Pro Bono: When A Thor-Like Judge Gets "Down To Midgard" As A Public Service Attorney

I just finished another Korean legal drama. This time, I watched Pro Bono on Netflix. This is a legal drama with 12 episodes that features a "Thor-like" judge Kang Da-Wit (Jung Kyung-Ho). Da-Wit was trying to operate based on pure logic, the hammer of the law, but he failed to anticipate a frame-up. Instead, a fake bribery accusation (led by Yoo Jae-Bum, acted by Yun Je-wook) causes Da-Wit to hit rock bottom and find out the REAL WORLD that law isn't purely about algorithms. It also requires fresh human emotions. That's what happens during the series. 

The whole course has Da-Wit become part of the Pro Bono team, aka the public service team. This is where he meets the secondary lead, Park Gi-Ppeum (acted by So Ju-Yeon, born in 1993, while the lead actor is in his 40s), Jang Yeong-Sil (Yoon Na-Moo), Yoo Nan-Hui (Seo Hye-Won), and Hwang Jun-U (Kang Hyoung-Suk). This is where Da-Wit learns through various law cases, like Kaya, a foreign bride from Myanmar; an actress named Elijah (though the name is a boy's name) vs. an estranged mother, and several cases across the show that LAW REQUIRES HUMAN EMOTIONS. 

Every court case here goes with the idea. Legality isn't exactly all black and white. Instead, you have to think about every case. There are a lot of spoilers here, like, "Why did Da-Wit become so coldhearted?" Da-Wit's past is something that gets revealed later.  Da-Wit's journey as a pro bono lawyer helps him see the needs of people first, before he starts to do justice against wrongdoers. 

I found this show interesting despite lacking a law degree or being in law school. If you're interested in understanding justice, you may want to give this show a shot too!