Lead cast: Ji Sung, Won Jin-ah, Park Hee-soon
Latest Nielsen rating: 4.4 per cent
Five years after The Devil Judge, Ji Sung once again dons judicial robes for The Judge Returns, another legal thriller with a fantastical premise ripe for social commentary.
This time he plays Lee Han-young, a corrupt judge living in a dystopian near future who learns the error of his ways only when he meets his demise in a dark alley. However, he wakes up 10 years earlier, granted a second chance to right his wrongs.
The series opens in 2035, which is much like the present day, save for the slightly updated smartphones and far more poverty and homelessness, as wealth inequality has expanded into a vast chasm, torn open by rampant corruption.