment perfectly, Shin Min-ah standing alone in a grand cathedral hall, the words printed across the image: “I accept this divorce. And I request an approval of my remarriage.”
Her chosen suitor is Prince Heinrey of the Western Kingdom, a man with ulterior motives who gradually finds himself genuinely falling for her. What follows is a story of court intrigue, political negotiation, and a woman who refuses to let betrayal define her.
Behind the Scenes
The main cast gathered for a script reading in May 2025, shortly before filming began. Seeing Lee Jong-suk, Shin Min-ah, Lee Se-young, and Ju Ji-hoon together with their scripts marked the first public confirmation that the project was fully in motion. Since then, the production has stayed quiet — making this first teaser poster the most substantial update fans have seen in months.
When Can Singapore Fans Watch?
The Remarried Empress is coming to Disney+ in Fall 2026. Disney+ is available in Singapore, so local fans should be able to stream the ten-episode series directly on the platform without any regional workaround. No specific premiere date has been announced yet — but with the teaser poster now out, a full trailer and air date are likely the next milestones to watch for.
For Singapore’s sizeable community of manhwa readers, the wait is nearly over. Stay across our manga and anime coverage for the moment that premiere date drops.