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Hangul | 소년 심판 |
Hanja | 少年 審判 |
Literal meaning | Juvenile Judgement |
Revised Romanization | Sonyeon Simpan |
Genre | Legal drama |
Written by | Kim Min-seok |
Directed by | Hong Jong-chan |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi camera |
Running time | 55–70 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | Netflix |
Release | February 25, 2022 |
Juvenile Justice (Korean: 소년 심판) is a 2022 South Korean legal drama television series that premiered on Netflix on February 25, 2022.[1][2] Written by Kim Min-seok and directed by Hong Jong-chan, it stars Kim Hye-soo, Kim Mu-yeol, and Lee Sung-min. Juvenile Justice tells the story of a judge who is known for her dislike of juveniles and gets appointed as judge of a juvenile court. The court-room drama sends a message of how society is also responsible for juveniles' acts.[citation needed]
Shim Eun-seok, an elite judge with a cold and distant personality who is known for her dislike of juveniles, is appointed judge of a juvenile court in the Yeonhwa District. There, she breaks customs and administers her own ways of punishing the young offenders. Eun-seok 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.[3]
Netflix in November 2020 confirmed the production of original series Juvenile Justice. It was also confirmed that Hong Jong-chan will direct the series with Kim Hye-soo playing Sim Eun-seok, a newly appointed judge. The series will revolve around issues of the juvenile statutes, and daily lives and concerns of juvenile court judges.[25][26] On January 27, 2023, it was reported that the production of season 2 has been canceled.[27][28]
In December 2020 casting of Kim Mu-yeol and Lee Sung-min as main lead was confirmed.[29]
On May 4, it was reported that Kim Hye-soo was filming Netflix's series Juvenile Justice.[30]
For two weeks in a row, from February 28 to March 6, and March 7 to March 13, Juvenile Justice garnered 45.93 million and 25.94 million viewing hours, respectively, and was Number 1 in Netflix's "Global Top 10" weekly list of the most-watched non-English television shows.[31][32][33][34]
Joel Keller of Decider reviewing the series wrote, "Juvenile Justice is about as close to an American-style procedural as Netflix or Korean TV gets. We hope we get a little more backstory on the main character, but the cases might just be compelling enough to keep our interest."[35]
Pierce Conran of the South China Morning Post gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "A grounded actors showcase that explores juvenile delinquency in a tightly woven frame of jurisprudence which occasionally shifts into a very melodramatic gear."[36]
Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Star Awards | 2022 | Best Writer Award | Kim Min-seok | Nominated | [37] |
Top Excellence Award, Actress in an OTT Drama | Kim Hye-soo | Nominated | |||
Excellence Award, Actress in an OTT Drama | Lee Jung-eun | Nominated | |||
Asian Academy Creative Awards | 2022 | Best Actress in a leading role | Kim Hye-soo | Nominated | [38] |
Best Actress in a Supporting role | Lee Jung-eun | Nominated | |||
Baeksang Arts Awards | 2022 | Best Screenplay | Kim Min-seok | Won | [39] |
Best Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Nominated | [40][41] | ||
Best New Actress | Lee Yeon | Nominated | |||
Blue Dragon Series Awards | 2022 | Best Leading Actress | Kim Hye-soo | Nominated | [42] |
Best Supporting Actress | Lee Jung-eun | Nominated |