Defendant (TV series)

Defendant
Also known as The Accused
Genre Legal Thriller
Written by Choi Soo-jin
Directed by Jo Young-gwang
Starring Ji Sung
Kwon Yuri
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Location(s) South Korea
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Signal Entertainment Group
The Story Works
Distributor SBS
Release
Original network SBS
Original release January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16) –  ()

Defendant (Hangul: 피고인; RR: Pigoin; lit. The Accused) is an upcoming South Korean television series starring Ji Sung and Kwon Yuri. It will air on SBS every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) starting from January 16, 2017.[1][2][3][4]

Synopsis

Park Jung-woo is a prosecutor at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. One day, he wakes up and finds himself a convict on death row. Suffering from temporary amnesia, Jung-woo has no idea what transpired to land him in prison. He struggles to recover his memory and clear his name.

Cast

Main

The head of the violent crimes investigative division who never loses a case.
Successors of Chamyung Group with different personalities.
A defense lawyer who strives to be eloquent and rational, but loses in court every single time.
Daughter of a bankrupt chaebol, who has a fiery ambition to succeed.

Supporting

Jung-woo's best friend and fellow prosecutor.
A convict charged with assault. The prison's quick-witted mood maker, who helps take care of Jung-woo.

Production

It is directed by PD Jo Young-kwang of 49 Days, and written by Choi Su-jin of City Hunter.

References

  1. ↑ "[단독]지성·한예슬·엄기준·엄현경, ´피고인´ 출연". Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  2. ↑ "| 유리 측 "'피고인' 출연 확정..변호사 서은혜 역"(공식입장)텐아시아". 텐아시아. 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  3. ↑ "지성 측 "´홍길동´ ´피고인´ 모두 검토, 결정 無"[공식]". Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  4. ↑ "지성·유리·엄기준·엄현경, '피고인' 출연 확정..1월 방송 [종합]". Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  5. ↑ tf.co.kr. "[TF초점] '역적 홍길동'은 지성?, '킬미, 힐미' 김진만 PD 신작 러브콜". 더팩트 (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  6. ↑ "소녀시대 유리, '낭만닥터 김사부' 후속 '피고인' 출연". tvdaily.asiae.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  7. ↑ "[단독] 한지우, SBS '피고인' 캐스팅 확정…유리 동기 된다". Retrieved 2016-11-28.
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