Ms. Hammurabi- 미스 함무라비 South Korean legal drama

[soryang]

Ms. Hammurabi[2] (Hangul: 미스 함무라비; RR: Miseu Hammurabi) is a 2018 South Korean television series written by Moon Yoo-seok, the chief judge of Seoul Eastern District Court, and starring Go Ara, Kim Myung-soo and Sung Dong-il.[3][4] It is based on the screenwriter's own novel of the same name, which was first serialized in 2015 on The Hankyoreh...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ms._Hammurabi

Decent drama about judicial work in a Seoul Court. Office politics, ambition, corruption, ethics, idealism, reality, injustice and inequality portrayed from a dramatic perspective of working judges. Only sixteen episodes but well done. Broadcast in Korea on JTBC in 2018. English subs. High quality scripts.



Source- https://www.viki.com/tv/36457c-miss-hammurabi?locale=en

Available on Viki.com.

Rather than dealing with large corporate cases or gruesome murders, the series features stories of desperate ordinary people, from the perspectives of three different judges.

http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201806181742512405787_2

[murielm99]

1. Thanks!

That is interesting to know.

[Kittycow]

2. This sounds good :)

I discovered the magnificent world of kdrama a couple months ago

I especially like romcoms and medical dramas. I've gone through most of the popular ones such as I am Not a Robot, the Coffee Prince, the Good Doctor, Oh my Ghostess, and the like.

I confess, though, on the 32 episodes ones, I often skip to the happy ending and then go back and pick up where I left off

Anyway, I was wondering what to watch next and Miss Hammurabi it is. Thanks for the recommendation!

[soryang]

4. I saw I am Not a Robot

I especially liked Father is Strange, pretty much a down to earth family drama, which is highly rated and well acted. Also, the interminable Only One on My Side, 하나뿐인 내편, a social parody, which is humorous and dramatic. I have another link with the Only One on My Side OST below somewhere. Father is Strange, is on viki.com as well. I think I may have watched Only One on My Side in Korean on Korvideo or Bada.com (no subs on either). Bada.com hasn't been functioning well lately and has a lot of security issues. I can't find Only one on Viki with English subtitles.

Another family drama on Viki, that I thought was good was All About My Mom.

Thanks for your program experiences. I think I've only seen I am not a Robot. I'll pass the others on here at home. You might like Doctors over on viki.

My all time favorites are the historical dramas: Empress Qi, Six Flying Dragons, Dong Yi, Jewel in the Palace, The Flower in Prison and The Great Queen Seon Deok.

Glamorous Temptation doesn't have a high rating over at Viki, but the contemporary drama about a powerful political family was intriguing and compelling if such things are of interest. I'm a history and poly sci type so my interests aren't exactly universal.

We have a Korean friend who named her dog Dong Yi, which I thought was hilarious.

[Kittycow]

5. I'll have to check those out!

I'm on episode 2 of Miss Hammurabi right now .

I like it because I found it engaging right off the bat. I liked the female lead character, Park Cha Oh-reum, because she's not a shrinking violet. Plus it's interesting that it's based on a true story written by a real-life judge.

[soryang]

6. Glad you like it!

Yes, I think that is one of her best roles, I've seen her in a couple of other historical dramas. I thought, well maybe I like this because I worked in a few courthouses, but I think it's genuinely entertaining.

I'm mistaken about 하나뿐인 내편, I translated it Only One on My Side, which is too literal. I found it at Viki.com with the title My Only One. This is a wonderful contemporary social parody. So it does have English subtitles at Viki. I can't believe I watched all 53 episodes without the translation, bugging my wife to explain the dialogue I couldn't understand. Duh.

However, because it's a current production, looks like it's in the premium pass, pay for access. It says 106 episodes, but there are about a half hour each, so it's really 53.

The program just ended today.