The Remarried Empress premiered on November 4, 2026, on Hulu and Disney+, and it is not a one-day binge: the 10-episode Korean fantasy romance opened with four episodes and now drops two new episodes every Wednesday, wrapping up on November 25. Below is the full episode-by-episode release schedule, with US streaming dates and times, so you know exactly when each chapter of Empress Navier’s story lands.
Adapted from the record-setting web novel by Alphatart and the Naver webtoon illustrated by Sumpul, The Remarried Empress is one of the most expensive Korean dramas Disney has ever mounted. It stars Shin Min-a as Navier, the dignified empress who is cast aside when her husband falls for a slave-turned-concubine; Ju Ji-hoon as Emperor Sovieshu; Lee Jong-suk as Heinley, the foreign king who offers Navier an unexpected way out; and Lee Se-young as Rashta, the concubine at the center of the scandal.
The Remarried Empress full release schedule
The series runs for 10 episodes. After the four-episode premiere, Hulu and Disney+ add two episodes at a time every Wednesday until the finale on November 25th. New episodes post in the early hours of Wednesday US time — Hulu and Disney+ typically make new releases available just after midnight Pacific, which is 3:00 a.m. ET / 12:00 a.m. PT.
| Episodes | US release date | Day | Availability (ET / PT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episodes 1–4 | November 4, 2026 | Wednesday | 3:00 a.m. ET / 12:00 a.m. PT |
| Episodes 5–6 | November 11, 2026 | Wednesday | 3:00 a.m. ET / 12:00 a.m. PT |
| Episodes 7–8 | November 18, 2026 | Wednesday | 3:00 a.m. ET / 12:00 a.m. PT |
| Episodes 9–10 (finale) | November 25, 2026 | Wednesday | 3:00 a.m. ET / 12:00 a.m. PT |
That rollout means the whole series lands inside a tight three-week window: a bingeable block of four episodes up front, then three Wednesday drops to carry the back half. If you started on premiere day, you are already caught up through Episode 4 and waiting on the November 11th installments.
Where to watch The Remarried Empress in the US
In the United States, The Remarried Empress is a Hulu Original, and it also streams on Disney+ for subscribers who have the two services bundled or who use the Hulu hub inside the Disney+ app. You can watch in the original Korean with English subtitles or with an English-dubbed audio track. Internationally, the series streams on Disney+.
What The Remarried Empress is about
Navier has spent her whole life being the perfect empress of the Eastern Empire — composed, politically shrewd, and devoted to a throne she was raised to share. When Emperor Sovieshu brings a concubine, Rashta, into the palace and demands a divorce, Navier does not break down. She agrees to step aside, then accepts a remarriage proposal from Heinley, the king of a rival nation who has been quietly watching her for a long time. The hook is not the betrayal; it is the cold precision with which Navier turns her own discarding into leverage.
The drama leans hard into palace intrigue and lavish production design, and it carries the burden of a fanbase that pushed the original webtoon past billions of views worldwide. Disney cast four of Korea’s most bankable leads to meet those expectations, and the early marketing — a trailer that racked up more than 13 million views before release — suggests the streamer is treating this as a tentpole rather than a niche K-drama.
The appeal of the source material has always been that Navier refuses to play the scorned-wife role the story hands her. Instead of fighting to keep a husband who no longer wants her, she treats the divorce as a negotiation and walks out with a better crown. That makes the central question less “will they get back together” and more “how badly will Sovieshu regret this” — a revenge-adjacent fantasy that reads very differently from a standard love triangle.
The cast
For American viewers who do not follow Korean television closely, the headline names carry real weight at home. Shin Min-a is one of Korea’s most beloved leading actors, known to streaming audiences from Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. Ju Ji-hoon broke through internationally as the crown prince in Netflix’s zombie-period hit Kingdom. Lee Jong-suk has a long run of romantic-fantasy leads behind him, including While You Were Sleeping and Big Mouth. Lee Se-young rounds out the quartet after acclaimed turns in historical dramas. The combination is a large part of why Disney is positioning this as a flagship rather than a quiet weekly add.
Here is the official trailer from Hulu:
Frequently asked
How many episodes does The Remarried Empress have? Ten. The season opened with four episodes on November 4 and releases two per week after that.
When is the finale? Episodes 9 and 10 arrive on Wednesday, November 25, 2026.
Is The Remarried Empress on Netflix? No. In the US it is a Hulu Original and also streams on Disney+. It is not available on Netflix.
Can I watch it dubbed in English? Yes. Both an English-subtitled Korean version and an English-dubbed version are available.
Is it based on the webtoon? Yes. It adapts Alphatart’s web novel and the Naver webtoon drawn by Sumpul, though the series makes its own changes along the way.
