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Webtoon Entertainment is entering a U.S.-focused Hollywood phase, pairing the one-day-early release of “The Remarried Empress” on Disney+ and Hulu with a wider pipeline of English-language adaptations across global streaming platforms.

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**The Remarried Empress** surprise-dropped its first four episodes one day ahead of its scheduled Nov. 4 premiere on Disney+ and Hulu following sold-out Busan International Film Festival previews and more than 13 million trailer views across YouTube and social platforms in 48 hours; Webtoon worked with both streamers to move the release forward.

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**Webtoon Entertainment** president Yongsoo Kim said the company is working on numerous English-language, Hollywood-based adaptations with U.S. partners, while “The Remarried Empress” has nearly 3 billion page views worldwide.

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By Variety · Summarized & edited by Kapil Samant · 2026-11-05

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The Remarried Empress surprise-dropped its first four episodes one day ahead of its scheduled Nov. 4 premiere on Disney+ and Hulu following sold-out Busan International Film Festival previews and more than 13 million trailer views across YouTube and social platforms in 48 hours; Webtoon worked with both streamers to move the release forward.
Webtoon Entertainment president Yongsoo Kim said the company is working on numerous English-language, Hollywood-based adaptations with U.S. partners, while “The Remarried Empress” has nearly 3 billion page views worldwide.
Lore Olympus is being adapted into an animated series with Amazon MGM Studios for Prime, with Kim saying the project is coming soon.
The Mafia Nanny is in live-action development at Hulu with Charlize Theron as executive producer; Kim described it as Hollywood-based storytelling based on Webtoon IP rather than Asian-based content.
Crunchyroll is adapting an anime version of “The Remarried Empress” and two other Webtoon titles, extending the company’s IP into additional anime projects.
IDW Publishing is among the publishing and creator partners named in Webtoon Entertainment’s content deals from the past two years, with Disney, Paramount, Dark Horse Comics and Dropout also listed.

Why it matters: Webtoon gains a direct bridge from screen adaptations to its platform: Kim says the projects reach people unfamiliar with Webtoon and widen its “flywheel.” The trailer’s 13 million-plus views in 48 hours and the property’s nearly 3 billion page views show the company has an established global audience for that Hollywood expansion.