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.[5]
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.
Kim Myung-min as Yang Jong-hoon, a prosecutor-turned-professor who teaches criminal law. 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
Ryu Hye-young 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.
Lee Soo-kyung as Kang Sol B, a first-year student.[6] 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.
Lee David as Seo Ji-ho. He is a smart yet indifferent student who is trying to get revenge for his father's death.
Go Youn-jung as Jeon Ye-seul, a first-year student.[7] She is abused by her boyfriend, who is Assemblyman Ko's son as well.
Hyun Woo 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.
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.[8]JTBC acquired the broadcasting rights in the summer of 2020.[9][10]
Kim Seok-yoon, who previously collaborated with actors Kim Myung-min and Kim Bum on the Detective K film series, joined the project as the director.[12][13] He is also a co-producer for the series, together with Gonggamdong House's Choi Sai-rack.
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).