Disney Launches Production on The Koreans Spy Drama

Disney has launched production on "The Koreans," a new drama series reimagining the acclaimed FX spy thriller "The Americans," with actors Lee Byung-hun and Han Ji-min starring as North Korean operatives living undercover in early 1990s South Korea.

The series centers on a middle-class family concealing a profound secret: both parents are elite North Korean spies tasked with undermining the South from within. Set amid South Korea's democratization and cultural modernization, the story explores the couple's internal conflicts over patriotism, loyalty, identity and family ties as they maintain their facade for friends, neighbors and children. A persistent South Korean counterintelligence agent heightens the tension by drawing closer to uncovering their true identities.

Lee Byung-hun, recognized for his roles in "Squid Game" and "No Other Choice," and Han Ji-min, known from "Heavenly Ever After" and "Love Scout," portray the undercover spies. Director Ahn Kil-ho, whose previous works include "The Glory" and "Memories of the Alhambra," helms the project. Screenwriter Park Eun-kyo, credited on "Made in Korea" and "Mother," adapts the narrative from the original series created by Joe...