The Judge Returns
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- Title: 판사 이한영 / Pansa Ihanyeong
- Also known as: Judge Lee Han Young
- Genre: Legal, time travel, fantasy
- Episodes: 14
- Broadcast network: MBC
- Broadcast period: 2026-Jan-02 to 2026-Feb-14
- Air time: Friday & Saturday 21:40
- Original soundtrack: The Judge Returns OST
Synopsis
An upright judge, who dies after being falsely accused of wrongdoing, reawakens 10 years in the past in order to right that injustice and change his fate.
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Cast
- Main Cast
- Ji Sung as Lee Han Young (Judge of the South Chungcheong District Court)
- Yoon Jae Chan as teen Han Young
- Seo Woo Jin as child Han Young
- Park Hee Soon as Kang Shin Jin (Senior Criminal Judge, Seoul Central District Court)
- Kim Seo Ha as child Shin Jin
- Won Jin Ah as Kim Jin Ah (Public Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office)
- Yoon Seo Yun as teen Jin Ah
- Tae Won Suk as Suk Jung Ho (Han Young's friend)
- Park Shi Yoon (박시윤) as teen Jung Ho
- Baek Jin Hee as Song Na Yun (Reporter with Legal Affairs Department of the Daejin Ilbo newspaper)
- Oh Se Young as Yoo Se Hee (Han Young's ex-wife, Yoo Sun Chul's youngest daughter)
- Hwang Hee as Park Chul Woo (Prosecutor, South Chungcheong District Prosecutors' Office)
- Court people
- Kim Tae Woo as Baek Yi Suk (Chief Judge, South Chungcheong District Court)
- Kim Byung Choon as Im Jung Shik (Senior Criminal Judge, South Chungcheong District Court)
- People around Kang Shin Jin
- Jung Hee Tae as Kim Jin Han (Chief Criminal Judge, Seoul Central District Court)
- Jang Jae Ho as Kim Yoon Hyuk (Judge, South Chungcheong District Court)
- Haenal Law Firm
- Ahn Nae Sang as Yoo Sun Chul (CEO of Haenal Law Firm)
- Heo Hyung Kyu (허형규) as Yoo Jin Kwang (Yoo Sun Chul's eldest son)
- Baek Seung Hee as Yoo Ha Na (Yoo Sun Chul's eldest daughter)
- S Group
- Kim Bup Rae as Jang Tae Shik (CEO of S Shopping, Jang Yong Hyun's son)
- Kim Byung Gi as Jang Yong Hyun (Chairman of S Group)
- Lee Han Young's family and neighbors
- Jung Jae Sung as Lee Bong Suk (Lee Han Young's father)
- Hwang Young Hee as Shin Nam Sook (Lee Han Young's mother)
- Sung Byung Sook as Park Mal Rye (neighbor)
- Im Yool Ri (임율리) as Han Na Young (Park Mal Rye's granddaughter)
- People related to Suojae
- Son Byung Ho as Park Kwang To (Former President)
- Jun Jin Ki as Woo Kyo Hoon (National Assembly Judiciary Chair and next Justice Minister nominee)
- Yeo Woon Bok as Lee Tae Geun (Current Prime Minister)
- Kim Dae Sung (김대성) as Lee Hyun Do (Current Mayor of Seoul)
- Seung Eui Yul (승의열) as Han Jung Hoon (Leader of the ruling Korean Central Party)
- Jo Young Jin as Jo Hoo Hun (Leader of the ruling Korean Central Party)
- Kim Hyun as Choi Yoon Soon (Current Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport)
- Others
- Park Gun Il as Kwak Soon Won
- Han Sang Jo (한상조) as Dol Soe
- Choi Ji Yun as Jang Soo Kyung
- Jun Hee Ryun (전희련) as Kim Suk Tae
- Kim Hye Jung as Chinese restaurant owner
- Lee Young Hee as fortune teller
- Ahn Hyun Jung (안현정) as Jo Ji Yoon (ep 13-14)
- Episode 1 - Corruption Case of CEO Jang Tae Shik / Gojin Chemical Industrial Accident Case
- Kim Dong Joon as Prosecutor Kang special appearance
- Kim Song Il as Choi Jong Hak special appearance
- Park Boo Kun (박부건) as Ko Jin Kyu
- Episode 2-3 - Kim Sang Jin Serial Murder Case
- Bae In Hyuk as Kim Sang Jin special appearance
- Choi So Yoon (최소윤) as Kang Joo Young
- Episode 3-4 - Magok Reservoir Murder Disguised as a Traffic Accident Case
- Lee Je Yun as Park Hyuk Joon special appearance
- Han Seo Wool (한서울) as Kim Sun Hee
- Jang Hee Ryung as Kim Ga Young special appearance
- Episode 4-5 - Military Service Corruption
- Joo Suk In (주석인) as Ttajyo
- Choi Hong Il as Lee Chang Hyo special appearance
- Jo Young Jin as Jo Hoo Hun
- Jung Doo Kyum as Kim Joon Man
- Han Soo Ho (한수호) as Kim Jung Kyun
- Ahn Eun Jung as Kim Jung Kyun's girlfriend
- Episode 6-8 - Namyeon-gu Sinkhole Collapse Accident / Woo Hee Young Drug Case
- Lee Jang Won (이장원) as Choo Yong Jin
- Dang Hyun Suk as Chun Hak Soo
- Kim Jin Ho as Kang Jung Tae
- Shin Hyun Jong (신현종) as Heo Dong Gi
- Kim Nan Hee (김난희) as Kang Ji Young
- Song Hyun Jin (송현진) as Woo Hee Young
- Episode 9-10 - Miracle Investment Fraud / Hwang Tae Sung JB Daehan Group Hiring Corruption Scandal
- Kim Min Kyo as Brian
- Kim Sun Bin as Hwang Tae Sung
- Episode 11-13 - Seonjin Happiness Foundation Corruption Scandal
- Choi Bum Ho as Kang Sun Chul
- Lee Jong Goo as donor
- Shin Yun Woo as student
- Lee Jong Hyuk as Kwak Sang Chul
Production Credits
- Production Companies: OH Story (오에이치스토리), Slingshot Studio (슬링샷스튜디오)
- Directors: Lee Jae Jin, Park Mi Yun
- Original writing: Lee Hae Nal (이해날)
- Screenwriter: Kim Kwang Min
Episode Ratings
See The Judge Returns/Episode Ratings
Notes
- Based on the 2018 webtoon 'Judge Lee Han-young' (판사 이한영) by Lee Hae Nal (이해날).
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