Extraordinary Attorney Woo

Details

Title: 이상한 변호사 우영우 / Yisanghan Byeonhosa Uyeongu
Also known as: Strange Lawyer Woo Young Woo
Genre: Drama, legal, comedy
Episodes: 16
Broadcast network: ENA / Netflix
Broadcast period: 2022-Jun-29 to 2022-Aug-18
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:00
Original soundtrack: Extraordinary Attorney Woo OST

Synopsis

Despite having autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Woo Young Woo is a rookie lawyer at a top law firm. She has a very high IQ, an astonishing photographic memory, and a unique way of thinking, but she struggles with basic social skills and emotional awareness.

User/Viewer Ratings

4.47

(15 votes)

Cast

Main Cast

Park Eun Bin as Woo Young Woo (27)
- Oh Ji Yool as child Young Woo
Kang Tae Oh as Lee Joon Ho (29)
Kang Ki Young as Jung Myung Suk (43)

People around Woo Young Woo

Jun Bae Soo as Woo Kwang Ho (53) (Young Woo's father)
- Jang Sung Bum as younger Kwang Ho
Joo Hyun Young as Dong Geu Ra Mi (27) (Young Woo's best friend)
Im Sung Jae as Kim Min Shik (pub owner / Geu Ra Mi's boss)

Hanbada Law Firm

Baek Ji Won as Han Sun Young (51) (CEO)
Ha Yoon Kyung as Choi Soo Yun (27)
Joo Jong Hyuk as Kwon Min Woo (29)
Choi Dae Hoon as Jang Seung Joon

Taesan Law Firm

Jin Kyung as Tae Soo Mi (51) (CEO)
- Jung Han Bit (정한빛) as younger Soo Mi (ep 8)
Park Sun Joo (박선주) as Tae Soo Mi's secretary (ep 2)
Lee Shi Yoo (이시유) as HR department chief (ep 8)

Others

Lee Doo Suk as reporter
Baek Soo Min (백수민) as Joon Ho's friend
Sul Chang Hee (설창희) as Dr. Lee Ki Won (ep 1)
Kim Jae Heum (김재흠) as convenience store owner (ep 3)
Kim Shi Young (김시영) as high school teacher (ep 4)
Seo Yi Hyun (서이현) as high school teacher (ep 4)
Bae Sung Il as high school teacher (ep 4)
Koo Da Song (구다송) as bully student (ep 4)
Jung Ye Bin (정예빈) as bully student (ep 4)
Kim Yun Woo (김연우) as Joon Ho's friend (ep 10)
Jung Wook Jin as Lee Jong Kwon (ep 10-11)
Jung Ga Hee as Lee Jong Kwon's ex-girlfriend (ep 11)
Lee Yoon Ji as Choi Ji Soo (Jung Myung Suk's ex-wife) (ep 13-14, 16)
Shin Yun Sook (신연숙) as Myung Suk's mother (ep 15)
Han Sa Myung as Choi Jin Pyo (ep 15)

Episodes

"Extraordinary Attorney Woo" (ep 1)

Lee Do Kyung as Park Kyu Shik
Kang Ae Shim as Choi Young Ran
Kim Hak Sun as judge
Park Jung Bok (박정복) as Prosecutor Choi Hyun Uk
Min Koo Kyung (민구경) as Dr. Jung Kwang Hyun

"The Wedding Dress That Slipped Off" (ep 2)

Yoon Joo Sang as Kim Jung Koo
Ha Young as Kim Hwa Young
Park Ji Hoon as Hong Jin Wook
Park Yoo Rim as Kang Ji Hye
Lee Dong Chan (이동찬) as Hong Joo Myung
Park Sang Jong as Hong Jin Wook's uncle
Lee Ji Hae (이지해) as Kim Soo Ae
Yoo Byung Hoon (유병훈) as defense attorney
Kim Seung Tae (김승태) as judge
Nam Jung Woo (남정우) as Kim Jung Koo's secretary
Ma Jung Pil (마정필) as Dr. Oh Jin Sung
Jo Young Mi (조영미) as Kim Hwa Young's maid

"This Is Pengsoo" (ep 3)

Sung Ki Yoon (성기윤) as Kim Jin Pyung
Yoon Yoo Sun as Jung Kyung Hee
Moon Sang Hoon (문상훈) as Kim Jung Hoon
Lee Bong Joon as Kim Sang Hoon
Park Soo Min (박수민) as Judge Park Eun Jung
Baek Sung Chul (백성철) as Prosecutor Kim Min Soo
Ha Dong Joon (하동준) as psychiatrist
Hong Roo Hyun (홍루현) as medical examiner
Kang Ji Hoon (강지훈) as TV news anchor
Lee Byung Chul (이병철) as taxi driver

"The Strife of the Three Brothers" (ep 4)

Jung Suk Yong as Dong Dong Sam (youngest brother/Geu Ra Mi's father)
Yoon Jin Sung (윤진성) as (Dong Sam's wife/Geu Ra Mi's mother)
Go In Bum as Dong Dong Il (eldest brother)
Lee Sang Hee (이상희) as Dong Dong Yi (2nd brother)
Lee Seo Hwan (이서환) as Jin Hyuk (Dong Sam's neighbor)
Lee Jung In (이정인) as judge
Kim Kyung Min (김경민) as Dong Il's lawyer

"Wild Card vs. Tactician" (ep 5)

Lee Sung Wook as Hwang Doo Yong (Sales Manager of Ihwa ATM)
Yoon Byung Hee as Bae Sung Chul (Team Leader of R&D of Ihwa ATM)
Shin Hyun Jong (신현종) as Oh Jin Jong (President of Geumgang ATM)
Kim Do Hyun (김도현) as Kim Woo Sung (Geumgang ATM's lawyer)
Jung Hyung Suk (정형석) as judge

"If I Were a Whale..." (ep 6)

Lee Ki Young as Judge Ryu Myung Ha
Kim Hi Eo Ra as Kye Hyang Shim
Im Ha Bi (임하비) as Kye Ha Yoon (Hyang Shim's daughter)
Im Sung Mi as Lee Soon Young
Lee Rang Seo (이랑서) as Kim Jung Hee
Nam Jin Bok (남진복) as prosecutor
Son Sang Kyu (손상규) as Attorney Kwon Joo Ho (public defender)
Seo Young Sam (서영삼) as Dr. Kwon Byung Kil
Lee Young Shil (이영실) as landlady
Ahn Soo Bin as orphanage staff
Choi Hyun Joon (최현준) as courthouse security desk

"A Tale about Sodeok-dong" (ep 7-8)

Jung Kyu Soo as Choi Han Soo (Sodeok-dong village head)
Kim Sung Bum as Jo Hyun Woo (Sodeok-dong resident)
Kim Duk Joo (김덕주) as "Teresa" (Sodeok-dong resident)
Park Kang Sup (박강섭) as Park Yoo Jin (Gyeonghae Provincial Office civil servant)
Park Yoon Hee as judge
Min Eung Shik (민응식) as professor

"The Pied Piper" (ep 9)

Goo Gyo Hwan as Bang Koo Ppong
Choo Kwi Jung (추귀정) as Choi Sung Sook (Director of Mujin Academy)
Jung Shi Yool (정시율) as Lee Se Won (Mujin Academy student)
Song Ji Woo (송지우) as Kim Min Ji (Mujin Academy student)

"Holding Hands Can Wait" (ep 10)

Lee Won Jung as Yang Jung Il
Oh Hye Soo (오혜수) as Shin Hye Young
Lee Jung Eun (이정은) as Hye Young's mother
Kwon Bum Taek (권범택) as judge
Yoon Young Min (윤영민) as prosecutor
Lee Eun Joo as psychiatrist

"Mr. Salt, Ms. Pepper and Attorney Soy Sauce" (ep 11)

Heo Dong Won as Shin Il Soo
Jung Ji Ho (정지호) as Yoon Jae Won
Jung Kang Hee as Park Sung Nam
Park Ji Yun as Sung Eun Ji
Kang Myung Joo (강명주) as judge
Jung Hyung Suk (정형석) as defense attorney
Seo Hye Won as Choi Da Hye
Jang Won Hyuk (장원혁) as Han Byung Kil

"Yangtze River Dolphin" (ep 12)

Lee Ki Young as Judge Ryu Myung Ha
Lee Bong Ryun as Attorney Ryu Jae Sook
Kim Hee Chang (김희창) as Moon Jong Chul (Mir Life's HR director)
Lee Ji Hyun (이지현) as Kim Hyun Jung (plaintiff)
Lee Moon Jung (이문정) as Lee Ji Young (plaintiff)
Lee Jin Min (이지민) as Choi Yun Hee
Hong Seung Kyoon (홍승균) as Kim Hyun Jung's husband

"The Blue Night of Jeju" (ep 13-14)

Song Yong Tae as Kim Young Bok (plaintiff)
Chae Song Hwa (채송화) as Lee Seung Hee (Joon Ho's older sister)
Yoon Na Moo as Jung Nam (Lee Seung Hee's husband)
Heo Hyun Ho as head monk
Choi Yun Oh as judge
Lee Ki Sup (이기섭) as defense attorney
Kim Kun Ho (김건호) as admission fee collector

"Saying and Doing Things Not Asked" & "Though Unusual and Peculiar" (ep 15-16)

Kim Joo Hun as Bae In Chul (CEO of Raon)
Ryu Kyung Hwan (류경환) as Kim Chan Hong
Choi Hyun Jin (최현진) as Choi Sang Hyun (Tae Soo Mi's son)
Park Jin Young as judge (ep 15)
Yoo Yun as attorney for KCC (ep 15)
Choi Nam Wook as Yang Hee Sub (ep 16)

Production Credits

Production Companies: AStory, KT Studio Genie (KT스튜디오지니), Nangman Crew (낭만크루)
Director: Yoo In Shik
Screenwriter: Moon Ji Won

Episode Ratings

See Extraordinary Attorney Woo/Episode Ratings

Recognitions

2023 59th Baeksang Arts Awards:
- Grand Prize - Drama (Park Eun Bin)
- Best Director - Drama (Yoo In Shik)
2022 13th Korea Drama Awards:
- Best Picture
2022 4th Asian Content Awards:
- Best Actress (Park Eun Bin)
- Best Content
- Best Writer (Moon Ji Won)
2022 Critics Choice Awards:
- Rising Star Award for TV (Park Eun Bin)
2022 8th APAN Star Awards:
- Best Supporting Actress (Baek Ji Won)
- Best Writer (Moon Ji Won)
- Popularity Star Award, Actress (Park Eun Bin)

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