The Judge from Hell
The Judge from Hell is a 2024 South [Korean television series] written by Jo Yi-soo, directed by Park Jin-pyo, and starring Park Shin-hye and Kim Jae-young. It aired on SBS TV from September 21, to November 2, 2024, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00. It is also available for streaming on Disney+ in selected regions.
Synopsis
, a merciless demon judge from Hell, is exiled by Bael to Earth after wrongly condemning the innocent Judge Kang Bit-na to eternal punishment. As part of her penance, Justitia is placed in Bit-na's body, now tasked with living as a judge in the human world for a year while fulfilling a far darker mission: to track down and condemn ten ruthless individuals responsible for the deaths of others, all without a trace of remorse.With no interest in the lives around her, Justitia's only focus is to carry out her mission and send these souls to Hell, knowing failure means her own demise.
Soon, she encounters Han Da-on, a sharp-witted detective of Violent Crimes Unit 2 at Nobong Police Station, who's known for his meticulous approach to justice. Unaware of Bit-na's true identity, he begins to investigate the strange cases connected to her judgments, and his own painful past gradually coming to light.
Cast and characters
Main
- Park Shin-hye as Kang Bit-na
- Kim Jae-young as Han Da-on
Supporting
Bit-na's assistants
- Kim In-kwon as Gu Man-do
- Kim Ah-young as Lee A-rong
- as Moon Dong-joo
- Lee Joong-ok as Kim Jae-hyun
People at Hwangcheon Villa
- Kim Jae-hwa as Jang Myeong-suk
- as Yoo Jung-im
- as Yoo Min-jun
- Kim Young-ok as Oh Mi-ja
People at Nobong Police Station's Violent Crimes Unit 2
- as Kim So-young
- as Park Dong-hoon
- as Ko Eun-seop
People around Da-on
- Han Sang-jin as Joo Hyung-seok
- as Joo Da-hee
Jung Jae-geol's family
- Kim Hong-pa as Jung Jae-geol
- Lee Kyu-han as Jung Tae-gyu
- as Jung Seon-ho
People at Seoul Central District Court
- as Na Young-jin
- Kim Kwang-kyu as Ahn Dae-young
- Lee Mi-do as Seo Hwa-seon
- Do Eun-ha as Choi Won-kyung
Others
- Lee Kyu-han as Serial killer J
- as Valak
- Park Jung-yeon as Cha Min-jeong
- as Moon Jeong-jun
- Choi Dae-hoon as Detective Jung Mun-jae
- Kim Hyun-mok as Gabriel
Special appearances
- Yang Kyung-won as Yang Seung-bin
- Oh Na-ra as Justitia
- Shin Sung-rok as Bael
- Park Ho-san as Satan
Production
Development
Produced by SBS' content production subsidiary Studio S, The Judge from Hell was written by Jo Yi-soo and directed by Park Jin-pyo.In May 2025, Studio S confirmed a second season for the series.
Casting
and Kim Jae-young were reportedly cast as the lead actors of the series in September and December 2023, respectively.On December 29, 2023, Park and Kim were confirmed to appear in the series.