{{short description|South Korean television series}} {{Infobox television | image = Witch's Court-poster.jpg | caption = Promotional poster | native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name/auto|hangul=^마녀의 법정|hanja=魔女의 法廷|lk=Witch's Court}} | genre = {{ubl|Legal drama|Romance}} | creator = KBS Drama Production | writer = Jung Do-yoon | director = Kim Young-kyun | starring = {{ubl|Jung Ryeo-won|Yoon Hyun-min}} | country = South Korea | language = Korean | num_episodes = 16 | executive_producer = {{ubl|Ji Byung-hyun|Kim Jong-shik<ref name="iwill">[http://www.iwillmedia.co.kr/ceo-history/ CEO Profile]. South Korea: iWill Media Corporation.</ref>|Song Jae-joon}} | producer = {{ubl|Choi Jun-ho|Seo Byung-chul}} | camera = Single-camera | runtime = 60 minutes | company = iWill Media<ref name="iwill" /> | network = KBS2 | first_aired = {{start date|2017|10|9}} | last_aired = {{end date|2017|11|28}} }}

'''''Witch at Court'''''<ref name="title"/> ({{Korean|hangul=마녀의 법정}}) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Jung Ryeo-won and Yoon Hyun-min. An investigative law that tells the story of a snobbery prosecutor being appointed as a special prosecutor in charge of sex crimes. It aired on KBS2 from October 9 to November 28, 2017, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Park|first1=Jin-young|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003610060|script-title=ko:[단독] 정려원·윤현민, '그녀를 믿지 마세요' 출연 확정..다음주 대본리딩|website=Naver|publisher=OSEN|accessdate=September 16, 2017|language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Doo|first1=Rumy|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171019000344|title=TV series 'Witch at Court' tops ratings|website=The Korea Herald|publisher=Herald Corporation|accessdate=October 20, 2017}}</ref>

==Synopsis== This series is centered around a materialistic female prosecutor who does not hesitate to use personal attacks, fabricate evidence, and incite perjury in order to win her case is assigned to special task force for sex crimes. A newbie prosecutor also joins the task force, and together they solve crimes with a grudging chemistry.<ref name="title">{{cite web|url=http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/program/program_view.php?pg_seq=1167|title=Witch at Court|website=KBS World|accessdate=September 16, 2017}}</ref>

==Cast== ===Main=== * Jung Ryeo-won as Ma Yi-deum<ref name="title"/> ** Roh Jeong-eui as teen Ma Yi-deum ** Lee Re as child Ma Yi-deum : She is an ace prosecutor with experience in all four of district prosecutors' office in Seoul. She walks a fine line between legal and illegal investigation. She does not hesitate to use personal attacks, fabricate evidence and incite perjury in order to win her case. That being said, she is egoistic and ill-tempered. In the most conservative organization in Korea, she has been struggling to rise from humble beginnings. Then she gets caught up in a case and is assigned to the special task force for child sex crimes, the most undesired team in the organization.<ref name="Ref1">{{cite news|last1=Kim|first1=Jin-seok|url=http://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=241&aid=0002700407|script-title=ko:[단독]정려원, 검사 된다… '그녀를 믿지 마세요' 주인공|website=Naver|publisher=Ilgan Sports|accessdate=September 16, 2017|language=ko}}</ref> * Yoon Hyun-min as Yeo Jin-wook ** Ji Min-hyuk as young Jin-wook : He is a newbie prosecutor who graduated from law school at the top of his class. He takes no interest in promotion, success and office politics. He used to be a pediatric psychiatrist, so he is able to distinguish truth and falsehood by finding the subtle nuances and hidden clues in people's testimonies, which is a useful ability for solving sex crimes, which always lack physical evidence. At first, he is not fond of Yi-deum, who pursues power without reserve, but when he learns about her painful past, he holds out his hand to her and protects her.<ref name="title"/><ref name="Ref2">{{cite news|url=http://www.hancinema.net/yoon-hyun-min-to-star-in-witch-s-court-109959.html|title=Yoon Hyun-min to star in "Witch's Court"|website=HanCinema|publisher=Star Today|accessdate=September 16, 2017}}</ref> * Jun Kwang-ryul as Jo Gap-soo : As his father was a left-wing activist under the right-wing government, he was not able to become a prosecutor. Instead, he became a policeman. Whenever he had a chance of getting promoted, his father's record would always drag him down, so he accused innocent people as communists to show his loyalty for the government. Yet, he holds no regret or shame for the terrible things he's done. After retiring as a chief officer, he is elected as a member of the National Assembly. He is a member of the advisory board of a law firm, and he runs for the position of mayor of Yeong-pa city.<ref name="title"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hancinema.net/jun-kwang-ryul-to-star-in-witch-s-court-109203.html|title=Jun Kwang-ryul to star in "Witch's Court"|website=HanCinema|publisher=Herald Pop|accessdate=September 16, 2017}}</ref> * Kim Yeo-jin as Min Ji-sook : She is the chief prosecutor of the special task force for sex crimes against children and women. She created the task force herself to help the victims more efficiently. 20 years ago, she investigated the sexual torture case of Superintendent Jo Gap-soo. She desperately wanted to punish him but failed due to lack of evidence. After 20 years, she is still fighting against Jo Gap-soo's law firm at the court.<ref name="title"/>

===Supporting=== {{colbegin}}

====Department for Women's Crime Division==== * {{ill|Jun Ik-ryung|ko|전익령}} as Jang Eun-jung * Choi Ri as Seo Yoo-ri<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hancinema.net/witch-s-court-jung-ryeo-won-yoon-hyun-min-and-choi-ri-109762.html|title="Witch's Court" Jung Ryeo-won, Yoon Hyun-min, and Choi Ri|website=HanCinema|publisher=The Korea Economic Daily|accessdate=September 16, 2017}}</ref> * Kim Jae-hwa as Son Mi-young * Yoon Kyung-ho as Goo Seok-chan

====Brother Law Firm==== * Heo Sung-tae as Baek Sang-ho * Kim Min-seo as Heo Yoon-kyung, an ace lawyer who does anything to win<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hancinema.net/kim-min-seo-to-star-in-witch-s-court-109764.html|title=Kim Min-seo, to star in "Witch's Court"|website=HanCinema|publisher=TV Daily|accessdate=September 16, 2017}}</ref> * Go On as Ahn Tae-kyu

====Others==== * Lee Il-hwa as Kwak Young-sil, Yi-deum's mother * {{ill|Song Chae-yoon|ko|송채윤}} as Jang Yoo-mi * Jo Woo-ri as Jin Yeon-hee * Kang Kyung-hun as Sun Hye-young * Park Doo-shik as Kim Dong-shik * Jung In-seo as Yoon Ah-reum * Kim Kwon as Baek Min-ho * Kim Ji-eun as Chairman Ahn's secretary * Im Kang-sung as Yoon Min-joo * Jeon Bae-soo as Oh Soo-cheol * Jung Jae-kwang as Prosecutor Yun {{colend}}

==Production== * The series is formerly known as ''Don't Trust Her'' ({{Korean/auto|hangul=^그녀를 믿지 마세요|rr=yes|labels=no}}).<ref name="Ref1"/> * Filming started in early September 2017.<ref name="Ref2"/> * The series is produced by iWill Media, of which founder and CEO Kim Jong-shik is a former drama production director for KBS.<ref name="iwill" />

==Ratings== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:620px" ! rowspan="3" |{{abbr|Ep.|Episode}} ! rowspan="3" |Original broadcast date ! colspan="4" |Average audience share |- ! colspan="2" |TNmS<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp|title=TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|language=ko|work=TNmS Ratings|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |Nielsen Korea<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00|title=AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|language=ko|work=AGB Nielsen Media Research|accessdate=October 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317134758/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00|archive-date=March 17, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- ! width="90" |Nationwide ! width="90" |Seoul ! width="90" |Nationwide ! width="90" |Seoul |- ! 1 | October 9, 2017 | {{color|blue|'''6.5%'''}} {{small|(NR)}} | {{color|blue|'''6.9%'''}} {{small|(NR)}} | {{color|blue|'''6.6%'''}} {{small|(NR)}} | {{color|blue|'''7.0%'''}} {{small|(NR)}} |- ! 2 | October 10, 2017 | 7.6% {{small|(17th)}} | 7.8% {{small|(13th)}} | 9.5% {{small|(9th)}} | 9.6% {{small|(9th)}} |- ! 3 | October 16, 2017 | 8.1% {{small|(18th)}} | 9.0% {{small|(11th)}} | 9.1% {{small|(9th)}} | 8.6% {{small|(9th)}} |- ! 4 | October 17, 2017 | 10.9% {{small|(8th)}} | 10.4% {{small|(7th)}} | 12.3% {{small|(5th)}} | 12.7% {{small|(3rd)}} |- ! 5 | October 23, 2017 | 8.5% {{small|(14th)}} | 9.4% {{small|(9th)}} | 10.2% {{small|(8th)}} | 10.6% {{small|(6th)}} |- ! 6 | October 24, 2017 | 9.6% {{small|(11th)}} | 10.8% {{small|(5th)}} | 11.0% {{small|(6th)}} | 11.3% {{small|(4th)}} |- ! 7 | October 30, 2017 | 7.5% {{small|(18th)}} | 7.8% {{small|(15th)}} | 7.6% {{small|(16th)}} | 7.7% {{small|(14th)}} |- ! 8 | October 31, 2017 | 9.4% {{small|(13th)}} | 10.6% {{small|(5th)}} | 9.3% {{small|(8th)}} | 9.1% {{small|(7th)}} |- ! 9 | November 6, 2017 | 8.7% {{small|(13th)}} | 9.1% {{small|(10th)}} | 10.1% {{small|(7th)}} | 10.3% {{small|(9th)}} |- ! 10 | November 7, 2017 | 11.1% {{small|(7th)}} | 12.4% {{small|(5th)}} | 11.4% {{small|(6th)}} | 11.9% {{small|(5th)}} |- ! 11 | November 13, 2017 | 9.3% {{small|(10th)}} | 10.8% {{small|(6th)}} | 10.5% {{small|(7th)}} | 10.5% {{small|(9th)}} |- ! 12 | November 14, 2017 | 11.2% {{small|(7th)}} | 12.3% {{small|(5th)}} | 11.9% {{small|(7th)}} | 12.3% {{small|(3rd)}} |- ! 13 | November 20, 2017 | 9.4% {{small|(9th)}} | 9.8% {{small|(6th)}} | 10.9% {{small|(7th)}} | 10.6% {{small|(8th)}} |- ! 14 | November 21, 2017 | 11.9% {{small|(6th)}} | 12.0% {{small|(6th)}} | 12.6% {{small|(6th)}} | 12.3% {{small|(4th)}} |- ! 15 | November 27, 2017 | 9.9% {{small|(12th)}} | 10.2% {{small|(5th)}} | 11.9% {{small|(4th)}} | 11.9% {{small|(6th)}} |- ! 16 | November 28, 2017 | {{color|red|'''12.0%'''}} {{small|(5th)}} | {{color|red|'''12.6%'''}} {{small|(4th)}} | {{color|red|'''14.3%'''}} {{small|(4th)}} | {{color|red|'''14.1%'''}} {{small|(3rd)}} |- ! colspan="2" |Average ! {{color|green|'''9.5%'''}} ! {{color|green|'''10.1%'''}} ! {{color|green|'''10.6%'''}} ! {{color|green|'''10.6%'''}} |- | colspan="6" style="font-size:85%" | * In the table above, the '''{{color|blue|blue numbers}}''' represent the lowest ratings and the '''{{color|red|red numbers}}''' represent the highest ratings. * '''NR''' denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date. |}

== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominee ! Result !Ref. |- | rowspan="8"| 2017 | rowspan="8"| 31st KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress | rowspan="2"| Jung Ryeo-won | {{won}} | rowspan="8"|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lee|first=Kyung-ho|script-title=ko:김영철·천호진,KBS 연기대상 공동 수상..아버지의 힘!(종합)|url=http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2017123120381637015|work=Star News|date=January 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133440/http://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2017123120381637015|archive-date=January 3, 2018|accessdate=June 6, 2020|language=ko}}</ref> |- | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | {{nom}} |- | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Yoon Hyun-min | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2"| Best Supporting Actress | Lee Il-hwa | {{won}} |- | Kim Yeo-jin | {{nom}} |- | Best Young Actor | Ji Min-hyuk | {{nom}} |- | Best Young Actress | Lee Re | {{won}} |- | Best Couple Award | Jung Ryeo-won and Yoon Hyun-min | {{won}} |- | 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Jung Ryeo-won |{{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002730227|title=이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트|date=September 27, 2018|website=Star News|language=ko}}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://program.kbs.co.kr/2tv/drama/witchscourt}} {{in lang|ko}} * {{KBS World TV program|1167}} * {{Hancinema drama|Witch__s_Court}} * {{IMDb title|7428488}}

{{Works by IWill Media}}

Category:Korean Broadcasting System television dramas Category:Korean-language television shows Category:2017 South Korean television series debuts Category:2017 South Korean television series endings Category:South Korean legal television series Category:South Korean romance television series Category:Television series by IWill Media Category:South Korean television series about prosecutors