'Parasite' star Lee Jeong-eun to star in Netflix's new series

Actress Lee Jeong-eun has taken a role in Netflix's upcoming series, “Juvenile Judgement” (direct translation). Courtesy of Will Entertainment

By Lee Gyu-lee

• Published May 11, 2021 5:21 PM KST
• Updated May 11, 2021 5:33 PM KST

By Lee Gyu-lee

Actress Lee Jeong-eun, who garnered international fame through her role as a housekeeper in the award-winning film “Parasite,” will star in Netflix's upcoming series, “Juvenile Judgement” (direct translation).

The actress's agency, Will Entertainment, announced Tuesday that Lee has agreed to play the role of a judge named Na Geun-hee in the drama series.

Directed by Hong Jong-chan, who is responsible for hit TV series such as “Master's Sun” and ”Live Up to Your Name,” the series will follow the lives of characters at a district juvenile court as well as cases involving young offenders. The court gets a refreshing perspective when an elite judge, Shim Eun-seok (Kim Hye-soo), who has a strong aversion towards juvenile criminals, is newly appointed there.

Lee will play one of the judges at the court who constantly finds herself clashing with Eun-seok, due to their different approaches to the cases.

This series will be the second time the two actresses will co-star in a project, since co-leading the mystery film, “The Day I Died: Unclosed Case,” last year.

Actors Lee Sung-min and Kim Mu-yeol will also star in the series as judges.

Lee Jeong-eun debuted with a play in 1991, but it wasn't until recently that she came to the public's attention with a minor role in the mega-hit series, “Mr. Sunshine.” Her breakout role came in director Bong Joon-ho's 2019 film, “Parasite.” Since then, she has starred in various TV series and films, including the KBS dramas, “When the Camellia Blooms” and “Once Again,” which won her the network's year-end awards.