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Disney+ Korean drama releases and viewership trends 2026

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Disney+ Korean drama ~~season~~ releases ~~on Disney+~~ and viewership trends 2026

In late June, SBS announced that the detective series Flex × Cop would return for a second season on Aug 7, airing on SBS and streaming worldwide on Disney+. The season brings back lead Ahn Bo‑Hyun as Jin ~~Yi”S~~ Yi‑Soo and adds actress Jung Eun Chae as veteran detective Joo Hye‑Ra, a partnership meant to contrast experience with brute‑force wealth. Both actors noted the show's ~~comic‑book“style energy~~ comic‑book “style energy” and confirmed that over 90% of the original crew returned. In early August, Disney+ announced that Flex × Cop 2 would also stream in India via JioHotstar, featuring a new chaebol antagonist, Yoo Sung‑Won, played by Yoo ~~Seung”Ho.~~ Seung‑Ho. Writer Kim Ba Da noted that the central highlight of the new season is the “playful bickering” between the two leads. Additionally, Disney+ launched the second season of the action series Shop of Killers (also referred to as Assassin’s Store or A Shop for Killers) on July 22. Starring Lee ~~Dong”wook~~ Dong‑wook and Kim ~~Hye„eun,~~ Hye‑eun, the season follows the protagonists as they manage an underground arms shop, Murthehelp, while confronting the international assassin group Babylon. The new season features new cast members, including Masaki Okada as the ~~East”Asian~~ East‑Asian branch chief ~~"J."~~ “J.” Upon release, the second season of the Shop of Killers series set viewership records, becoming Disney+'s most-watched Korean original globally and topping rankings in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore. ~~With IMDb scores above 9.0, the series continues to release two episodes weekly through August 12.~~ By August 8, A Shop for Killers 2 reached the top spot on Good Data Corporation’s weekly rankings for the most buzzworthy ~~drama. Lead actor~~ drama, with Lee ~~Dong”wook secured~~ Dong‑wook securing the number one position in actor ~~popularity rankings, while fellow cast members Kim Hye”fun, Jo Han Sun, and Hyunri also appeared~~ popularity. This success contributed to a significant rebound for Disney+ in ~~the top 10 most buzzworthy actors list.~~ South Korea, where monthly active users rose by approximately 14% to surpass 3.56 million, according to Mobile Index data.

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