''Law School'' () is a

South Korean television series Korean drama (), also known as K-drama or Koreanovela, refers to Korean-language television shows made in South Korea. These shows began to be produced around the early 1960s, but were mostly consumed domestically until the rise of the Korean Wa ...

starring

Kim Myung-min Kim Myung-min (, born October 8, 1972) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the television series ''Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin'' (2004), ''White Tower (TV series), White Tower'' (2007), ''Beethoven Virus'' (2008), ' ...

, Kim Bum,

Ryu Hye-young Ryu Hye-young (; born March 28, 1991) is a South Korean actress and model. She is best known for her role in the hit drama series ''Reply 1988'' (2015–2016) and ''Law School A law school (also known as a law centre/center, college of la ...

, and Lee Jung-eun. It premiered on

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on April 14, 2021 and aired every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 KST. The episodes are available for streaming on Netflix.

Synopsis

Set in Hankuk University Law School, the series tells the story of students and professors who come across an unusual case. A professor at a prestigious law school and his students get involved in an unprecedented case. It is a drama about the process of prospective lawyers realizing authenticity, law, and justice. During a supervised mock trial class, a law school professor is found dead at the school, and Professor Yang is arrested as the main suspect. Kang Sol, Han Joon-Hwi, and other students at Hankuk work together to reveal the truth behind Professor Seo's death, and prove Professor Yang's innocence.

Cast

Main

as Yang Jong-hoon, a prosecutor-turned-professor who teaches

criminal law Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It proscribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and Well-being, welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most criminal l ...

. He is stern and cold, but people close to him know how kind he really is. * Kim Bum as Han Joon-hwi, a first-year student who always gets the top grades among his peers. He is a smart student who is also the nephew of the murdered professor. **An Seong-won as young Joon-hwi *

as Kang Sol A, a first-year student who entered law school through special admission. She was barely able to get into law school and is Ye-Seul's good friend. She also is the twin sister of Erica Shin. * Lee Jung-eun as Kim Eun-sook, a judge-turned-professor who teaches civil law. She is a 'fun to be with' professor who is liked by her students. She is a good friend of Professor Yang, and tries her best to prove him innocent.

Supporting

Hankuk University Law School Faculty

Ahn Nae-sang Ahn Nae-sang (; born December 25, 1964) is a South Korean actor. He began his career on the stage, and in 1994 made his film debut in the Bong Joon-ho short film ''Baeksekin'' ("White Man" or "White-collar worker"), followed by Jang Sun-woo's ...

as Seo Byung-ju * Gil Hae-yeon as Oh Jung-hee *

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as Sung Dong-il * Oh Man-seok as Kang Ju-man * Lee Seung-hun as Jung Dae-hyeon

Hankuk University Law School Students

* Lee Soo-kyung as Kang Sol B, a first-year student. She is Kang Sol A's roommate. She belongs to a rich family and is continuously pressured by her mother to perform well and get to the top. *

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as Seo Ji-ho. He is a smart yet indifferent student who is trying to get revenge for his father's death. *

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as Jeon Ye-seul, a first-year student. She is abused by her boyfriend, who is Assemblyman Ko's son as well. *

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as Yoo Seung-jae, a former medical student who turned to law school. He always scored the best marks until a secret of his is revealed. * Lee Kang-ji as Min Bok-gi * Kim Min-seok as Jo Ye-beom

Prosecutors' Office

Park Hyuk-kwon Park Hyuk-kwon (; born July 11, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Park began his acting career in 1993 as a member of the theater troupe Sanulrim. He later became a well-regarded supporting actor in films such as '' Chaw'' (2009) and '' Secret Reu ...

as Jin Hyeong-u * Kim Yong-joon as Chief Prosecutor Kim * Min Dae-shik

Kang Sol A's Family

* Shin Mi-young as Kang Sol A's mother * Park So-yi as Kang Byeol, Kang Sol A's younger sister *

as Kang Dan / Erica Shin, Sol A's twin sister who has a secret story. She decided to move to Boston, USA.

Others

* Jung Won-joong as Assemblyman Ko Hyeong-su *Jo Jae-ryong as Lee Man-ho * Lee Hwi-jong as Ko Young-chang, Ye-seul's boyfriend. *

Lee Chun-hee Lee Chun-hee (born February 19, 1979) is a South Korean actor. Career Lee Chun-hee made his acting debut in the movie ''A Good Lawyer's Wife'' in 2003 and has since starred in several big screen roles such as ''The Aggressives (2005 South Kore ...

as Park Geun-tae *Sung Yeo-jin as Han Joon-hwi's aunt *Park Mi-hyeon as Han Hye-gyeong, Kang Sol B's mother *Actor Unknown as Choi Jae-cheol

Production

Development

The then network-less project was first announced by the production company Gonggamdong House in June 2018 under the working title ''Law School Monsters'', making it South Korea's first law school television series, with Seo In ('' Judge vs. Judge'') as the writer.

acquired the broadcasting rights in the summer of 2020.

Casting

In mid-September 2020,

confirmed that

, Kim Bum,

, and Lee Jung-eun would star in the series. Kim Seok-yoon, who previously collaborated with actors

and Kim Bum on the '' Detective K'' film series, joined the project as the director. He is also a co-producer for the series, together with Gonggamdong House's Choi Sai-rack.

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Viewership

References

External links

* * * {{SLL (South Korean company) JTBC television dramas 2021 South Korean television series debuts South Korean legal television series Television series by SLL Korean-language Netflix exclusive international distribution programming 2021 South Korean television series endings South Korean television series about prosecutors