JUVENILE JUSTICE: SYNOPSIS, VIDEO, CAST

Juvenile Justice (Korean: 소년 심판; RR: Sonyeon Simpan; lit. Juvenile Judgement) is a 2022 South Koreanstreaming television series. Directed by Hong Jong-chan, it stars Kim Hye-soo, Kim Mu-yeol and Lee Sung-min.

Synopsis

Juvenile Justice follows the story of Shim Eun-seok, an elite judge with a cold and distant personality, who is known for her dislike of juveniles, as she becomes a newly appointed judge of a juvenile court in the Yeonhwa District.

There, she breaks customs and administers her own ways of punishing the offenders. She has to deal with and balance her aversion to minor offenders with firm beliefs on justice and punishment as she tackles complex cases while discovering what being an adult truly means.

The court-room drama sends a message of how society is also responsible for juveniles’ acts.

MAIN CAST

Kim Hye-soo

as Shim Eun-seok,

a stern judge of Juvenile Court with bitter past that shaped how she perceived juvenile offenders
Kim Mu-yeol as Cha Tae-joo,
a compassionate judge of Juvenile Court with past history as victim of domestic abuse and being in juvenile reformation center

Lee Sung-min as Kang Won-joong, chief of Juvenile Justice Division

Lee Jung-eun as Na Geun-hee, succeeding Kang Won-joong as chief of Juvenile Justice Division

Supporting Cast

Juvenile Offenders

Lee Yeon as Beak Seung-woo, Conspirator in the Yeonhwa Elementary School Murder Case.
Hwang Hyeon-jeong as Han Ye-eun, The main culprit in the Yeonhwa Elementary School murder case.
Jo Mi-nyeo as Woo Seol-ah, Juvenile pickpocket criminal
Shim Dal-gi as Seo Yu-ri
Song Deok-ho as Kwak Do-seok

A driver in episodes 7 and 8, involved in the minor unlicensed driving accident