Disney Plus has announced a major new slate of original content for 2026, from modern history to medieval-style romance and high-concept thrillers.
The company introduced its upcoming Asia-Pacific original content at the “Disney Plus Original Preview 2025” event held at the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel. The Korean lineup drew massive excitement, with Goldland, A Shop for Killers 2, 21st Century Grand Prince’s Wife, Delusion and The Remarried Empress highlighted as the main events.
Gold Land
Gold Land follows Hee Joo (played by Park Bo Young), who accidentally gets her hands on a smuggler’s gold bars and finds herself in a desperate struggle as she’s consumed by the desire to keep it all. Director Kim Sung Hoon joined the cast on stage.
Park Bo Young promised a complete transformation in her next role. “She’s a character who unintentionally gets gold bars, and being human, she starts to feel greed,” Park said. “You’ll be able to see her slowly transform as she becomes consumed by that desire.” Director Kim added, “Good and evil aren’t clearly divided. This is a series about the conflict inside all of us.”
Below are the first released preview photos for Gold Land.
평범했던 그녀의 일상이 완전히 뒤집혔다!
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— Disney Plus Korea (@DisneyPlusKR) November 13, 2025
A Shop for Killers Season 2
A Shop for Killers is officially returning for Season 2. Lee Dong Wook and Kim Hye Jun will reprise their roles, joined by new cast members, Japanese actors Hyunri and Masaki Okada.
The new season picks up after the shocking finale, where Jin Man (Lee Dong Wook), who was presumed dead, reappeared. “Jin Man’s return was a crucial plot device, so it was important to pull it off well,” Lee Dong Wook teased. “You can find out why he came back in Season 2.”
Director Lee Kwon promised an upgraded scale. “If Season 1 showed Muay Thai-based action,” said Kim Hye Jun, “this time, you’ll get to see full-scale firearm action.” The new cast members will play mercenary siblings from the main villain, Babylon, who have a past connection to Jin Man.
Below are the first released preview photos for A Shop for Killers Season 2.
잘 들어, 정지안. 오래 기다렸지?✨
한층 더 강렬해진 킬러들이 온다!<킬러들의 쇼핑몰 시즌 2> 2026년 하반기 단독 공개#킬러들의쇼핑몰_시즌2 #AShopForKillers_S2#이동욱 #김혜준 #조한선#금해나 #이태영 #김민#현리 #오카다마사키 #정윤하#디즈니플러스 #DisneyPlusKR pic.twitter.com/4WTV6qQfrH
— Disney Plus Korea (@DisneyPlusKR) November 13, 2025
21st Century Grand Prince’s Wife
The highly anticipated MBC drama 21st Century Grand Prince’s Wife is also coming to Disney Plus for global audiences. The series is a romance set in a modern-day constitutional monarchy, featuring a chaebol heiress who seems to have it all but is frustrated by her ‘commoner’ status, and a prince with no real power.
This marks the first new project for both IU, following When Life Gives You Tangerines, and Byun Woo Seok, after Lovely Runner. An exclusive preview trailer released early at the venue already teased their chemistry, showing a cold Byun Woo Seok in uniform opposite a lively IU as the two slowly begin to connect.
>> IU and Byeon Woo Seok’s ‘The 21st Century Grand Prince’s Wife’ Coming in 2026
Delusion
Based on the hit webtoon, Delusion is a mystery thriller set in 1935 Gyeongseong. It follows painter Yoon Yi Ho (Kim Seon Ho), who is commissioned to paint a portrait of Song Jeong Hwa (Suzy), a mysterious and alluring woman surrounded by dark rumors.
The series is the second from The King director Han Jae Rim. The trailer screened at the venue captured a chilling atmosphere, with Suzy transforming into a captivating vampire, seen ruthlessly biting a neck and performing dynamic action. “We are filming well,” the two stars said in a video message. “Please look forward to it.”
See the first released preview photos of Delusion here.
The Remarried Empress
The event’s grand finale was The Remarried Empress, a fantasy romance based on the globally popular webtoon. The story follows the perfect Empress Navier (Shin Mina) of the Eastern Empire. When her husband, Emperor Sovieshu (Ju Ji Hoon), falls for a former slave, Rashta (Lee Se Young), and demands a divorce, Navier shocks the world by agreeing on the condition that she is permitted to remarry the prince of the rival Western Empire, Heinley (Lee Jong Suk).
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Shin Mina, Ju Ji Hoon and Lee Se Young were present at the event. “I was so curious how the original work would be dramatized,” Shin Mina admitted. “It was a new kind of project for this industry, so it felt a bit unfamiliar at first.”
Ju Ji Hoon joked about his royal role, “My debut role was a crown prince, so this is familiar territory for me.” Lee Se Young introduced her complex character, saying, “I’ve never done a fantasy project before. Rashta is a person who starts out pure but gradually becomes consumed by greed.”
With these new titles, Disney Plus has reaffirmed its commitment to expanding its content and creating unique worlds that blend different genres and time periods. All eyes are now on whether the company’s bet on originality will pay off in the new year.
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