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The Judge Returns Premieres on MBC, Launching Ji Sung’s Time-Slip Legal Drama

New stills tease an intensifying courtroom clash as the series sets its tone.

Overview

  • The drama premiered on MBC on January 2 in the Friday–Saturday 9:40 p.m. KST slot, with episodes available on Viki; Dramabeans also lists HBO Max carriage in Asia and a 14-episode run.
  • The story follows corrupt judge Lee Han-young, who travels ten years into the past and uses his second chance to pursue justice against entrenched power.
  • Ji Sung leads alongside Park Hee-soon as Supreme Court Chief Justice Kang Shin-jin and Won Jin-ah as prosecutor Kim Jin-ah.
  • Early previews highlight tense first encounters between the leads and a heightened courtroom scene in episode two without revealing key plot turns.
  • Soompi reports special appearances by Kim Dong-jun as a prosecutor colleague and Bae In-hyuk as a suspect in the opening episodes.