The Good Detective

The Good Detective (Korean: 모범형사; Hanja: 模範刑事; RR: Mobumhyungsa; lit. A Model Detective) is a South Korean television series starring Son Hyun-joo, Jang Seung-jo and Lee Elijah.[1] It premiered on JTBC on July 6, 2020.[2]

The Good Detective
Promotional poster
Hangul모범형사
Hanja模範刑事
Genre
Created byJTBC
Written byChoi Jin-won
Directed byJo Nam-gook
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original language(s)Korean
No. of episodes16
Production
Producer(s)
  • Joo Bang-ok
  • Park Joon-seo
Running time70 minutes
Production company(s)
DistributorJTBC
Release
Original networkJTBC
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseJuly 6, 2020 (2020-07-06) –
present (present)
External links
Website

Synopsis

The battle between detectives who try to reveal the truth and those who frequently cover it up.

Cast

Main
A tough and loyal detective of 18 years who investigates cases using his experience and personal connections, forgoing scientific technique or reasoning power. He is a senior detective of the Violent Crimes Division 2.
An elite homicide detective of 9 years, Oh Ji-hyuk investigates cases using evidence and insight into the criminal's psyche, unlike Kang Do-chang. He has insomnia due to past trauma.
A passionate veteran reporter who isn't afraid to reveal the truth and doesn't give in to outside pressure. After being known as a fierce freelance reporter, she was hired by Yoo Jung-seok for Junghan Daily.
A chaebol businessman with questionable morals. He is Oh Ji-hyuk's cousin.
The head of Junghan Daily's social affairs department and Jin Seo-kyung's boss.

Supporting

West Incheon Police
Senior detective and team leader of Violent Crimes Division 2.
  • Cha Rae-hyung as Kwon Jae-hong
  • Jung Soon-won as Ji Man-goo
  • Kim Ji-hoon as Byun Ji-woong[5]
  • Kim Myung-joon as Shim Dong-wook
  • Son Jong-hak as Moon Sang-bum[6]
Senior detective and Chief of West Incheon Police Station.
  • Yang Hyun-min as Nam Guk-hyun
Team Leader of Violent Crimes Division 1.
A former detective who was promoted as an investigator of the Incheon West Police Station. She is investigating Kang Do-chang regarding his potential promotion.

Kang Do-chang's family
  • Baek Eun-hye as Kang Eun-hee, Do-chang's younger sister
  • Yang Hee-won as Jae-woong, Kang Eun-hee's son
  • Park Ji-hwan as Kang Eun-hee's ex-husband and Jae-woong's father

Others
  • Jo Jae-yoon as Lee Dae-chul[8]A death row inmate convicted of murdering Yoon Ji-Sun.
  • Lee Ha-eun as Lee Eun-hye, Lee Dae-chul's daughter
  • Kim Ryeo-eun as Yoon Ji-sun, a painter and the murder victim
  • Lee Seung-hoon as So Jae-Sub, a lawyer who takes the case of Lee Dae-chul's retrial
  • Son Byong-ho as Kim Gi-tae A former public prosecutor who was caught in a corruption scandal and is in prison.
  • Jo Jae-ryong as Jo Sung-dae, Kim Gi-tae's subordinate
  • Ahn Shi-ha as Jung Yoo-seon, widow of the late detective Jang Jin-su
  • Hwang Tae-gwang as Jang Jin-su, he was in charge of Yoon Ji-sun's murder case and died during investigation
  • Lee Sang-woon as Song Gwang-hee, reporter at Junghan Daily
  • Shin Jae-hwi as Park Hong-doo[9]
  • Lee Hyun-wook as Park Gun-ho
  • Park Geun-hyung
  • Lee Seung-joon as Prison Guard Lee Han-joo

Production

Early working title of the series is Silence (Korean: 사일런스; RR: Saillenseu).[10]

The series was originally scheduled to premiere on April 27, 2020 but it was pushed back to July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(AGB Nielsen)[12]
NationwideSeoul
1 July 6, 2020 3.897% 4.584%
2 July 7, 2020 3.775% 4.662%
3 July 13, 2020 4.178% 5.162%
4 July 14, 2020 4.821% 5.721%
5 July 20, 2020 4.306% 5.153%
6 July 21, 2020 4.380% 5.381%
7 July 27, 2020 4.811% 5.454%
8 July 28, 2020 5.148% 6.323%
9 August 3, 2020 5.852% 6.665%
10 August 4, 2020 6.372% 7.442%
11 August 10, 2020 6.341% 7.474%
12 August 11, 2020 6.847% 8.267%
13 August 17, 2020
14 August 18, 2020
15 August 24, 2020
16 August 25, 2020
Average % %
  • This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

References
  1. Kim, Ga-young (January 13, 2020). "Son Hyun-joo, Jang Seung-jo and Lee Elijah Confirm JTBC's Latest "The Good Detective"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  2. Shin, Ji-won (June 4, 2020). "'모범형사' 손현주X장승조, 달라도 너무 다른 상극 콤비의 합동 수사". Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. Go, Jae-wan (June 2, 2020). "Son Hyun-joo Makes a Return With "The Good Detective"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. Hwang, Hye-jin (January 22, 2020). "Oh Jung-se Joins JTBC's "The Good Detective"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  5. Jung, Ha-eun (March 4, 2020). "'Scene Stealer' Kim Ji-hoon Joins Son Hyun-joo in JTBC's "The Good Detective"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  6. Kim, Min-joo (March 9, 2020). "Son Jong-hak in "The Good Detective" with Jang Seung-jo and Oh Jung-se". HanCinema. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  7. Ahn, Jin-yong (March 18, 2020). "Shin Dong-mi in JTBC "The Good Detective"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  8. Moon, Ji-yeon (February 28, 2020). "Jo Jae-yun Joins JTBC's "The Good Detective"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  9. Kim, Myung-mi (March 13, 2020). "Shin Jae-hwi to Star in "The Good Detective"". HanCinema. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  10. Choi, Yoon-na (October 17, 2019). "[단독] 장승조, JTBC '사일런스' 출연…형사로 변신". Donga (in Korean). Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  11. Park, Hyun-min (April 17, 2020). "JTBC to Change Drama Production Due to the Prolonged COVID-19 Period". HanCinema. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  12. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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