'The Remarried Empress' comes to life as star-studded cast transforms into webtoon royalty
The lavish fantasy world of "The Remarried Empress" is finally stepping off the page, with newly released stills offering the first major glimpse of Shin Min-a, Ju Ji-hoon, Lee Jong-suk and Lee Se-young as the four characters at the center of the wildly popular webtoon adaptation. Disney+'s upcoming original series "The Remarried Empress," set to premiere Nov. 4, is drawing attention for recreating the extravagant imperial world familiar to fans of its source material. The newly unveiled images put its elaborate costumes and royal settings on full display while teasing a tangled story of romance, betrayal, political calculation and ambition. Based on the hit Korean webtoon of the same name, which has accumulated 2.97 billion views globally, "The Remarried Empress" follows Navier, played by Shin, the seemingly perfect empress of the Eastern Empire. Her marriage is thrown into turmoil when her husband, Emperor Sovieshu, played by Ju, falls for Rashta, a runaway slave portrayed by Lee Se-young, and asks Navier for a divorce. Navier agrees — but with an unexpected condition of her own: Sh
