The Good Wife (Korean: 굿 와이프) is a South Korean television series starring Jeon Do-yeon, Yoo Ji-tae and Yoon Kye-sang. It is a Korean drama remake of the American television series of the same title which aired on CBS from 2009 to 2016. It replaced Dear My Friends and aired on the cable network tvN every Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 (KST) for 16 episodes from July 8 to August 27, 2016.
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Premise
A courtroom investigative drama about a woman who, after quitting her job following marriage, returns to work as a lawyer to support her family when her once-successful prosecutor husband is imprisoned for political scandal and corruption, ultimately embarking on a journey to rediscover her true identity.
Cast
Main
Jeon Do-yeon as Kim Hye-kyung – newly hired lawyer.
Yoo Ji-tae as Lee Tae-joon – prosecutor, Hye-kyung's husband.
Yoon Kye-sang as Seo Joong-won – Law firm's co-managing partner (sharing position with his older sister Seo Myung-hee), and friend of Hye-kyung.
MJ Law firm
Kim Seo-hyung as Seo Myung-hee – Law firm's co-managing partner (sharing position with her younger brother Seo Joong-won).
Nana as Kim Dan – Law firm's investigator, Hye-kyung's colleague.
Lee Won-keun as Lee Joon-ho – newly hired lawyer, Hye-kyung's rival.
Cha Soon-bae as David Lee – divorce lawyer, Hye-kyung's colleague.
People around Lee Tae-joon
Kim Tae-woo as Choi Sang-il – deputy inspector of Seyang District Prosecutors Office, Tae-joon's opponent.
Jeon Seok-ho as Park Do-seop – inspector of Seyang District Prosecutors Office, Sang-il's right arm.
Tae In-ho as Oh Joo-hwan – Tae-joon's lawyer.
Kim Hye-kyung's family
Sung Yoo-bin as Lee Ji-hoon – Hye-kyung's son.
Park Si-eun as Lee Seo-yeon – Hye-kyung's daughter.
Yoon Hyun-min as Kim Sae-byuk - Hye Kyung's younger brother (ep. 13).
Special appearance
Park Jung-soo as Oh Jeong-im – Lee Tae-joon's mother.
Yoo Jae-myung as Son Dong-ho – Lawyer.
Production
The series was directed by Lee Jung-hyo whose prior work includes I Need Romance and A Witch's Love.
Original soundtrack
Remake
The series was remade in Vietnam as Hành trình công lý, which aired on government-owned VTV3 on October 10th, 2022.