Overview
- Disney+ confirmed production of the original series A Man’s Man and named Park Jeong Min as the lead actor and Kim Hie Won as director.
- The story follows Han Yu Hyeon, a CEO who loses everything and is sent back to his younger days to make different choices, with scenes set around Division 4 of Hansung Electronics’ product planning team.
- The principal cast includes Bae Sung Woo, Kim Ji Hyun, Jung Moon Sung, Moon Sang Hoon, Kim Min, Lee Jung Eun, Kim Dae Myung, Lee Sang Yi, with special appearances by Seolhyun and Lee Kwang Soo.
- A Man’s Man is adapted from a web novel that became a 2020 webtoon and the IP is reported to have roughly 470 million cumulative global views, signaling an existing fan base for the adaptation.
- Disney+ did not announce a filming start date, episode count, or release window, and the series builds on director Kim Hie Won’s prior Disney+ work while aiming to widen the service’s international K-drama appeal.