What can we expect from Netflix’s new K-drama starring Jung Kyung-ho (Photo Credit – Netflix)
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Hospital Playlist star Jung Kyung-ho is all set to grace the small screen (and OTT screens) again in Pro Bono. Releasing on Netflix (and tvN) on December 6, 2025, the drama will see Jung play a former judge who joins a ‘pro bono’ team of lawyers.
Written by Moon Yoo-seok (known for The Devil Judge) and helmed by Kim Seong-yoon (of Itaewon Class and The Sound of Magic fame), the tvN series promises a riveting storyline, with well-developed characters and a redemption arc unlike any other.
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Pro Bono: Characters & Main Cast Members
While Jung Kyung-ho stars as the disgraced judge Kang Da-wit (or David), So Ju-yeon and Lee Yoo-young star in pivotal roles with Seo Hye-won, Yoon Na-moo, and Kang Hyung-suk.
After starring in Hospital Playlist, Crash Course in Romance, and most recently, Oh My Ghost Clients, Jung Kyung-ho steps into the role of a materialistic and self-absorbed judge who is forced to quit his job after receiving a mysterious box of ‘apples’. His fall is significant, as he was slated to become a Supreme Court Judge. In an effort to reclaim some of his integrity and respect, David joins the pro bono team of a renowned law firm as a public interest lawyer.
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Known for her roles in Your Honor (where she played a judge) and Dare to Love Me, Lee Yoo-young is the charismatic CEO Oh Jeong-in, who wishes to create a brand new image for Oh and Partners after taking over from her father. In an effort to do the same, she scouts Kang David for the pro-bono team.
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The delightful So Joo-yeon, who you may have seen in Dr. Romantic and Lovestruck in the City, plays Park Gi-ppeum, a public interest lawyer serving as the antithesis to Da-wit. She was first in her class at law school, and now wishes to use her skills to help those who need (but can’t afford) it.
Yoo Nan-hee (Seo Hye-won), Jang Yeong-sil (Yoon Na-moo), and Hwang Jun-woo (Kang Hyung-seok) round up the rest of the Pro-bono team of lawyers and litigation experts who add their own unique characteristics to the series. Kim Kap-soo and Choi Dae-hoon play Oh Gyu-jang and Woo Myung-hoon, respectively, who are part of the law firm.
Popular actors, a fantastic supporting cast with credits in all our favorite K-dramas, and a strong writer-director pair have us excited about the upcoming legal series. Jung Kyung-ho shines and uplifts his cast members (see Hospital Playlist and Prison Playbook), and has said that viewers can expect enjoyable camaraderie and chemistry from the Pro Bono team members.
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A resolution arc wherein an unlikable character redeems himself has a certain charm, and it is expected that Jang Da-wit undergoes such a storyline. Intrigue and suspense have already started building about the reasons Da-wit had to vacate his position as a judge, and it will be interesting to see the conflicts between opposing personalities, too.
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Pro Bono will begin streaming on Netflix from December 6, 2025, with new episodes dropping every Saturday and Sunday on tvN and the streaming platform.
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