Defendant (2017)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Park Jung-Woo is a prosecutor at Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office. One day, he wakes up and finds himself in locked up at the police station. He has temporary amnesia. Park Jung-Woo is falsely accused and is sentenced to death. He must struggle to prove his innocence.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (2,510 votes)
Episode average: 8.3 ↑ +0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: KO
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

8.33 avg 18 episodes 8.8 → 9.0 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Episode #1.1	8.8	60
2	Episode #1.2	8.4	41
3	Episode #1.3	8.1	40
4	Episode #1.4	8.4	39
5	Episode #1.5	8.4	37
6	Episode #1.6	8.5	34
7	Episode #1.7	8.0	31
8	Episode #1.8	8.1	31
9	Episode #1.9	8.0	30
10	Episode #1.10	8.0	30
11	Episode #1.11	8.1	30
12	Episode #1.12	8.4	28
13	Episode #1.13	8.1	28
14	Episode #1.14	8.2	30
15	Episode #1.15	8.5	28
16	Episode #1.16	8.4	28
17	Episode #1.17	8.6	29
18	Episode #1.18	9.0	41