Cha Seoungwon
The Tyrant - Deadly Assassins and Government Agents Unleash Carnage - Launches August 14 Only on Disney+ Hotstar
Friday, July 12, 2024
A cutting-edge virus stolen during a secret handover between Korean and US intelligence agencies sets off a high-stakes war in "The Tyrant," an unmissable new Korean drama premiering August 14 exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar.
After years of seeing their country be suppressed by foreign powers, a group of rogue scientists working within the South Korean government begin to develop a virus that will put their country on a level playing field with the world’s most powerful nations. Referred to as “The Tyrant Project”, the virus holds limitless potential for the advancement of humanity. However, before the project can be finalized, a group of US agents uncover the plan and demand that all samples be handed over. Unwilling to give up his research, the group’s leader hires a black ops team to retrieve his work, but when things go south during the attack, parties on both sides will be left scrambling to recover the virus and use it to advance their own ends.
Starring Jo Yoonsu (True Beauty, Juvenile Justice) as vengeful assassin Chae Jagyeong; Cha Seoungwon (Our Blues, A Korean Odyssey) as cold-blooded mercenary Lim Sang; Kim Seonho (Start-Up, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha) as Director Choe, the leader of the secret Korean project; and Kim Kangwoo (Le Grand Chef, Goodbye Mr. Black) as U.S. intelligence agent Paul, The Tyrant is written and directed by Park Hoonjung (New World, I Saw the Devil).
Fans of unmissable Korean storytelling can sign up to Disney+ Hotstar today to enjoy immediate access to other exciting Korean dramas including Moving, about South Korean special agents working to protect their super-powered children from harm and exploitation at the hands of malicious government agencies; The Worst Of Evil, about an undercover detective who infiltrates a dangerous new gang; the award-winning series Big Bet, starring legendary actor Choi Minsik as a serial entrepreneur who repeatedly crosses the line to help bolster his burgeoning casino business; and countless other thrilling Korean and international titles.
Stream all four episodes of The Tyrant from August 14 exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar.
