Disney+ says its Korean drama is its biggest original debut
The streamer says La emperatriz divorciada beat every other original on its service over three days, and was the top Korean title in Mexico.
No other original on Disney+ has had a bigger worldwide start than *La emperatriz divorciada*, the streamer announced Tuesday. It measures that by views over the first three days after the Nov. 3 premiere.
In more than 50 markets, it adds, no Korean debut did better. Mexico is among them, along with the United States, Spain, France, Germany, Chile, Canada and Australia.
Disney+ did not say how many views the series has, or which title it overtook, so the record is an internal comparison with no independent measurement. It also covers only the three premiere days, not a full week.
The trailer drew more than 13 million plays in just 48 hours across YouTube and social media. The series is adapted from a NAVER webtoon that, Disney+ says, has about 3 billion reads and views.
What it's about
Navier, empress of the Eastern Empire, agrees to a divorce when her husband, Emperor Sovieshu, falls for Rashta, a runaway slave. She signs only if she can marry again, this time to Heinrey, heir to the Western Kingdom.
Shin Mina plays Navier, Ju Jihoon is Sovieshu, Lee Jongsuk is Heinrey and Lee Seyoung is Rashta. Cho Suwon directs, from an adaptation by Yeoh Geena and Hyun Choongyeol.
The streamer moved the premiere up a day and calls it a thank-you to viewers.
Four episodes are streaming now. Two more arrive Wednesday, and two every Wednesday after that until the finale on Nov. 25.
