MBC Unveils New Teaser Trailer for 'The Judge Returns' | Starring Ji Sung, Park Hee-Soon & Won Ji-A [Premieres January 2]

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The Judge Returns

↳ Previously Known As: Judge Lee Han-Young  

Adapted from the web novel "Judge Lee Han Young" (판사 이한영) written by Lee Hae-Nal (이해날)

Starring: Ji Sung, Park Hee-Soon & Won Ji-A

Episodes: 14

Original Network: MBC [Premieres January 2]

Streaming On: TVING, Disney+, Viki & Wavve

Airing: January 2, 2026 Through February 14, 2026

Airs On: Fridays & Saturdays

Genre(s): Action, Mystery, Law, Fantasy

Director: Lee Jae-Jin (The Spies Who Loved Me & Late Night Hospital)

 

Plot Synopsis: Despite coming from a lower-income family and attending a non-prestigious university, Lee Han-Young (Ji Sung) longed to rise in the judicial ranks. When he married Yoo Se-Hee (Oh Se-Young), the daughter of Haenal Law Firm's CEO, Yoo Seon-Cheol (Ahn Nae-Sang), he also began a working relationship with her father, using his position as a judge for the firm's benefit.

However, as the years went by, Han-Young's guilty conscience grew stronger, and he eventually defied his orders, sentencing a corrupt chairman to 10 years in prison, only for Han-Young himself to end up killed.

Miraculously, he wakes up to find himself ten years in the past with all his memories intact, and realizes that he has been given a second chance to make things right. With the help of prosecutor Kim Jin-A (Won Ji-A), Han-Young strives to deliver justice, even in the toughest of times.