Lee Dong-wook returns from the dead

The dead uncle is back. As South Korean action series continue to exert dominance over the summer television scene, Disney+ is doubling down on one of its critically lauded properties. Riding the momentum of recent global juggernauts — including "Teach You a Lesson," which clinched the title of Netflix’s most-watched Korean drama for the first half of 2026, and "Agent Kim Reactivated" — the second season of "A Shop for Killers" premiered Wednesday with a narrative pivot: Lee Dong-wook’s deceased