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Disney+ Korea leaps into historical period drama with The Murky Stream
The Straits Times
|September 25, 2025
Disney+ Korea has three original series left to premiere in 2025, and one of them is the streamer’s first Korean period drama, The Murky Stream.
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It is from the star-studded creators who helped shape some of South Korea’s most enduring historical dramas and films, such as The Slave Hunters (2010) and Masquerade (2012).
Set during the Joseon era (1392 to 1910) along Gyeong-gang - the name by which the Han River was once known - The Murky Stream follows characters who dream of toppling the corrupt government.
Rowoon, former member of K-pop boy band SF9 and breakout actor from The King’s Affection (2021), plays Si-yul, a lower-class gangster, or “walpae”, who prowls the Mapo wharf where ships dock to trade goods.
Shin Ye-eun (The Glory, 2022 to 2023; Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born, 2024) stars opposite him as Choi Eun, the savvy salesperson running Joseon’s most successful merchant group.
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