This article contains mild spoilers. There’s a scene in Rookie Cops in which a supporting character watches an episode of an acclaimed Korean drama on his laptop, visibly moved by the tense and emotional exchange unfolding on his screen. Several episodes later two teams face off in a tug of war during a sports day and it isn’t clear who.
Just as the controversial Snowdrop quietly wraps up its run, Disney+ has launched its latest Korean drama, Rookie Cops, a rom-com set in a police university. However, since this is the first show that Disney financed locally (Snowdrop was acquired during post-production), this 16-part drama with Kang Daniel and Chae Soo-bin may give us a better idea of what Disney's.