The Judge Returns

The Judge Returns
TV Show · Drama · Fantasy

Despite coming from a lower-income family and attending a non-prestigious university, Lee Han Young (Ji Sung) longed to rise in the judicial ranks. When he married the daughter of Haenal Law Firm's CEO, he also began a working relationship with her father, using his position as a judge for the firm's benefit. However, as the years went by, Han Young's guilty conscience grew stronger, and he eventually defied his orders, sentencing a corrupt chairman to life in prison – only for Han Young himself to end up killed. Miraculously, he wakes up to find himself ten years in the past with all his memories intact, and realizes that he's been given a second chance to make things right. With the help of prosecutor Kim Jin Ah (Won Jin Ah), Han Young strives to deliver justice, even in the toughest of times. This drama was adapted from the web novel "Judge Lee Han Young" by Lee Hae Nal.

2026 · 1h 15m
Starring Ji Sung, Park Hee-soon, Won Jin-ah

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Episode 1
    Lee Han-young, a former corrupt judge, comes to his senses after presiding over a trial involving Gojin Chemical.
    1h 16m
  • EPISODE 2
    Episode 2
    Lee is assassinated but miraculously travels back in time, determined to right his wrongs.
    1h 15m
  • EPISODE 3
    Episode 3
    Lee attempts to right wrongful convictions he made in the past and is determined to avoid making the same mistakes.
    1h 6m
  • EPISODE 4
    Episode 4
    Seoul presents a hidden advantage to Lee and he forms an alliance with Prosecutor Kim Jin-a.
    1h 6m
  • EPISODE 5
    Episode 5
    A step closer to finding his killer, Lee makes a bold decision and pledges false allegiance to Kang Sin-jin.
    1h 6m
  • EPISODE 6
    Episode 6
    Judge Lee obtains incriminating evidence of Woo and continues to expand his influence.
    1h 6m

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Cast & Crew

  • Ji Sung
    Lee Han-young
  • Park Hee-soon
    Kang Shin-jin
  • Won Jin-ah
    Kim Jin-ah
  • Tae Won-suk
    Seok Jeong-ho
  • Baek Jin-hee
    Song Na-yeon
  • Hwang Hee
    Park Cheol-woo
  • O‌S
    Oh Seyeong
    Yu Se-hee
  • Ahn Nae-sang
    Yu Seon-cheol
  • Kim Beop-rae
    Jang Tae-sik
  • Kim Tae-woo
    Baek I-seok
  • L‌J
    Lee Jae-jin
    Producer

About

The Judge Returns

Drama

Despite coming from a lower-income family and attending a non-prestigious university, Lee Han Young (Ji Sung) longed to rise in the judicial ranks. When he married the daughter of Haenal Law Firm's CEO, he also began a working relationship with her father, using his position as a judge for the firm's benefit. However, as the years went by, Han Young's guilty conscience grew stronger, and he eventually defied his orders, sentencing a corrupt chairman to life in prison – only for Han Young himself to end up killed. Miraculously, he wakes up to find himself ten years in the past with all his memories intact, and realizes that he's been given a second chance to make things right. With the help of prosecutor Kim Jin Ah (Won Jin Ah), Han Young strives to deliver justice, even in the toughest of times. This drama was adapted from the web novel "Judge Lee Han Young" by Lee Hae Nal.

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Studio
MBC
Released
2026
Rated
TV-14
Region of Origin
South Korea

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