Descending into inferno with The Judge from Hell Park Shin-hye
by solstices
The gates to SBS’s upcoming action-fantasy The Judge from Hell have opened, heralding the arrival of the underworld judge Park Shin-hye (Doctor Slump) with an intriguing teaser. Crossing into the world of the living, she will drag the unrepentant murderers who do not deserve to remain in the mortal realm all the way down into the depths of the underworld.
“Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch’intrate,” reads the inscription above the gate of Hell, akin to that in Dante Alighieri’s poem Divine Comedy. Abandon all hope, ye who enter. Condemned souls writhe in a tormented agony, melded irrevocably into the imposing structure. Watching with eyes that glow an ominous red is Lady Justice, sword and scales in hand, as if scrutinizing all who pass through.
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Light shines through the cracks in a reversed cross, as the doors swing open to let the titular judge Kang Bit-na (Park Shin-hye) through. Brambles of crimson roses unfurl eerie eyes at their centers, and a serpent coils around an obelisk that crackles with a shimmering purple mist in Bit-na’s grasp. Inlaid within is an eye that glows the same violet as Bit-na’s when she next opens them. With a deviously cryptic smile, Bit-na croons: “Welcome to my world. To Hell.”
She’ll be joined by Kim Jae-young (Love in Contract) as Han Da-on, a violent crimes detective whose affable demeanor belies a sharp mind, exceptional observation skills, and a pain that he hides deep within. Rounding out the main cast, Kim Ah-young (Miss Night and Day) steps into the shoes of the demoted devil Lee Ah-rong, while Kim In-kwon (Parasyte: The Grey) assists Bit-na as the devil Gu Man-do, who goes undercover as a police officer in the courtroom.
Helmed by filmmaker Park Jin-pyo (Brave Citizen, Love Forecast), with scripts penned by Jo Yi-soo, The Judge from Hell is slated to premiere on September 21.
Via MK
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