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The Good Detective (모범형사; 模範刑事; Mobumhyungsa; lit. A Model Detective) is a South Korean television series starring Son Hyun Joo, Jang Seung Jo and Lee Elijah. It premiered on JTBC on July 6, 2020.
Synopsis[]
Neither his forensic skills nor his deductive/inductive reasoning skills can aptly sum up the green Detective Gang Do Chang. His best qualities lie in being righteous and diligent.
Returning to the force after a year-long leave is Oh Ji Hyuk, a graduate of the Korean National Police University. An unsympathetic man, he catches criminals using his keen insight and his sharp attention to detail.
These opposites are partnered together to reopen a case from five years ago when the verdict called for the death penalty for murderer Lee Dae Chul.
Do Chang had been the arresting detective and when reviewing the file he discovers evidence that would clear Dae Chul while putting himself in a compromising position. More evidence is found following a recent murder involving Dae Chul's daughter, Lee Eun Hye. Time is running out for Do Chang as the mounting evidence threatens to expose his error.
Should the verdict be overturned, Do Chang and all parties involved in the process would be held responsible. Finding himself caught between those who seek power and those who seek justice, Do Chang must rely upon his guiding principles to resolve this ethical dilemma.
Will he choose to save an innocent man from a wrongful execution or succumb to a temptation tinged with corruption?[1]
Cast[]
- Son Hyun Joo as Kang Do Chang
- Jang Seung Jo as Oh Ji Hyuk
- Lee Elijah as Jin Seo Kyung
- Oh Jung Se as Oh Jong Tae
- Ji Seung Hyun as Yoo Jung Seok
Soundtrack[]
Episodes[]
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode | Title | Aired | Average audience share (AGB Nielsen) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||||||||
| Episode 01 | "The Murder Case From Five Years Ago" | July 6, 2020 | 3.897% | 4.584% | |||||
| It all starts from the murder case from five years ago that Do Chang was in charge of. Do Chang is about to get a promotion when Ji Hyuk joins Violent Crimes Unit Two as Do Chang's partner. While Do Chang is acting extra carefully to secure his promotion, a man walks into Seobu Police Station, claiming that he just killed and buried the daughter of the murderer, Lee Dae Chul. | |||||||||
| Episode 02 | "No Sinner Shall Sleep Peacefully at Night" | July 7, 2020 | 3.775% | 4.662% | |||||
| Words get out of Incheon Seobu Police Station revealing that Lee Eun Hye, the daughter of a murderer Lee Dae Chul, has been kidnapped, murdered, and buried by a man who claims to be the culprit. As the news goes viral, people who were related to the murder case from five years ago tremble in fear of possibilities of getting brought to justice. | |||||||||
| Episode 03 | "The Execution" | July 13, 2020 | 4.178% | 5.162% | |||||
| The execution of death-row convict Lee Dae Chul nears as well as the evaluation for Do Chang's promotion. Knowing that Lee Dae Chul has an alibi at the time of the murder, Do Chang needs to decide whether to save an innocent man or to submit to the authority. Meanwhile, Do Chang and Ji Hyuk are joined by Seo Gyeong at Dae Chul's old workplace, and that’s when Seo Gyeong gets a phone call from Park Gun Ho, who seemed to sound very urgent. | |||||||||
| Epusode 04 | "We Are Only Humans" | July 14, 2020 | 4.821% | 5.721% | |||||
| A big body of corruption sweeps over Violent Crimes Unit Two with the higher-ups continuously pressuring them to turn a blind eye to Lee Dae Chul's case. Meanwhile, Ji Hyuk saves Seo Gyeong from Jo Seong Dae who is suspected of killing Park Gun Ho. Eventually, clues that lead to Lee Dae Chul's innocence start piling up as Do Chang decides to look into the case to clarify discomforting ambiguities. | |||||||||
| Episode 05 | July 20, 2020 | 4.306% | 5.153% | ||||||
| Episode 06 | July 21, 2020 | 4.380% | 5.381% | ||||||
| Episode 07 | July 27, 2020 | ||||||||
| Episode 08 | July 28, 2020 | ||||||||
| Episode 09 | August 3, 2020 | ||||||||
| Episode 10 | August 4, 2020 | ||||||||
| Episode 11 | August 10, 2020 | ||||||||
| Episode 12 | August 11, 2020 | ||||||||
| Episode 13 | August 17, 2020 | ||||||||
| Episode 14 | August 18, 2020 | ||||||||
| Episode 15 | August 24, 2020 | ||||||||
| Episode 16 | August 25, 2020 | ||||||||
| Average | % | % | |||||||
This drama airs on a cable/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS,SBS,MBC and EBS).
Production[]
The early working title of the series was Silence (사일런스; Saillenseu).
The series was originally scheduled to premiere on April 27, 2020 but it was pushed back to July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trivia[]
- This drama took over the timeslot previously occupied by "Sweet Munchies" and will be followed by "18 Again" in September 2020.[3]
Gallery[]
