Disney+'s best K-drama, Made in Korea is coming to fans with a new season

Made in Korea, which was a huge hit and hit in Korea, is returning for K-drama fans with new season.
Disney+ original box office hit Made in Korea Season 2 has confirmed its release in the second half of 2026.
As Season 1 is a mega-hit movie that topped Disney+ in Asia-Pacific in 2025, Season 2 is also drawing great attention as it was named as the most anticipated Korean drama in 2026 by TIME magazine from the production stage.

Along with the news of the return of director Woo Min-ho and the main actors, we will summarize the core information of season 2 released so far.

📌 1. Basic information and when to release the production team: Scheduled for the second half of 2026 (the exact date is undecided, but filming is currently very active).

Streaming: Disney+ Exclusive Disclosure.
Directed by: Woo Min-ho (directed by "The Insiders", "The Bosses of Namsan", and "Harbin".
Written by Park Eun-kyo (written in the film "Mother" and the drama "Sea of Silence").
Producers: Hive MediaCorp (produced by the film "Spring of Seoul").

🎬 2. Storyline: Nine Years Later While season 1 depicts the story of a man who wants to enter the center of power by raising funds against the backdrop of Busan and Japan in the 1970s, season 2 is set at "nine years later."
Baek Ki-tae (Hyun-bin), who finally reached the peak of power by using the state and power as a perfect profit model after the beginning of the peak of power vs. counterattack, and Jang Gun-young (Jung Woo-sung), who has abandoned the mad tenacity of the past and prepared for a desperate counterattack with coolness and calmness.
As Baek Ki-hyun (Woo Do-hwan)'s desire to run toward the top of power in a different way than the new force's intervention of Baek Ki-tae, the relationship between the three faces an irreversible crack and expands to a more explicit and dangerous all-out war.
If the historical background (speculation) season 1 was in the early-mid 1970s, season 2 nine years later is likely to deal with the turbulent late 1970s (about 1979). It is expected that the scale of characters will unfold in the hottest political whirlwind of modern and contemporary Korean history, including the YH trade incident, the Buma Democratic Uprising, and the October 26 incident

👥 3. Key cast and characters
The recently released first-look still cuts heralded the transformation of the characters.

Hyun Bin (played by Baek Ki-tae): A former member of the Central Intelligence Agency, he holds power in his hand. Sitting at his desk in the office, he exudes a cool yet relaxed atmosphere and shows the heavy charisma of a powerful person.

Jung Woo-sung (played by Jang Geon-young): He is a prosecutor who relentlessly pursues Gi-tae. Unlike the hot personality of season 1, he transforms into a cooler and more rational person and fights Gi-tae.

Woo Do-hwan (played by Baek Ki-hyun): The younger brother of Baek Ki-tae, the main key player who will escape his brother's shadow and pursue his own power and lead the fraternal confrontation between brothers.

Other casts: Jo Yeo-jeong, Jung Sung-il, Seo Eun-soo, and other luxury actors from season 1 will work together to keep the play's completeness and tension tight.

💥 4. What to watch for in season 2
Movie Scale and Directing: As this is the first drama series directed by Woo Min-ho, a master of modern history genre, it provides an overwhelming sense of mise-en-scene and immersion that goes beyond theatrical films.

Fierce psychological warfare: Beyond simply chasing and chasing action, heavy composition change and betrayal between political figures are the highlight.Currently, New Year's Greetings and First Look images are released sequentially through Disney+'s official channel, throwing hints.