The Empire (Korean: 디 엠파이어: 법의 제국) is a South Korean television series starring Kim Sun-a, Ahn Jae-wook, and Lee Mi-sook. It premiered on JTBC on September 24, 2022, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Viu in selected regions.
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Synopsis
A series that depicts the scandalous scandals of the nation's top law-abiding aristocrats dreaming of hereditary succession.
Cast
Main
Kim Sun-a as Han Hye-ryul
Head of the Special Division of the Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office. First daughter of Han Gun-do and Ham Kwang-jeon.
Ahn Jae-wook as Na Geun-woo
A law school professor, Han Gun-do's and Ham Kwang-jeon's son-in-law and Han Hye-ryul's husband.
Lee Mi-sook as Ham Kwang-jeon
Director of Minguk University Law School, daughter of Ham Min-heon, Han Gun-do's Wife.
Song Young-chang as Han Gun-do
Lawyer representing Ham & Lee's law firm, Ham Kwang-jeon's husband.
Shin Goo as Ham Min-heon
Ham Kwang-jeon's father, Lee Ae-heon's husband.
Oh Hyun-kyung as Lee Ae-heon
Ham Min-heon's wife.
Supporting
Kwon Ji-woo as Han Kang-baek
Han Hye-ryul's son, Minguk University Law School's student.
Kim Jung-woon as Han Moo-ryul
The second daughter of Han Gun-do and Ham Kwang-jeon, a judge of the Central District Court.
Choi Jung-woon as Han Kang-ye
Na Geun-woo and Han Hye-ryul's daughter.
Joo Se-bin as Hong Nan-hee
Nan-hee, who dreams of saving the world and saving lives, is an engineer. After her father died, she attended Minguk University Law School. She seeks revenge against the Han Family for the death of her father.
Jung Jae-oh as Jung Kyung-yoon
He is well thought out, smart and capable, therefore, his grade was always at the top. The teacher liked it because of his bright and friendly personality.
Lee Ga-eun as Jang Ji-yi
Jang Il's only daughter, has interacted with Hye-ryul's family since childhood. She never doubted that one day she would marry Han Kang-baek.
Bang Joo-hwan as Yoo Hyun
He grew up in a single-mother family. He knew from the beginning that crying and being angry at what could not be helped was the opposite. Sometimes he felt that the judge was not suitable for his age.
Kwon So-yi as Lee Ah-jeong
Nan-hee's roommate with an undeniable shy personality and very suffocating because of observing others. It is most convenient to blame others and blame yourself.
Extended
Kwon Oh-kyung as Prosecution investigation officer
Go Geon-han as Event Moderator
Kim Hak-sun as Hong Nan-hee's father
Production
Development
The series was written by Oh Ja-kyu and planned and produced by JTBC Studios (now known as SLL), with Celltrion Entertainment as producer.
Release
On August 24, 2022, JTBC released the first footage of the series along with announcing the premiere date. The series was scheduled to be shown on September 24, 2022, as a follow-up to The Good Detective 2 on Saturday and Sunday.