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Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard

Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard

20248.01 Season10 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Seo Dong-jae, facing a grim future due to his tarnished reputation as a corrupt prosecutor, is assigned a new high profile case. This new assignment pushes him to navigate a perilous balance between his prosecutorial instincts and opportunistic inclinations.

Created by Hwang Ha-jung
Written by Hwang Ha-jung, Kim Sang-won
NetworksTVING

Top Cast

Lee Jun-hyuk

Lee Jun-hyuk

Seo Dong-jae

Park Sung-woong

Park Sung-woong

Nam Wan-seong

Hyun Bong-sik

Hyun Bong-sik

Cho Byung-gun

Lee Hang-na

Lee Hang-na

Jeon Mi-ran

Jung Woon-sun

Jung Woon-sun

Kim Ji Hui

Baek Sun-ho

Baek Sun-ho

Sung Si-Woon

Themes & Keywords

corruptioninvestigationsatiremurderspin offcourtroomprosecutorweb serieslawsuspensethriller

About Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard

Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard is a drama, mystery, crime series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of corruption, investigation, satire, murder, spin off, courtroom. Created by Hwang Ha-jung, it stars Lee Jun-hyuk, Park Sung-woong, Hyun Bong-sik. Seo Dong-jae, facing a grim future due to his tarnished reputation as a corrupt prosecutor, is assigned a new high profile case. This new assignment pushes him to navigate a perilous balance between his prosecutorial instincts and opportunistic inclinations.

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