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Again My Life (어게인 마이 라이프)
Again My Life (어게인 마이 라이프) is a 2022 SBS Korean fantasy-legal revenge drama, 16 episodes, April 8–May 28, adapted from Lee Hae-Nal's web novel, starring Lee Joon-gi as prosecutor Kim Hee-woo revived to his college days, peaking at 12.0% Nielsen ratings.
Big Mouth (빅마우스) (South Korean TV series)
Big Mouth (빅마우스) is a 2022 16-episode MBC noir legal-thriller K-drama on Disney+, starring Lee Jong-suk and Im Yoon-ah. A 10%-win-rate lawyer, Park Chang-ho, is framed as con man Big Mouse in Gucheon Prison; it won the 2022 MBC Drama Awards Daesang and reached 13.7% ratings.
Buried Hearts (보물섬)
Buried Hearts (보물섬, Treasure Island) is a 2025 SBS political-revenge thriller, 16 episodes, starring Park Hyung-sik and Heo Joon-ho, about a hacked two-trillion-won slush fund and amnesia.
Climax (클라이맥스) (TV series)
Climax (클라이맥스) is a 2026 ENA Monday-Tuesday thriller, 10 episodes, directed by Lee Ji-won, starring Ju Ji-hoon, Ha Ji-won, Nana, Cha Joo-young, and Oh Jung-se; it ended April 14, 2026 at a series-high 3.920% Nielsen rating.
Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard
Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard (좋거나 나쁜 동재) is a 2024 TVING/tvN Korean drama, a 10-episode spin-off of Stranger starring Lee Joon-hyuk as prosecutor Seo Dong-jae, aired October-November 2024.
I Can Hear Your Voice (너의 목소리가 들려)
I Can Hear Your Voice (너의 목소리가 들려, also I Hear Your Voice) is a 2013 SBS Korean legal-fantasy romance drama: mind-reading student Park Su-ha protects public defender Jang Hye-sung from killer Min Joon-kook; 18 episodes, Nielsen peak 23.1%, BaekSang Best Actress Lee Bo-young.
Innocent Defendant (피고인)
Innocent Defendant (피고인) is a South Korean legal thriller television drama that stars Ji Sung as a prosecutor accused of murdering his wife and daughter.
Made in Korea (TV series)
Made in Korea (메이드 인 코리아) is a Disney+ Korean crime thriller directed by Woo Min-ho, starring Hyun Bin as 1970s KCIA agent-drug smuggler Baek Ki-tae and Jung Woo-sung as prosecutor Jang Geon-young; two six-episode seasons ran December 2025 to September 2026.
May It Please the Court (변론을 시작하겠습니다)
May It Please the Court (변론을 시작하겠습니다) is a 2022 Disney+ Korean legal mystery drama, 12 episodes, starring Jung Ryeo-won and Lee Kyu-hyung as public defenders in a serial murder case.
Military Prosecutor Doberman (군검사 도베르만)
Military Prosecutor Doberman (군검사 도베르만) is a 2022 tvN military legal drama, 16 episodes, starring Ahn Bo-hyun and Jo Bo-ah as prosecutors fighting army corruption, written by Yoon Hyun-ho, directed by Jin Chang-kyu, finale at 10.081% ratings.
Queenmaker (퀸메이커)
Queenmaker (퀸메이커) is a 2023 Netflix Korean political thriller, 11 episodes, directed by Oh Jin-seok and written by Moon Ji-young, starring Kim Hee-ae as corporate fixer Hwang Do-hee and Moon So-ri as lawyer Oh Kyung-sook in a Seoul mayoral race against the Eunsung Group.
Remember (TV series)
Remember: War of the Son (리멤버 - 아들의 전쟁), also titled Remember, is a 2015-2016 SBS Korean legal melodrama in which lawyer Seo Jin-woo, played by Yoo Seung-ho, uses hyperthymesia to prove his father's innocence while losing his memory to Alzheimer's.
The Devil Judge (악마판사)
The Devil Judge (악마판사, Akmapansa) is a 2021 tvN Korean legal thriller, 16 episodes, set in dystopian South Korea where judge Kang Yo-han (Ji Sung) presides over a live courtroom show with national voting, opposite Kim Min-jung, Jinyoung, and Park Gyu-young.
The Whirlwind (돌풍) (TV series)
The Whirlwind (돌풍, Dolpung) is a 2024 Netflix Korean political thriller series, 12 episodes, written by Park Kyung-su, directed by Kim Yong-wan, starring Sol Kyung-gu as a prime minister who plots to assassinate a corrupt president and Kim Hee-ae as the deputy prime minister opposing him.
Times (타임즈)
Times (타임즈) is a 2021 OCN Saturday-Sunday Korean drama about 2020 reporter Seo Jung-in phoning 2015 reporter Lee Jin-woo to prevent her father President Seo Ki-tae's death. Directed by Yoon Jong-ho, it ended at 3.0% ratings and streams on wavve and TVING.
Vincenzo (빈센조) (TV series)
Vincenzo (빈센조) is a 2021 tvN dark-comedy crime drama, 20 episodes, starring Song Joong-ki as a Korean-Italian Mafia consigliere fighting a corrupt conglomerate; streamed on Netflix, a top-ten Korean cable ratings hit.
When the Phone Rings (지금 거신 전화는)
When the Phone Rings (지금 거신 전화는) is a 2024 MBC romantic thriller starring Yoo Yeon-seok and Chae Soo-bin, adapted from Geon Eomul-nyeo's web novel The Number You Have Dialed, about a silent arranged-marriage couple whose relationship changes after a kidnapping call; it hit 8.6% ratings and Netflix's global Top 10 in 78 countries.
Whisper (귓속말) (TV series)
Whisper (귓속말, Gwitsotmal) is a 2017 SBS Korean legal thriller, 17 episodes, written by Park Kyung-soo, starring Lee Bo-young and Lee Sang-yoon, finale rated 20.3% nationwide.
Your Honor (유어 아너) (2024 TV series)
Your Honor (유어 아너) is a 2024 ENA/Genie TV 10-episode Korean crime suspense drama, a remake of the Israeli Kvodo, starring Son Hyun-joo as a judge hiding his son's hit-and-run and Kim Myung-min as the crime boss pursuing him; finale 6.1%, ENA's third-highest rating.