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Defendant

Defendant

20178.11 Season18 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Park Jung-Woo is a prosecutor at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. One day, he wakes up and finds himself in locked up at the police station. He has temporary amnesia. Park Jung-Woo is falsely accused and is sentenced to death. He must struggle to prove his innocence.

Created by Kang Sook
Written by Kang Sook
NetworksSBS

Top Cast

Ji Sung

Ji Sung

Park Jung-Woo

Uhm Ki-joon

Uhm Ki-joon

Cha Sun-Ho / Cha Min-Ho

Kwon Yu-ri

Kwon Yu-ri

Seo Eun-Hye

Oh Chang-seok

Oh Chang-seok

Kang Joon-Hyuk

Uhm Hyun-kyung

Uhm Hyun-kyung

Na Yeon-Hee

Son Yeo-eun

Son Yeo-eun

Yoon Ji-Soo

Shin Rin-a

Shin Rin-a

Park Ha-Yeon

Seong Byeong-suk

Seong Byeong-suk

Oh Jung-Hee

Park Ho-san

Park Ho-san

Choi Dae-Hong

Jang Kwang

Jang Kwang

Cha Young-Woon

Themes & Keywords

amnesiadeceptionmurderbromanceidentity swappower strugglelawsuspensewrongfully accused

About Defendant

Defendant is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of amnesia, deception, murder, bromance, identity swap, power struggle. Created by Kang Sook, it stars Ji Sung, Uhm Ki-joon, Kwon Yu-ri. Park Jung-Woo is a prosecutor at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. One day, he wakes up and finds himself in locked up at the police station. He has temporary amnesia. Park Jung-Woo is falsely accused and is sentenced to death. He must struggle to prove his innocence.

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