The Judge Returns
Created by Lee Jae-jin
On MBC
A time-travel redemption narrative where a morally compromised judge rewrites his past to pursue justice, balancing systemic corruption against personal agency.
The return of corrupt judge Lee Han-young, who was a slave to a large law firm, to the past 10 years ago. He makes new choices to punish evil and implement justice.
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