About Defendant

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Drama: Defendant (literal title)
Revised romanization: Pigoin
Hangul: 피고인
Director: Jo Young-Gwang
Writer: Choi Soo-Jin
Network: SBS
Episodes: 16
Release Date: January 23 - March 14, 2017

Story

Park Jung-Woo is a prosecutor at Seoul Central District Prosecutors, who is fiercely dedicated and in favor of strict punishment at his job, but transforms into a loving father and husband at home. After his wife and child are murdered, he wakes up and finds himself in locked up at the police station. He has temporary amnesia. Park Jung-Woo is falsely accused and is sentenced to death. He must struggle to prove his innocence.

Cast

Ji Sung as Park Jung-woo
The head of the violent crimes investigative division who never loses a case.

Um Ki-joon as Cha Sun-ho / Cha Min-ho
Twin brothers and successors of Chamyung Group with different personalities.

Kwon Yu-ri as Seo Eun-hye
A defense lawyer who strives to be eloquent and rational, but loses in court every single time.

Oh Chang-seok as Kang Min-seok
Jung-woo's best friend and fellow prosecutor