The Judge Returns (2026)

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20261 Season8.1

Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

TMDB8.1

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Genre: Crime
Origin: KR

About

The return of corrupt judge Lee Han-young, who was a slave to a large law firm, to the past 10 years ago. He makes new choices to punish evil and implement justice.

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Details

Director: Lee Jae-jin
Status: Ended
First aired: Jan 2, 2026
Network: MBC
Studio: Slingshot Studios

Time to finish

11 hrs

14 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

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Cast

Ji Sung

Lee Han-young

Won Jin-ah

Kim Jin-ah

Park Hee-soon

Kang Shin-jin

Baek Jin-hee

Song Na-yeon

Oh Se-young

Yoo Se-hee

Hwang Hee

Park Cheol-wu

Tae Won-seok

Seok Jeong-ho

Park Geon-il

Gwak Sun-won

Han Su-ho

Kim Jung-kyun

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SERIES

20261 Season8.1

Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

TMDB8.1

Votes24

Your rating

Genre: Crime
Origin: KR

About

The return of corrupt judge Lee Han-young, who was a slave to a large law firm, to the past 10 years ago. He makes new choices to punish evil and implement justice.

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Rakuten Viki

With ads

Rakuten Viki

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Jan 2, 2026 · 1h 15m · ★ 8.0
Episode 1
Lee Han-young, a former corrupt judge, comes to his senses after presiding over a trial involving Gojin Chemical.
E2 · Airs Jan 3, 2026 · 1h 15m
Episode 2
Lee is assassinated but miraculously travels back in time, determined to right his wrongs.
E3 · Airs Jan 9, 2026 · 1h 6m · ★ 8.0
Episode 3
Lee attempts to right wrongful convictions he made in the past and is determined to avoid making the same mistakes.
E4 · Airs Jan 10, 2026 · 1h 5m · ★ 9.0
Episode 4
Seoul presents a hidden advantage to Lee and he forms an alliance with Prosecutor Kim Jin-a.
E5 · Airs Jan 16, 2026 · 1h 6m · ★ 8.5
Episode 5
A step closer to finding his killer, Lee makes a bold decision and pledges false allegiance to Kang Sin-jin.
E6 · Airs Jan 17, 2026 · 1h 6m · ★ 8.0
Episode 6
Judge Lee obtains incriminating evidence of Woo and continues to expand his influence.
E7 · Airs Jan 23, 2026 · 1h 6m · ★ 8.2
Episode 7
Judge Lee continues to gain Kang Sin-jin's trust, while discovering more corruption.
E8 · Airs Jan 24, 2026 · 1h 6m · ★ 8.5
Episode 8
Kang is wary of Lee and sets out to test his loyalty.
E9 · Airs Jan 30, 2026 · 1h 7m · ★ 9.0
Episode 9
Lee and his allies devise a plan to intercept Kang's hidden funds but meet with an unexpected obstacle.
E10 · Airs Jan 31, 2026 · 1h 12m · ★ 9.0
Episode 10
Judge Lee and Kang Sin-jin begin to disagree, and Kang reveals a shocking truth to Lee.
E11 · Airs Feb 6, 2026 · 1h 6m · ★ 9.0
Episode 11
Judge Lee continues his partnership with Kang and secretly plots to take down a greater evil.
E12 · Airs Feb 7, 2026 · 1h 6m · ★ 8.0
Episode 12
As Judge Lee's plans begin to materialize, Kang continues to seize more control.
E13 · Airs Feb 13, 2026 · 1h 12m · ★ 9.0
Episode 13
Judge Lee reveals his true identity to Kang Sin-jin, but the worst is yet to come.
E14 · Airs Feb 14, 2026 · 1h 15m · ★ 9.2
Episode 14
Judge Lee is determined to bring criminals to justice, but the fight is far from over.