Disney+ original series The Remarried Empress proved its global blockbuster status by recording explosive views immediately after the teaser trailer was released.
On Nov. 4, The Remarried Empress, which will be released exclusively on Disney+, tells the story of Navier (Shin Mina), the perfect empress of the Eastern empire, who is notified of a divorce by Emperor Sovieshu (Ju Jihoon), who has fallen for runaway slave Rhta (Lee Seyoung), and instead of accepting it, she demands approval to remarry Prince Heinley (Lee Jong-suk) of the Western kingdom, setting off a romance fantasy epic.
The teaser trailer for The Remarried Empress, which had raised expectations as a live-action adaptation of a global mega-hit IP, was released simultaneously in North America and Europe, including the United States, Canada and Spain, and surpassed 11.7 million cumulative views worldwide in just 24 hours. This is a historic record as the highest cumulative views (within 24 hours of release) among Disney+ Korean original series trailers, proving the explosive buzz from fans at home and abroad.
Particularly, praise continued for the three-dimensional character building and the lavish royal visuals delivered by Shin Mina, Ju Jihoon, Lee Jong-suk and Lee Seyoung, while a variety of reactions poured in online immediately after the trailer release, drawing attention. While the splendid visuals and grand scale prompted reviews and expectations such as "it feels like watching a Korean version of Bridgerton," others encountering the unique tone and manner and the distinctive sensibility of romance fantasy reacted at the polar extremes, saying things like "it reminds me of reenactment dramas on Mystery TV Surprise," adding to the already heated buzz.
Amid lively and diverse reactions that bounce between Bridgerton and Surprise, interest has reached a peak, and anticipation is growing for the tangled royal romance and shocking developments that the four actors will unfold — from Navier, who will show the dignity of a perfect empress, to Emperor Sovieshu of absolute power, the mysteriously charming Prince Heinley, and Rhta, who swings between innocence and desire.
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