Joseon Attorney: A Morality

A fusion historical drama that combines romance and legal heroes, and contains a fictional story based on the motif of Gyeongguk Daejeon.

2023 HD 69min South Korea Korean

Bona Woo Do-hwan Song Geon-hee Cha Hak-yeon Cheon Ho-jin Lee Go-eun Choi Hyeon-jin Kang Hyun-oh Lee Kyu-sung Lee Tae-geom

Comedy Drama

lawyer based on webcomic or webtoon joseon dynasty

S1E1 - Episode 1 2023-03-31

Han-soo settles in Hanyang and opens an attorneys office. Being notorious for his rude attitude, he gets no customers for a long while. One day, a plum wine seller asks him to file a lawsuit against the leader of the biggest guild in Joseon, and the magistrate holds a court for this case.

S1E2 - Episode 2 2023-04-01

Han-soo tricks Master Jang into standing as a witness for Pyo, a vicious criminal. He makes Master Jang make a false statement and get blamed for Pyo’s crime instead. Princess Yeon-joo decides to help Han-soo punish both Master Jang and Pyo. After seeing what Han-soo is capable of, she decides to use him for her future plans.

S1E3 - Episode 3 2023-04-07

Lady Yeon, the wife of Commissioner Park, leaves her home to stay in Sowongak. It turns out that Commissioner Park abused her and intentionally killed her father to take all of his property. She wants to file a divorce suit against her husband, but its difficult for a woman to do so in Joseon. Then Han-soo steps up to help her.

S1E4 - Episode 4 2023-04-08

So-won misunderstands Han-soos intention and fires him. She finds another attorney to defend Lady Yeon and tries gathering evidence against Commissioner Park. Han-soo also works behind So-won, convincing Myung-wol to testify for Lady Yeon. However, on the day of the trial, no attorney shows up to defend Lady Yeon.

S1E5 - Episode 5 2023-04-14

After Commissioner Park dies, Han-soo searches his room and finds the jade dragon. Han-soo, Dong-chi, and So-won head to Cheongsan to find out who gave the jade dragon to Commissioner Park. Han-soo learns it was Lady Parks doing, so he heads to her house. However, he witnesses a murder scene when he gets there.

S1E6 - Episode 6 2023-04-15

Han-soo comes up with a brilliant idea to save the newlywed bride, Young-sil. He makes the villagers turn against each other and confess. He even successfully calls Ji-seon to Cheongsan so he can report the murder case to the King well. Meanwhile, Yoo Je-se learns about Han-soo and realizes that all the cases he took werent mere coincidence.

S1E7 - Episode 7 2023-04-21

After So-won realizes who Han-soo is, she becomes devastated as he might not forgive her if she tells him the truth behind his parents death. Han-soo asks Ji-seon to help him find the princess, but Ji-seon gives him a new case instead, which involves Lord Chu and Lord Chus son.

S1E8 - Episode 8 2023-04-22

Lord Chu deliberately cancels Lee Bong-sams trial and does everything in his power to stop Han-soo. Just as when Han-soo was feeling helpless, So-won comes up with a brilliant idea to solve the case. Meanwhile, after Executive Minister Yoo learns about Lord Chus sons case, he decides to take action.

S1E9 - Episode 9 2023-04-28

Han-soo decides to fire So-won and stay away from her so he can keep her away from trouble. He focuses on taking cases that could lead him to the King. However, the King himself visits him and asks him to take a case regarding the new commissioner. Han-soo starts his investigation on Kwon Myung-woo, the new commissioner.

S1E10 - Episode 10 2023-04-29

Han-soo looks deeper into Lord Kwons case, and he finds out that a member of the Royal Family is involved in it. That leaves the King no choice but to cancel the new commissioners appointment. Meanwhile, while trying to protect Han-soo from getting arrested, So-won has no choice but to reveal her true identity.

S1E11 - Episode 11 2023-05-05

Han Soo gets falsely accused of murdering Lord Chu. So Won steps up to be his witness, but Han Soo refuses, feeling betrayed that So Won has been fooling him the entire time. Han Soo gets tortured, and he is forced to make a confession when a group of witnesses burst into the interrogation hall.

S1E12 - Episode 12 2023-05-06

Chu Sal comes to Han Soo and asks for his help. He shares how Lord Won Dae Han is trying to take the lands his brother worked hard to cultivate. With Han Soos help, Chu Sal files a lawsuit against Lord Won. However, he has a slim chance of winning as Lord Won is one of Executive Minister Yoos men.

S1E13 - Episode 13 2023-05-12

Han Soo gets to meet Ji Sun at the bar for middle-class women and widows. Eun Soo is shocked to know that Je Se is the one who caused the death of Han Soos parents. Grand Queen Dowager visits the merchant house and says the house must disappear so that Princess Yeon Joo would never come back to the house.