Netflix Vs. Disney Plus: Is Disney Plus Surpassing Netflix In The K-Drama Market? A Close Look At The Current Landscape & Fans’ Opinions

Netflix vs. Disney Plus is a question that is on many K-Drama fan's minds. Over the years, Netflix has undoubtedly established itself as a force to be reckoned with in the K-Content industry. With enormous budgets, the biggest stars, and world-class teams, Netflix original K-Dramas have long been the blueprint, the standard of quality. However, things are changing. There’s a new player in the game, and it may already be surpassing Netflix when it comes to K-Dramas. We’re talking, of course, about Disney Plus, the latest OTT power player in the K-Drama original market, and Disney Plus is coming for the throne. 

 

Netflix's First Foray Into Original K-Dramas

Netflix’s first step into the world of original K-Dramas came in 2019 with “Kingdom” - the webtoon-based K-Drama that took the world by storm. Starring Hallyu’s best - Ju JiHoon, Bae DooNa, Ryu SeungRyong, and more, the first season of “Kingdom” was a cultural reset, to say the least, bringing fresh impetus to the K-Zombie trend.

At this point, Netflix had already established itself as a go-to platform for K-Dramas, constantly expanding its catalog of acquired titles available for streaming worldwide. From old classics to the new and trendy, Netflix was responding to the demand of international fans, thereby not only targeting the up-and-coming Hallyu audience but also amplifying it, effectively globalizing K-Dramas even further.

With Netflix becoming a reliable streaming source of all your favorite K-Dramas, it was but natural that their first original K-Drama would be met with keen interest fro