May It Please the Court

May It Please the Court is a South Korean streaming television series directed by Kang Min-goo and starring Jung Ryeo-won, Lee Kyu-hyung, Jung Jin-young, and Kim Hye-eun. It was released on all Disney Streaming services on September 21, 2022, including Hulu in United States and Star by Disney+ in selected regions. This drama is an adaptation of the book "Let Me Start the Argument" by Jeong Hye-jin, a lawyer who specializes in public defenders and has been defending the socially disadvantaged, and will feature vivid stories of real-life cases from the book. Synopsis Noh Chak-Hee, a brilliant but ruthless corporate lawyer, is the adopted "granddaughter" of the founder of Seoul's most prominent law firm. Just as she is about to receive a promotion to partner after successfully defending a pharmaceutical company for manufacturing harmful birth control pills, the police arrest her for manipulating a woman who had taken the pills into attempting suicide. She is suspended by her firm for a year and is forced to take a job working as a member of the Seoul public defender's office. As a public defender, she shares an office with Jwa Si-Baek, a top graduate from the Judicial Research and Training Institute. Instead of becoming a judge, prosecutor, or attorney at a big law firm, he chose to work in the least profitable and least respected legal profession: public defender. He is enthusiastic with his work but also hides a mysterious part of his personal life that nobody knows about. Noh Chak-Hee and Jwa Si-Baek don't get along very well, but a serial murder case brings them together, and as they try to solve the case more secrets unfold, and they grow to trust each-other. Cast Jung Ryeo-won as Noh Chak-hee, an ace lawyer with the highest winning rate in a big law firm, Jangsan, who becomes a public defender. Lee Kyu-hyung as Jwa Si-baek, a public defender often referred to as crazy and eccentric. Yoon Seo-bin as young Jwa Si-beak Jung Jin-young as Jang Ki-do, CEO of Jangsan Law Firm. Kim Hye-eun as Oh Ha-ran, wife of Jang Ki-do.