The Judge Returns
Seen it?2026 | 1 seasons | Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and a quick end, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved Alfred Hitchcock Presents or Regular Show, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty, mind-bending.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings.
- What might put you off
- It's in Korean, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Award season hasn't happened yet, so this isn't counted.
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 312K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Lee Jae-jin
- Ji SungLee Han-young
- Won Jin-ahKim Jin-ah
- Park Hee-soonKang Shin-jin
- Baek Jin-heeSong Na-yeon
- Oh Se-youngYoo Se-hee
- Hwang HeePark Cheol-wu
- Tae Won-seokSeok Jeong-ho
- Park Geon-ilGwak Sun-won
- Han Su-hoKim Jung-kyun