Tempest: Gianna Jun and Gang Dongwon’s K-drama sets premiere date on Disney+ and here are all the latest updates

Disney+ has finally unveiled the release date of Tempest, their upcoming Korean thriller series. Led by top Korean stars Gianna Jun (Jun Ji-hyun) and Gang Dong-won, the series will globally premiere on September 10, 2025.

Marketed as one of the most intriguing espionage thrillers by Disney+, Tempest is co-directed by Queen of Tears showrunner Kim Hee-won and the veteran action choreographer Heo Myeong-haeng (The Roundup: Punishment), with a screenplay by The Handmaiden's Chung Seok-yung.

The nine-part thriller series will follow the aftermath of an attempted assassination on a South Korean presidential candidate. As Moon-Joo, a former ambassador, begins to suspect political maneuvering in the incident, she is helped by San-Ho, a mysterious figure whose past and nationality are shrouded in secret.

As Moon-Joo and San-Ho team up to investigate this case, they will get entangled in a web of international secrets and clandestine alliances.

More on this in our story.

Tempest: Disney+ finally unveiled the release date for its highly anticipated K-drama

While Netflix had long entered the K-drama market with titles like Business Proposal, All of Us Are Dead, and the recently released Squid Game and Mercy for None, 2025 marked Disney+'s debut in the race.

The platform saw high streaming numbers with Yoon Jong-bin's mystery crime thriller series Nine Puzzles, which became the most-watched Korean title on the platform. Disney+ is all set to recreate that K-drama magic with Tempest, a much-anticipated K-drama for the latter half of 2025.

After much hype, Tempest will finally release with a two-episode premiere internationally on Disney+ on September 10, 2025. US fans will be able to catch the K-drama on Hulu.

After the initial two-episode premiere, the series will drop weekly episodes and will conclude with a two-part finale on October 1, 2025. The show will have a total of 9 episodes.

The K-drama is being positioned as an exciting watch that will effortlessly blend elements of political and crime thrillers.

Tempest: Disney+'s upcoming K-drama boasts a cross-border cast

Fans are already looking forward to Disney+'s latest K-drama, thanks to its gritty and suspenseful world of International espionage. In addition, the show boasts a cross-border cast, which makes the anticipation even more thrilling.

Tempest is led by Korean A-listers Gianna Jun (Jun Ji-hyun) and Gang Dongwon. Ji-hyun has starred in two of the most popular K-dramas, The Legend of the Blue Sea and My Love from the Star.

On the other hand, celebrated Korean actor Gang Dong-won is finally returning to the K-drama world after his 2004 series Magic. Recently, Dongwon has appeared in movies, including Dr. Cheon and Lost Talisman, Dark Nuns, and Uprising.

Ji-hyun and Dongwon will star alongside US actors John Cho and Michael Gaston. While Cho is most famous for his character of Hikaru Sulu in the Star Trek rebooted film series, Gaston recently starred in Daredevil: Born Again and Netflix's The Waterfront.

In addition to these Korean and American stars, Spencer Garrett (Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood), Lee Mi-sook (Queen of Tears), Park Hae-joon (When Life Gives You Tangerines), and Christopher Gorham (The Lincoln Lawyer) round out the star-studded International cast for Tempest.

Ji-hyun will play the role of Moon-joo, a diplomat and a former ambassador to the United States, and Dong-won will play the character of San-ho, an elite mercenary.

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