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Flowers of the Prison (2016)

Flowers of the Prison poster
Original title
옥중화
Directed by
Lee Byung-hoon
Cast
Jin Se Yun, Jung Da Bin, Go Soo, Jung Yoon Suk, Kim Mi Sook, Queen Munjeong, Jung Joon Ho, Yoon Won Hyung
Genre
historical play
Country
South Korea
Length
1 season, 51 episodes
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set in the Joseon era, the story follows a brilliant female lawyer who challenges the corrupt justice system. She fights for justice while uncovering secrets from her own mysterious past.

historicalcourtroomsuspensefulemotionalslow-burnseriousperioddramatic

What happens

Flowers of the Prison (Korean: 옥중화; Hanja: 獄中花; RR: Okjunghwa) is a 2016 South Korean drama television series starring Jin Se-yeon, Go Soo, Kim Mi-sook, Jung Joon-ho, Park Joo-mi, Yoon Joo-hee, Kim Soo-yeon, Jun Kwang-ryul and Choi Tae-joon. It is MBC's special project drama to commemorate the network's 55th-founding anniversary. The drama also marks the 3rd time collaboration between director Lee Byung-hoon and writer Choi Wan-kyu, after Hur Jun and Sangdo. It replaced Marriage Contract and aired on MBC every Saturday and Sunday at 22:00 (KST) for 51 episodes from April 30 to November 6, 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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