Defendant
2017 1 season · 18 ep live_tv Scripted South Korea

Defendant

피고인

Defendant sits in the top 9% of South Korea seriess on this catalog — ranked #122 of 1,397 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

피고인

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.

Reception Benchmarks

8.2
TMDB Rating
25
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #122 of 1,397 South Korea seriess indexed here (91st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.3 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Crime productions specifically: #6 of 202 (top 3%).

Also On SBS

Other series that aired on SBS.

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Among 268 South Korea seriess we catalog from this window, Defendant places #32 — near the top of its class.

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The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Defendant premiered alongside 88 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 88 other South Korea seriess in 2017.

The 832nd South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (466 seriess).

Audience Engagement

25
Reviews
51st
Review-volume percentile
75th
Popularity percentile

25 audience reviews — more than 51% of South Korea seriess in our index.

Popularity (75th percentile) outruns review volume (51th) — a trending, discussed title among South Korea seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
January 23, 2017
Last Air Date
March 21, 2017
Broadcast Span
2 months
Total Episodes
18 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 18 hours

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesStudio S, Signal Entertainment Group
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 18
Release DateJanuary 23, 2017
Official Siteprogram.sbs.co.kr

Questions Answered

When did Defendant end?

Defendant finished its run with its final episode airing on March 21, 2017.

Where did Defendant air?

Defendant aired on SBS, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.