A judge with little patience for young offenders takes over a juvenile court in Juvenile Justice, a 2022 South Korean legal drama directed by Hong Jong-chan.
What is Juvenile Justice about?
The series follows a tough, exacting judge whose open dislike of minors who break the law collides with her rigid convictions about justice and punishment. As she moves through a docket of complicated cases inside a juvenile court, each one forces her — and the colleagues around her — to weigh what accountability should actually look like when the people in front of the bench are still children. The show builds its drama case by case, using the courtroom as a lens on how a society decides who deserves a second chance.
About the cast
Kim Hye-soo leads as the judge at the center of the series, with Kim Moo-yul, Lee Sung-min, Lee Jung-eun, Lee Sang-hee, Park Ji-yeon, Shin Jae-hwi, and Geum Gwang-san filling out the court around her. Director Hong Jong-chan keeps the ensemble grounded in procedural detail, letting the cast's courtroom exchanges carry the weight rather than outside melodrama.
Context & significance
Released in 2022 with roughly hour-long episodes, Juvenile Justice arrived amid growing public debate in South Korea over how the justice system handles crimes committed by minors, and the drama uses that real tension as its backdrop without turning into advocacy. Its case-of-the-week structure, anchored by one recurring judge, set it apart from more ensemble-driven Korean crime dramas of the same period, and it drew attention for tackling a subject many legal dramas avoid.
Watching Juvenile Justice on Ktime
Juvenile Justice streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Farsi subtitles, giving Farsi-speaking audiences full access to its courtroom dialogue. Watching requires a free K-Time account login, though the show's page is open to browse beforehand. K-Time's interface is built Farsi-first for Persian-speaking viewers across the diaspora.