March 8, 2024
The Tyrant”, a thrilling new Korean drama, is set to captivate audiences on Disney+ later this year. The series revolves around a game-changing bioenhancer that is stolen during a secret handover between Korean and U.S. intelligence agencies. As a result, the two governments must collaborate and race against time to recover it. By K Dass.
Singapore – When a game-changing bioenhancer is
stolen during a secret handover between Korean and US intelligence agencies,
both governments will race to recover it in The Tyrant - an unmissable new
Korean drama coming later this year exclusively to Disney+.
After years
of toiling away on a secret project designed to drastically enhance human
abilities, the Korean government’s plan is exposed by U.S. intelligence
agencies. Furious about being kept in the dark, the U.S. demands all samples be
handed over and the project be immediately shutdown. But when the covert
handover is attacked by an unknown party, agents from both sides will have to
work together to avoid the dangerous new formula falling into the wrong hands.
The cast
includes Jo Yoonsu (True Beauty, Juvenile Justice) as skilled
infiltrator Chae Jagyeong; Cha Seoungwon (Our Blues, A Korean Odyssey)
as cold-blooded mercenary Lim Sang; Kim Seonho (Start-Up, Hometown
Cha-Cha-Cha) as Director Choe, the leader of the secret Korean project; and
Kim Kangwoo (Le Grand Chef, Goodbye Mr. Black) as U.S. intelligence
agent Paul, The Tyrant is written and directed by Park Hoonjung (New World,
The Witch: Part 1 & 2).
Fans of
unmissable Korean storytelling can sign up to Disney+ today to enjoy immediate
access to other exciting Korean dramas including Moving, about South Korean
special agents working to protect their super-powered children from harm and
exploitation at the hands of malicious government agencies; The Worst Of
Evil, about an undercover detective who infiltrates a dangerous new gang;
the award-winning series Big Bet, starring legendary actor Choi Minsik
as a serial entrepreneur who repeatedly crosses the line to help bolster his
burgeoning casino business; and countless other thrilling Korean and
international titles.