The original South Korean webnovel is written by Alphatart.
The popular South Korean webnovel turned webtoon “The Remarried Empress”, is finally getting an anime adaptation! The anime was announced by Crunchyroll during the New York Comic Con 2026. The series will premiere sometime in 2027 and stream on Crunchyroll as it airs. The main cast and staff have also been revealed.
The Remarried Empress
Premiere window: 2027
Animation studio: TROYCA
Streaming platform: Crunchyroll
What do we know about “The Remarried Empress” anime so far?
The anime will premiere in 2027 and stream on Crunchyroll.
The main cast of the series includes:
- Yōko Hikas as Navier
- Ryōhei Kimura as Heinrey
- Tomoaki Maeno as Sovieshu
- Reina Ueda as Rashta
Tetsuya Yanagisawa is directing the anime at TROYCA, with Akiko Inoue handling series composition and screenplay. Jun Nakai designs the characters, while Yuki Fukasawa composes the music.
What is “The Remarried Empress” about?
Alphatart’s original novel was released via the Naver Web Novel platform from November 2018 to March 2020. It exploded in popularity with its webtoon adaptation by SUMPUL and HereLee, which ended after its seven year run in January 2026. But the series will return with side stories this Fall. It’s also getting a live-action series which will premiere on 4 November on Hulu and Disney+.
Webtoon describes the story as:
Navier Ellie Trovi was an empress perfect in every way -- intelligent, courageous, and socially adept. She was kind to her subjects and devoted to her husband. Navier was perfectly content to live the rest of her days as the wise empress of the Eastern Empire. That is, until her husband brought home a mistress and demanded a divorce. “I accept this divorce… And I request an approval of my remarriage.” In a shocking twist, Navier remarries another emperor and retains her title and childhood dream as empress. But just how did everything unfold?