Witch at Court

Witch at Court[2] (Korean: 마녀의 법정) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Jung Ryeo-won and Yoon Hyun-min. It aired from October 9 to November 28, 2017 on KBS2's Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST) time slot.[3][4]

Witch at Court
Promotional poster
Hangul
마녀의 법정
Hanja
魔女의 法廷
Literal meaningWitch's Court
Revised RomanizationManyeoui Beopjeong
Genre
Created byKBS Drama Production
Written byJung Do-yoon
Directed byKim Young-kyun
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Ji Byung-hyun
  • Kim Jong-shik[1]
  • Song Jae-joon
Producers
  • Choi Jun-ho
  • Seo Byung-chul
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companyiWill Media[1]
Release
Original networkKBS2
Original releaseOctober 9 (2017-10-09) –
November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28)

Synopsis

This series is centered around a materialistic female prosecutor who does not hesitate to use personal attacks, fabricate evidence, and incite perjury in order to win her case is assigned to special task force for sex crimes. A newbie prosecutor also joins the task force, and together they solve crimes with a grudging chemistry.[2]

Cast

Main
She is an ace prosecutor with experience in all four of district prosecutors' office in Seoul. She walks a fine line between legal and illegal investigation. She does not hesitate to use personal attacks, fabricate evidence and incite perjury in order to win her case. That being said, she is egoistic and ill-tempered. In the most conservative organization in Korea, she has been struggling to rise from humble beginnings. Then she gets caught up in a case and is assigned to the special task force for child sex crimes, the most undesired team in the organization.[5]
He is a newbie prosecutor who graduated from law school at the top of his class. He takes no interest in promotion, success and office politics. He used to be a pediatric psychiatrist, so he is able to distinguish truth and falsehood by finding the subtle nuances and hidden clues in people's testimonies, which is a useful ability for solving sex crimes, which always lack physical evidence. At first, he is not fond of Yi-deum, who pursues power without reserve, but when he learns about her painful past, he holds out his hand to her and protects her.[2][6]
As his father was a left-wing activist under the right-wing government, he was not able to become a prosecutor. Instead, he became a policeman. Whenever he had a chance of getting promoted, his father's record would always drag him down, so he accused innocent people as communists to show his loyalty for the government. Yet, he holds no regret or shame for the terrible things he's done. After retiring as a chief officer, he is elected as a member of the National Assembly. He is a member of the advisory board of a law firm, and he runs for the position of mayor of Yeong-pa city.[2][7]
She is the chief prosecutor of the special task force for sex crimes against children and women. She created the task force herself to help the victims more efficiently. 20 years ago, she investigated the sexual torture case of Superintendent Jo Gap-soo. She desperately wanted to punish him but failed due to lack of evidence. After 20 years, she is still fighting against Jo Gap-soo's law firm at the court.[2]

Supporting

Department for Women's Crime Division

Brother Law Firm

Others

Production
  • The series is formerly known as Don't Trust Her (그녀를 믿지 마세요; Geunyeoreul Mitji Maseyo).[5]
  • Filming started in early September 2017.[6]
  • The series is produced by iWill Media, of which founder and CEO Kim Jong-shik is a former drama production director for KBS.[1]

Ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS[10] Nielsen Korea[11]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 October 9, 2017 6.5% (NR) 6.9% (NR) 6.6% (NR) 7.0% (NR)
2 October 10, 2017 7.6% (17th) 7.8% (13th) 9.5% (9th) 9.6% (9th)
3 October 16, 2017 8.1% (18th) 9.0% (11th) 9.1% (9th) 8.6% (9th)
4 October 17, 2017 10.9% (8th) 10.4% (7th) 12.3% (5th) 12.7% (3rd)
5 October 23, 2017 8.5% (14th) 9.4% (9th) 10.2% (8th) 10.6% (6th)
6 October 24, 2017 9.6% (11th) 10.8% (5th) 11.0% (6th) 11.3% (4th)
7 October 30, 2017 7.5% (18th) 7.8% (15th) 7.6% (16th) 7.7% (14th)
8 October 31, 2017 9.4% (13th) 10.6% (5th) 9.3% (8th) 9.1% (7th)
9 November 6, 2017 8.7% (13th) 9.1% (10th) 10.1% (7th) 10.3% (9th)
10 November 7, 2017 11.1% (7th) 12.4% (5th) 11.4% (6th) 11.9% (5th)
11 November 13, 2017 9.3% (10th) 10.8% (6th) 10.5% (7th) 10.5% (9th)
12 November 14, 2017 11.2% (7th) 12.3% (5th) 11.9% (7th) 12.3% (3rd)
13 November 20, 2017 9.4% (9th) 9.8% (6th) 10.9% (7th) 10.6% (8th)
14 November 21, 2017 11.9% (6th) 12.0% (6th) 12.6% (6th) 12.3% (4th)
15 November 27, 2017 9.9% (12th) 10.2% (5th) 11.9% (4th) 11.9% (6th)
16 November 28, 2017 12.0% (5th) 12.6% (4th) 14.3% (4th) 14.1% (3rd)
Average 9.5% 10.1% 10.6% 10.6%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2017 31st KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Jung Ryeo-won Won [12]
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Yoon Hyun-min Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Lee Il-hwa Won
Kim Yeo-jin Nominated
Best Young Actor Ji Min-hyuk Nominated
Best Young Actress Lee Re Won
Best Couple Award Jung Ryeo-won and Yoon Hyun-min Won
2018 6th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Jung Ryeo-won Nominated [13]

References
  1. CEO Profile. South Korea: iWill Media Corporation.
  2. "Witch at Court". KBS World. KBS World. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  3. Park, Jin-young. [단독] 정려원·윤현민, '그녀를 믿지 마세요' 출연 확정..다음주 대본리딩. Naver (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  4. Doo, Rumy. "TV series 'Witch at Court' tops ratings". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  5. Kim, Jin-seok. [단독]정려원, 검사 된다… '그녀를 믿지 마세요' 주인공. Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  6. "Yoon Hyun-min to star in "Witch's Court"". Hancinema. Star Today. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  7. "Jun Kwang-ryul to star in "Witch's Court"". Hancinema. Herald Pop. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  8. ""Witch's Court" Jung Ryeo-won, Yoon Hyun-min, and Choi Ri". Hancinema. Hankyung. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  9. "Kim Min-seo, to star in "Witch's Court"". Hancinema. TV Daily. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  10. "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  11. "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  12. Lee, Kyung-ho (January 1, 2018). "김영철·천호진,KBS 연기대상 공동 수상..아버지의 힘!(종합)". Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  13. "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트". Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.
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