Disney+ showcased its 2025 APAC Originals at the Disney+ Original Preview held at Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel—announcing a bold expansion across genres, eras, and storytelling styles. From modern history to medieval romance and psychological thrillers, the lineup set the venue buzzing with anticipation.
Goldland
Goldland follows Hee-joo (Park Bo-young), who accidentally comes into possession of gold bars from a smuggling ring. Overwhelmed by desire, she spirals into a fight to keep the fortune for herself.
Director Kim Sung-hoon appeared with Park Bo-young, Kim Sung-cheol, and Lee Hyun-wook, revealing a darker, transformed side of Park's character.
Kim emphasized that the story "doesn't divide characters into good or evil, but shows the conflicts within us."
Killers' Shopping Mall 2
The hit action-thriller returns for Season 2. Lee Dong-wook and Kim Hye-jun reunite, joined by Japanese actors Hyunri and Masaki Okada.
Ji-an (Kim Hye-jun), who protected her uncle Jin-man's (Lee Dong-wook) dangerous inheritance, becomes the target of the Babylon global syndicate.
Season 2 promises bigger scale and sharper action, with Kim teasing full-scale firearm combat.
Hyunri and Okada play villainous mercenary siblings tied to Jin-man's past.
The Grand Prince's Wife 21
The MBC drama The Grand Prince's Wife 21 will stream globally on Disney+. Set in a modern constitutional monarchy, the romance follows a chaebol-born commoner woman and a prince with nothing despite royal blood.
IU plays Sung Hee-ju, a charismatic business leader who enters a contract marriage after facing class barriers.
Byeon Woo-seok transforms into Prince Ian Lee Wan, forced to hide his true self behind royal duty.
The teaser preview highlighted their contrasting energies as they slowly grow closer.
Hypnotic
Based on the hit webtoon, Hypnotic is set in 1935 Gyeongseong. Suzy stars as Song Jeong-hwa, a mysterious woman who hasn't stepped outside for over 50 years.
Portrait artist Yoon Yi-ho (Kim Seon-ho) uncovers her hidden secrets, drawing viewers into a world of allure and danger.
Directed by Han Jae-rim (The Face Reader, The King, Emergency Declaration), the trailer showcases Suzy's captivating vampire transformation and intense action.
The Remarried Empress
The epic fantasy romance follows Naviere (Shin Min-a), the flawless empress of the Eastern Empire, who receives a sudden divorce notice when Emperor Sovieshu (Joo Ji-hoon) falls for slave Rashta (Lee Se-young).
Naviere accepts—on the condition that she be allowed to remarry Prince Heinrey (Lee Jong-suk) of the Western Kingdom.
Shin Min-a, Joo Ji-hoon, and Lee Se-young attended the showcase, expressing curiosity and excitement about adapting the beloved global fantasy novel into a Korean live-action series.
Disney+ closed the event by highlighting its commitment to bold worldbuilding and genre diversity.
All eyes are now on how this ambitious lineup will shape Disney+'s impact in 2025.
