Disney+ Releases Prequel Webtoon for Season 2 of 'Made in Korea'

Disney+ has released a prequel webtoon for the second season of its Korean original series Made in Korea. According to Anime News Network, the webtoon bridges the story gap between the two seasons and depicts the rise of the character Baek to the center of power over a nine-year period. This release offers fans both a gateway and character depth ahead of the series' second season.

The series, starring Hyun Bin and Jung Woo-sung, is an ambitious crime and political thriller directed by Woo Min-ho. The director's sharp storytelling in works like Inside Men and The Drug King is combined with a period immigration story in Made in Korea. The prequel webtoon expands this universe, showing that the story is not limited to the screen.

The webtoon focuses on Baek's nine-year journey. It tells how the character changes and which events bring him to his position in the second season. Thus, the viewer is prepared for the new season not only with the information provided by the series narrative but also with the context provided by a visual pre-story. With this move, Disney+ offers fans another production that expands live-action content with a webtoon.

As global investments in Asian content increase, many platforms are trying to create connected narratives between series/films and webtoons/manhwa. The Made in Korea prequel webtoon is one of the latest examples of this strategy. As the second season's release date approaches, it will become clearer where the webtoon stands in the story and how much it deepens Baek's journey. For fans, the most important detail is this: Before waiting for the second season, it is possible to read Baek's nine-year history through the webtoon.