The Remarried Empress Ep. 5-6 Release Time, Disney+ Record

by Hannah / Nov 11, 2026 10:01 AM EST

The Remarried Empress (Walt Disney Company Korea)

Two new episodes of The Remarried Empress arrive today, five days after Disney said the series is the most viewed local original premiere of all time on Disney+ and Hulu globally. Disney measured that over three days of views after the Nov. 3 launch. Episodes 5 and 6 are scheduled for Nov. 11 at 5 p.m. KST, which is 3 a.m. ET, according to Soompi; Disney+ and Hulu release times can vary by region.

Disney's Nov. 6 announcement gave no view counts, and the release did not define what counts as a view. It said the series ranks as the No. 1 Korean title premiere in more than 50 markets, including the U.S., U.K., France, Spain, Germany, Mexico, Chile, Canada and Australia and New Zealand. Disney credited the Chosun Daily with calling it a "global triumph."

Outside tracking points the same way. Kyunghyang Shinmun, citing the FlixPatrol ranking site, reported that the series took No. 1 in the Disney+ TV category in 12 countries, including South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and Belgium, and placed seventh overall.

The next two episodes escalate the central rivalry. Newly released stills show Emperor Sovieshu (Ju Ji-hoon) and Prince Heinrey (Lee Jong-suk) with swords drawn after Sovieshu publicly challenges Heinrey to a duel, Soompi reported, citing Naver. The setup comes after a ball where tension had already built between the two men over Empress Navier (Shin Min-a). Episode 4 ended with Rashta (Lee Se-young) lying that she was Heinrey's secret pen pal. Heinrey already knew the pen pal was Navier.

In the stills, Heinrey's expression changes depending on who is in front of him: warm with Navier, cold when he meets Rashta in the imperial garden. The relationship between Rashta and Sovieshu, the preview adds, deepens.

The series is 10 episodes, with two released every Wednesday through the finale on Nov. 25. It streams on Disney+ and, in the U.S., Hulu. It adapts a Naver webtoon that Disney says has nearly 3 billion views, and Cho Su-won directs. Disney moved the premiere up one day, from Nov. 4 to Nov. 3, as a thank-you to fans. Its payoff trailer drew 13 million views in the first 48 hours, Disney said, and preview screenings at the Busan International Film Festival sold out.

Disney has not published a view total. Episodes 1 through 4 are already streaming. After today, four episodes remain: two on Nov. 18 and two in the Nov. 25 finale.