Made in Korea Season 2 Is Out Now — Hyun Bin and Jung Woo-sung Return in Disney+'s Most Expensive K-Drama Ever

One of the Priciest K-Dramas Ever Made Just Dropped Its Second Season

Made in Korea Season 2 premiered on September 9, 2026 on Disney+ and Hulu, continuing the saga of 1970s political intrigue with a jaw-dropping ₩70 billion budget (roughly $50 million). Starring Hyun Bin and Jung Woo-sung — two of Korea's biggest leading men sharing the screen for the first time — this is prestige K-drama at its most ambitious.

Baek Ki-tae vs. Jang Geon-young: The Rivalry Continues

Created by writers Park Eun-gyo and Park Joon-suk and directed by Woo Min-ho (The Man Standing Next, Inside Men), the series follows Baek Ki-tae (Hyun Bin), a shrewd KCIA operative secretly running smuggling networks, against principled prosecutor Jang Geon-young (Jung Woo-sung). Season 2 picks up their perilous rivalry as Geon-young closes in on Ki-tae's links to high-ranking officials.

The ensemble is stacked: Woo Do-hwan as Ki-tae's elite-officer brother Baek Ki-hyeon, Cho Yeo-jeong (Parasite), Seo Eun-soo, Won Ji-an, Jung Sung-il, Roh Jae-won, Japanese star Lily Franky, and Park Yong-woo. Produced by Hive Media Corp with executive producer Kim Won-guk, the show filmed across South Korea, Japan, and Thailand, with music by Jo Yeong-wook and cinematography from Kim Tae-sung and Lee Young-woo.

Why It Matters for K-Drama Fans

Season 1 premiered December 24, 2025 and built a loyal following for its gritty 1970s period detail — think Narcos meets Mr. Sunshine with a paranoid-political-thriller edge. Each episode runs 53–82 minutes, giving the story room to breathe across 8 episodes per season. The ₩70 billion price tag makes it one of the most expensive Korean series ever, and it shows in the production value.

For millennials who came up on Crash Landing on You (Hyun Bin's iconic Ri Jeong-hyeok) and Tell Me That You Love Me (Jung Woo-sung's sensitive turn), seeing these two as adversaries is electric. It also continues Disney+'s aggressive K-drama push alongside titles like The Scandal (with Son Ye-jin and Ji Chang-wook) — the streaming wars' Korean front is hotter than ever.

Bottom line: Hyun Bin vs. Jung Woo-sung, ₩70 billion on screen, 1970s political noir, streaming now on Disney+ and Hulu. Clear your weekend.