{"id":67685,"date":"2026-07-10T19:55:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=67685"},"modified":"2026-07-10T19:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:55:03","slug":"disney-k-drama-the-husband-namkoong-min-leads-twisty-but-messy-kidnapping-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=67685","title":{"rendered":"Disney+ K-drama The Husband: Namkoong Min leads twisty but messy kidnapping thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/07\/10\/af998b98-d3d1-4de1-b616-98267cc022dd_77b709eb.jpg?itok=8LM3VAdo&amp;v=1783675740\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">Lead cast:<\/strong> Namkoong Min, Lee Seol<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">Latest Nielsen rating:<\/strong> 6.4 per cent<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Following his turn as a brooding film director in 2025\u2019s pensive drama <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Our Movie<\/em><\/span>, Namkoong Min bumps up the tempo for <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">The Husband<\/em>, a mile-a-minute thriller about a collapsing marriage thrown into further turmoil when a kidnapper enters the picture.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">In an opening that echoes the mysterious romantic thrills of <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Park Chan-wook<\/span>\u2019s 2022 film <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Decision to Leave<\/em><\/span>, Kang Tae-ju (Namkoong) and his wife Ko Se-yun (Lee Seol, who also appeared in <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Our Movie<\/em>) engage in some daring early morning rock climbing before greeting the sunrise with smiles.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Smash cut to several years later, and the picture is very different. 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