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An ex-corrections officer who quits his initial job to become a lawyer and parole examiner to bring down the very person and organization who framed his senior officer and also those that bend the law with money.
A no-nonsense detective who has bad blood with Ojung Group after her sister was murdered by the chairman's son. Worked with Lee Han-sin to bring the entire organization down.
A vicious but kind-hearted loanshark. Worked together with Lee Han-sin and Ahn Seo-yoon to bring down Ojung Group together with her know-how in the underworld after Lee Han-shin helped her with a case.
A second-generation chaebol of Ojung Group who is arrogant, rude and reckless. Accidentally killed Ahn Seo-yoon's younger sister thus invoking Ahn Seo-yoon to go after him and his father relentlessly.
Song Young-chang as Ji Dong-man
Chaebol of Ojung Group and father of Ji Myeong-seob. Uses his wealth to bend the law to his will by bribing officials in high places to cover up his illegal dealings. Framed Lee Han-shin's senior corrections officer to be wrongfully imprisoned for a bogus drug charge which turned Lee Han-shin to go after him and his organization relentlessly.
An actress and ex-wife of Ji Dong-man. Often being threatened by Ji Dong-man and his son, would eventually find Lee Han-shin for assistance and also passing vital information that she held to Lee Han-shin and played a hand in bringing down Ojung Group
Release
Parole Examiner Lee was confirmed to premiere on tvN on November 18, 2024, every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST).[6] It is also available to stream on Viki in 190 countries.[7]
Viewership
Parole Examiner Lee : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Season
Episode number
Average
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
945
1105
977
1318
1084
1118
1036
1103
1258
1292
1134
1281
1138
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[8]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).
References
^ abcYoo, Su-yeon (August 29, 2024). "고수, 합법과 불법 넘나든다...'가석방 심사관 이한신' 10월 첫방" [Go Soo, crossing between legal and illegal...'Parole Judge Lee Han-shin' first broadcast in October] (in Korean). OSEN [ko]. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Naver.
^ abcLee, Min-ji (August 26, 2024). "'가석방 심사관 이한신' 고수X권유리X백지원X이학주 출연 확정 [공식]" ['Parole Judge Lee Han-shin' Ko Soo X Kwon Yu-ri X Baek Ji-won X Lee Hak-joo confirmed to appear [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Naver.
^Hong, Se-young (August 26, 2024). "권유리 형사 된다, '가석방 심사관 이한신' 출연확정 [공식]" [Kwon Yuri becomes detective, confirmed to appear in 'Parole Judge Lee Han-shin' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved August 26, 2024 – via Naver.
^Kim, Ji-hye (September 30, 2024). 고수, '가석방 심사관' 됐다..11월 18일 첫방송 확정 [Go Soo becomes a 'Parole Examiner'..First broadcast confirmed for November 18th] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Naver.
^Son, Bong-suk (October 8, 2024). 해외에서 뭐가 흥할까? 라쿠텐 비키, K-콘텐츠 라인업 공개 [What's hot overseas? Rakuten Viki reveals K-content lineup] (in Korean). Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Naver.
