The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific today previewed its upcoming slate of Korean and Japanese Originals for Disney+, highlighting the platform’s creative momentum and deepening collaboration with the region’s top creators and talent. Held at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort for the very first time, the Disney+ Originals Preview was a star-studded affair, featuring talent from the U.S., Korea and Japan. The event included exclusive previews and major announcements for award-winning titles, along with bold new Originals coming soon to Disney+. 

Details of the upcoming line-up of Korean Originals were also unveiled during the presentation, including news that the gripping crime drama Made in Korea, headlined by Hyun Bin and Jung Woosung, will debut on Disney+ on December 24, with a second series also confirmed to be in production and set to debut in 2026. Other Korean Originals showcased included The Manipulated, a now-streaming action drama starring Ji Changwook and Doh Kyungsoo; Battle of Fates, a high-stakes reality competition pitting fortune tellers and oracles against each other; Gold Land, a gripping blend of crime and action starring Park Boyoung, Kim Sungcheol; and Season 2 of A Shop for Killers – a thrilling action experience once again starring Lee Dongwook and Kim Hyejun, with Masaki Okada and Hyunri also joining the lineup. 

Perfect Crown, a new Korean romantic comedy starring singer-songwriter and actress IU alongside rising star Byeon Wooseok, was confirmed to be coming to Disney+ in 2026, and Are You Sure?! Season 2 starring Jimin and Jungkook, two of the stars of international K-pop group BTS, was also previewed before being set to debut on Disney+ on December 3. 

“Today’s preview reflects our deepening partnerships with the region’s next generation of creative talent — as we uncover new worlds and new stories for Disney+ audiences,” said Luke Kang, President, The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific in his opening remarks. “Our content team has collaborated with some of the region’s most talented and exciting storytellers, who have drawn creative inspiration from different places – including webtoons, manga, novels, video games and music— all with the goal of delivering unforgettable entertainment in a way that only Disney can.” 

As The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific continues to draw creative inspiration from the region, the preview also spotlighted creative teams unpacking the journey behind adapting Korean fantasy romance webtoons into live-action series – including The Remarried Empress, starring Shin Mina, Ju Jihoon, Lee Jongsuk and Lee Seyoung and Portraits of Delusion (working title), featuring Suzy Bae and Kim Seonho. 

“Originality drives us to continually push the boundaries of storytelling — collaborating with the next generation of creative talent, drawing inspiration from multiple creative sources, and discovering new narratives that transport audiences to extraordinary worlds,” said Carol Choi, Executive Vice President of Original Content Strategy, The Walt Disney Company Asia Pacific. “From premium dramas to unscripted comedy to anime, we are proud to bring great stories that live on Disney+ – timeless stories that will delight, surprise and resonate with audiences across generations and geographies.” 

In 2021, the company embarked on original content production for Disney+ in the Asia Pacific region and has since launched over 155 APAC Originals on Disney+ to date, several of which have attained critical and commercial success. 

APAC Titles Unveiled at the Disney+ Originals Preview:

• Merry Berry Love (working title) – A Japan-Korea project by CJ ENM, the studio behind globally memorable content like the dramas, Crash Landing on You, The Queen of Tears, and Marry My Husband, as well as the Academy Award-winning films Parasite and Past Lives. A romantic comedy about a botched Korean designer, Yubin, and a Japanese farmer, Karin who begin an unlikely co-farming journey on a mysterious island in Japan. 

• The Manipulated – Imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, mild-mannered Taejoong is thrust into a world of chaos, orchestrated by Yohan, a man with a sinister agenda. Refusing to die a pawn in his twisted games, Taejoong fights for his freedom in a high-stakes game of vengeance. 
• Gold Land – After landing a dream job at an international airport, Heeju finally escapes the sleepy backwater town she grew up in, heading out to make a name for herself. After getting off to a good start, things suddenly turn south and Heeju finds herself on the run from some of Korea’s most dangerous men with a van full of smuggled gold. Hurtling down the highway, Heeju finds herself heading back to the one place she swore she’d never return. 
• A Shop for Killers Season 2 – After an epic first season that saw Jian defend her childhood home from murder drones and deadly assassins, A Shop For Killers returns with an all new season that will follow Jian and her uncle Jinman as they turn the tables – going on the offensive against the mercenary group Babylon. 
• Made in Korea – In turbulent 1970s Korea, Kitae lives a dangerous double life. Seduced by money and the power it affords, Kitae works to expand his operations until an incorruptible prosecutor begins to investigate him, threatening everything he’s worked for. 

• Perfect Crown – Set in a reimagined 21st century where Korea operates under a constitutional monarchy, Perfect Crown is a romantic dramedy about a prince involved in a power struggle and the heiress to one of Korea’s biggest conglomerates. Both driven by personal gain, the pair begin to scheme together only to later realize the meaning of true love. 
• Portraits of Delusion (working title) – Based on the hugely popular Naver Webtoon –Delusion – Portraits of Delusion is a romantic mystery series about a heartbroken vampire in mourning. Hidden away from the world for the past 50 years, Madam Song regularly commissions portraits of herself. One day Iho, a painter with a past, arrives at the hotel to begin his commission, but what he sees shocks him. 
• The Remarried Empress – A live-action adaptation of the hit webtoon, The Remarried Empress tells the story of Navier, a perfect empress whose husband shocks her one day when he returns home with a mistress and demands a divorce. Unwilling to let the Emperor ruin her life, Navier grants his request but, in return asks to marry the rival prince of the Western Kingdom – igniting a tale of political intrigue, romance, and a fight to reclaim her stolen power. 
• Battle Of Fates – From the creators of Culinary Class Wars comes a new unscripted series that pits fortune tellers, shamans and other oracles against each other as they try to prove that they’re the real deal. With participants from a shaman group, fate interpreters, physiognomists and tarot card readers set to join, participants will compete in a range of challenges designed to prove (or disprove) their abilities. Those who fail the task will be eliminated, while those who pass will continue to the next round. 

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