Hwang Joyoon Sets Streaming Debut With Disney+’s ‘Gold Land’

Disney+ has unveiled its newest Korean authentic: Gold Land, a gritty crime thriller created by Oldboy screenwriter Hwang Joyoon and directed by Chief Detective 1958 helmer Kim Sunghoon.

Set in rural Korea and suffused with rigidity, Gold Land follows Kim Heeju (performed by Gentle Store star Park Boyoung), a younger girl who stumbles into possession of gold bars belonging to a smuggling syndicate. On the run from a violent prison community and compelled to return to a hometown she had hoped to overlook, Heeju’s story rapidly turns right into a harrowing chase for survival.

Kim Sung Cheol (No Approach Out: The Roulette, Troll Manufacturing unit) co-stars as Jang Wook (aka “Woogy”), a menacing but acquainted determine from Heeju’s previous who now hunts her on behalf of the syndicate. 

Disney says the collection guarantees a potent mixture of suspense, motion, and emotional depth — hallmarks of Hwang’s earlier work in movies similar to Rampant and Memoir of a Assassin. A launch date for Gold Land remains to be to return.

The collection is the most recent addition to Disney+’s increasing 2025 lineup of Korean content material, which has been the central pillar of the streamer’s Asia-Pacific technique. Current authentic titles embody the buzzy psychological drama Unmasked, the sci-fi motion collection Hyper Knife, and Yoon Jong-bin’s smash-hit procedural 9 Puzzles. Within the second half of 2025, Ok-drama followers also can sit up for the treasure-hunting journey Low Life, starring Ryu Seung-ryong, and the worldwide conspiracy thriller Tempest, which incorporates a globe-spanning forged led by Jun Gianna, Gang Dong-won, John Cho and Michael Gaston. 

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