Miss Hammurabi (2018)

Original title

미스 함무라비

Directed by

Kwak Jung Hwan

Cast

Go Ah Ra, L, Sung Dong Il, Ryu Duk Hwan, Lee Elliya, Lee Tae Sung, Ahn Nae Sang, Cha Soon Bae

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romance film, drama television series, legal drama

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 16 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series follows a principled rookie judge who tries to balance the strict letter of the law with human compassion. She works alongside her colleagues at a district court, handling everyday cases that reveal social problems in modern Korea.

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What happens

Ms. Hammurabi (Korean: 미스 함무라비) is a 2018 South Korean television series written by Moon Yoo-seok, the chief judge of Seoul Eastern District Court, and starring Go Ara, Kim Myung-soo, and Sung Dong-il. It is based on the screenwriter's own novel of the same name, which was first serialized in 2015 on The Hankyoreh and was later published in paperback form in 2016 by Munhakdongne Publishing Group. It aired on JTBC from May 21 to July 16, 2018, every Monday and Tuesday at 23:00 (KST) for 16 episodes. The series was well received by viewers for its fresh perspective on judges, as well as its honest depiction of adversities in modern-day Korean society. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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