The Judge from Hell

지옥에서 온 판사 ‧ Drama ‧ 2024
Supernatural theme paired with great acting and both in search for answers mixed with super powers and both have a touch of romance. Best shows of the year
Recommended by yuta
In both dramas main character is judge who doesn't sympathize with the criminals and they give them hardest punishment.
Recommended by ali
• The ML from My Demon and FL from The Judge from Hell are Demons.
• Both execute the criminals/ bad people.
• Both living amongst humans, fall in love with a human.
• Both depart the souls to Hell
Recommended by SofieChristine
Both female leads have a dose of futility, stubbornness and dominance in their personality and full of extravagance in their appearance. Also, in both fantasy dramas, there's mystery in the plot as they pay for their mistakes in the human world.
Recommended by cam
PSH plays a similar kickass role in Sisyphus: The Myth. If you like her character here, then I recommend adding Sisyphus to your list.
Recommended by ReplyDrama
Ji Ah, a woman who has inherited exorcism abilities from her mother, is the owner of Daebak Realty, a company that specializes in selling haunted houses. Ji Ah looks perfect and is also brilliant, but her hot temper makes her fists fly before her words. One day, Ji Ah encounters a conman named In Beom who specializes in exorcism fraud. Late at night when Daebak Realty operates, In Beom visits Ji Ah to make an offer. He suggests that they team up to exclusively sell houses that are haunted by vengeful spirits and lingering ghosts. Can the two get along well and deal with house prices, ghosts, and their sorrowful stories?
Recommended by Farhana Akhter
When life, death, and justice collide... two dramas show us the weight of being human.

In two very different corners of the afterlife, Tomorrow and The Judge from Hell bring us stories that are supernatural, emotional, and painfully real.

Both dramas introduce us to teams from the underworld — not collecting souls, but managing human fate. In Tomorrow, grim reapers fight to save the living from choosing death. In The Judge from Hell, a fierce judge from the afterlife returns to Earth to punish the wicked who escaped justice.

At their core, both dramas ask:
What does it mean to live? What does it mean to deserve punishment?
And most importantly: Is there still hope, even in the darkest places?

They deal with real pain — mental health, trauma, abuse, injustice — wrapped in fantasy worlds full of rules, teams, and missions.
Each episode is a mirror to society, showing how humans suffer… and how they survive.

The leads are unforgettable:

Goo Ryun (Tomorrow) carries centuries of sorrow and fights with empathy.

Kang Nan (The Judge from Hell) burns with rage, but her anger comes from love for justice.

Two women. Two missions.
One to save, one to judge.
Both unforgettable.

If Tomorrow is the hand reaching out to stop you from falling…
The Judge from Hell is the fire that makes sure evil pays for what it’s done.

Together, they create a balance — mercy and justice, hope and consequence.
They’ll make you cry, think, and maybe even heal a little.

? Watch if you love:

Fantasy mixed with deep life lessons

Strong, complex female leads

Stories about trauma, justice, and second chances

Emotional healing through dark, beautiful storytelling

Recommended by nour nawara
Both female leads punish criminals in brutal ways.
Both female leads are cold-hearted.














Recommended by Curious_about_everything
Similiar drastic way of revenge for helpless. Overpower main character with funny sidekick. Many smaller stories in one. The other main lead is detective/prosecutor.
Recommended by lilCthulhu
Badass female lead both fighting for what they believe on fully in the grey doing everything to get theirs whether its right or wrong

Recommended by SerenityUnderTheSun
In both series, the same thing that can be seen are the detective that seek to solve the case and have emotional dimensions, and if you are looking for a romance in this genre, it can be a good option.
Recommended by fafaasmi
A series where
- someone gives them (bad people) the same suffering they did from their victims
- they die after they receive the punishment
- the soul of the bad people receiving the punishment are going to hell

the differences are:
- In "Judge From Hell", a judge will convict you if you're good to go to hell.
while
- In "Jigoku Shoujo" there's a hotline/website called 'Hell Link' that you need to reach out to at 12mn, you need to type the name of the person who did you wrong and Ai will let you know if she accepts or rejects the human's revenge. The human will form a covenant with Ai (Hell Girl) by untying the scarlet thread from the straw doll's neck. There's also a consequence for humans who form a covenant with Hell Girl.
Recommended by Nodus
Both explore the legal genre, although BTB is more legal heavy whereas JFH heavily includes fantasy elements. Both feature romance, however, JFH certainly includes more romance and BTB more so hints at it, but I wouldn’t say it’s the main genre of either. JFH is darker, gothic, and more gory. Both focus on one case per episode usually, although JFH is more about punishing each evildoer whereas BTB focuses on defense. Both explore the morally grey areas in life and provoke the audience to think.
Recommended by mkunkler
– Both women come from other realms (Joseon/historical ? modern, Hell ? modern).

– Both feature intense, bickering relationships with cold modern men.

– Strong female leads clash with equally powerful male leads (chaebol/lawyer).

– Supernatural women adjusting to life, love, and work in the present day.

– Both women are seen as villains or judges but get a chance to change or be understood.

Recommended by limjiyeonlover
Sharing similar Christian and law based themes with great acting and plot in both. While TJFH is more fantasy and judgement kind, TFP is more anime-ish and less serious with good action scenes and filled with humour. These have similar vibe despite being different in genre and storytelling. Loving TJFH, then potentially u will like TFP and vice versa.
Recommended by DramaLifeForever
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