Pro Bono
Pro Bono is a 2025–2026 South Korean legal drama television series written by, directed by Kim Seong-yoon and, and starring Jung Kyung-ho, So Joo-yeon, Lee Yoo-young, Yoon Na-moo, Seo Hye-won, and Kang Hyung-seok. The series follows a high-achieving but arrogant judge who is forced to become a public interest lawyer. It aired on tvN from December 6, 2025, to January 11, 2026, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:10. It is also available for streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
Kang Da-wit, a former judge turned public interest lawyer, had it all: fame, a perfect image, and a huge following on social media. But his life, driven by ambition and materialism, took an unexpected turn, forcing him to start over in a humble role.Cast
Main
- Jung Kyung-ho as Kang Da-wit
- * Park Yoon-ho as teen Da-wit
- * Choi Jae-yoon as young Da-wit
- So Joo-yeon as Park Gi-ppeum
- * Kim Tae-yeon as young Gi-ppeum
Supporting
Pro Bono Team Members
- Yoon Na-moo as Jang Yeong-sil
- Seo Hye-won as Yoo Nan-hee
- Kang Hyung-seok as Hwang Jun-woo
O&Partners People
- Lee Yoo-young as Oh Jung-in
- Kim Kap-soo as Oh Gyu-jang
- Choi Dae-hoon as Woo Myung-hoon
Guest appearances
- as Baek Han-byeol, the granddaughter of Baek Joong-seop, who runs a dog café.
- Lee Moon-sik as Shin Jung-suk, Chief Justice
- Kim Jung-young as Kim Sung-rye, Kang Da-wit's mother whose hand was severed due to excessive overtime in Yoo Jae-bum's father's factory and then passed away suddenly when Da-wit was a high school student
- Yun Je-wook as Yoo Jae-bum, a conman who pretended to be Kang Da-wit's elementary school classmate in order to take revenge against Da-wit by framing him for receiving a bribe
- Lee Kang-wook as Kim Do-hoon / Goo Ji-hwan, a journalist who is friends with Kang Da-wit and a lawyer who earns money by taking on cases through illegal means
- Sung Dong-il as Choi Ho-jip, Chief Judge who is notorious for his prickly nature in the legal community
- Yoon Sang-jung as Ji So-yun, the rescuer of the puppy Byuli
- Lee Chun-moo as Kim Kang-hoon, a 12-year-old child on wheelchair due to paraplegia and wants to sue God for damages
- Jung Sae-byul as Jung So-min, Kang-hoon's mother who is pushed to the limits of life while raising her disabled son alone
- Yoo Jae-myung as Choi Woong-san, Woongsan Group and hospital's chairman who advocates anti-abortion hospital policy due to his religious beliefs
- Choi Hee-jin as Kim Jin-oh, a visually impaired judge
- Lee Dae-yun as Kook Young-joon, the appellate court judge
- Jung Hoe-ryn as Kaya, an immigrant from Myanmar who wants a divorce due to her father-in-law's sexual assault
- Sung Yu-jin as Goo Ji-won, the judge who grants Kaya's divorce case and allows her to maintain her residency status
- Lee Jong-won as Jo Kang-ryul, Chief Judge who believes in South Korea being a country of freedom and justice
- Jung Ji-so as Elijah, popular singer/idol who has been continuously harassed by cyber-bullying activist Ma Young-sook and by some fans obsessed with her
- Oh Min-ae as Cha Jin-hee, Elijah's domineering and manipulative mother who is the CEO of her agency 'EK Entertainment'
- Jang Duk-soo as Kang Min-ha, employee at a luxury brand store taking the stand as a key witness against Cha Jin-hee
- Kim Yong-joon as Yoon Baek-man, Yoo Jae-bum's father who owned a paper factory where Kang Da-wit's mother worked
- Song Young-chang as Jang Hyun-bae, a powerful conglomerate chairman who was sentenced to a heavy prison term by Kang Da-wit for habitual assaults on employees and a forced sexual assault on a domestic helper