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The Judge from Hell

★ 7.8 6K votes 2024–2024 1 season · 14 episodes Returning Series SBS
K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 9/10RevengeVengeance as the driving motive.This show: 8/10SupernaturalGhosts, demons and powers beyond nature in our own world.This show: 8/10LegalCourtrooms, lawyers and the machinery of the law.This show: 7/10Dark comedyFinding the laughs in grim and taboo material.This show: 7/10Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 7/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 7/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Park Shin-hyeKim Jae-youngKim Young-okLee Joong-okKim A-youngKim In-kwon
Starring
Park Shin-hyeKim Jae-youngKim Young-okLee Joong-okKim A-youngKim In-kwon
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
075150225300

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About

"Hellish justice for a broken legal system"

A merciless judge is possessed by a demon who has clawed his way up from hell to punish criminals the legal system lets slip through the cracks. Together they dispense brutal, supernatural justice to killers, abusers and corrupt officials hiding behind technicalities. The show mixes courtroom procedure with dark fantasy horror, swinging between grim revenge fantasy and pitch-black comedy. It moves briskly, leans hard into stylized violence and moral outrage, and works best if you want catharsis rather than nuance. The lead performance carries the tonal whiplash, keeping the demon-and-host dynamic oddly compelling throughout.

Watch it for

the gleeful, brutal payoff when untouchable criminals finally face consequences.

Maybe skip if

you want restrained realism rather than stylized supernatural vengeance and dark humor.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12024
8.03K142h 14m
Kang Bit-na, a judge possessed by a demon, meets Detective Han Da-on and starts punishing criminals.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Episode #1.17.8
26965 min
▶2Episode #1.28.2
22769 min
▶3Episode #1.38.0
202—
▶4Episode #1.47.9
203—
▶5Episode #1.57.8
191—
▶6Episode #1.68.0
188—
▶7Episode #1.77.8
175—
▶8Episode #1.88.4
207—
▶9Episode #1.98.0
165—
▶10Episode #1.108.2
183—
▶11Episode #1.118.0
165—
▶12Episode #1.128.3
180—
▶13Episode #1.138.1
159—
▶14Episode #1.148.0
171—

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Park Shin-hye Kang Bit-na
Kim Jae-young Han Da-on
Kim Young-ok Oh Mi-ja
Lee Joong-ok Jae-hyun
Kim A-young Lee Ah-rong (Bit-na's assistant)
Kim In-kwon Koo Man-do
Park Ji-yeon Yoo Jung-im
Kim Hye-hwa Kim So-yeong
Jung Suk-yong Yoo Hong-cheol
Choi Dong-goo Jeong Sun-ho

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