Originally scheduled to premiere Nov. 4, Korean romance series “The Remarried Empress” surprise-dropped its first four episodes one day early on Disney+ and Hulu amid intense anticipation for the series and high hopes from producer Webtoon Entertainment.
\n\nFollowing sold-out preview screenings at the Busan International Film Festival and the release of the show’s trailer surpassing 13 million views in the first 48 hours on YouTube and social media platforms, Webtoon worked with Disney+ and Hulu to get “The Remarried Empress” adaptation to audiences sooner.
\n\nThe splashy move comes as Webtoon Entertainment, which originated as a digital comic and webnovel platform, looks to make its big break in Hollywood after its adaptations have taken off at home in South Korea and internationally.
\n\n“[‘The Remarried Empress’] has almost 3 billion page views around the world,” Webtoon Entertainment president Yongsoo Kim told Variety last month at New York Comic Con. “And fans around the world can watch on Disney+ and Hulu in early November. And another thing that is exciting me is we have many video adaptations based on Korean productions and distributed globally through Netflix and Disney as global streamers — but now we are working on so many Hollywood productions on…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/