TV series
Prison Playbook
Overview
With his major league baseball debut right around the corner, a star pitcher lands in prison and must learn to navigate his new world.
Details
- First air date
- 2017-11-22
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 16 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Network
- tvN
- Production
- CJ ENM
- Country
- KR
- Original language
- KO
Cast
- Park Hae-soo as Kim Je-hyeok
- Jung Kyung-ho as Lee Jun-ho
- Krystal Jung as Ji-ho
- Lee Kyoo-hyung as Looney
- Choi Mu-sung as Min-cheol
- Jeong Min-sung as Dr. Ko
- Park Ho-san as KAIST
- Kang Seung-yoon as Jean Valjean
- Jung Woong-in as Lieutenant Paeng
- Jung Hae-in as Captain Yoo
- Kim Sung-cheol as Jailbird
- Im Hwa-young as Kim Je-hee
Creators and crew
- Lee Woo-jung - Creator
- Lee Do-hyun - Creator
- Shin Won-ho - Director
- Jung Bo-hoon - Writer
Episodes
Episode 1: The Sentence
Baseball pitcher Kim Je-hyeok gets slapped with a completely unexpected prison sentence only days before his flight to Boston to join the Red Sox.
Episode 2: The Second Trial
Je-hyeok's appeal is a week away, and everyone seems sure he'll win the case. Seagull demands that the Errand Boy sneak him a knife.
Episode 3: Seobu Penitentiary
After he's transferred to a new facility, Je-hyeok shares a cell with an interesting group of inmates and begins working at a prison woodshop.
Episode 4: Retirement
With a big prize at stake for the winner of a singing contest, the inmates get busy practicing. Je-hyeok needs permission to get outside medical care.
Episode 5: I'm Going to Quit Baseball
After the big announcement that broke the hearts of many, Je-hyeok starts showing interest in other career paths. Jean Valjean is soon to be released.
Episode 6: The Ramyeon Box
The arrival of the new inmate has everyone on edge. Various competitions are being held with boxes of ramen – and something else – up for grabs.
Episode 7: Starting Baseball Again
No one seems to know what kind of person Captain Yoo really is. Meanwhile at the woodshop, there's growing discontent toward the new chief.
Episode 8: Bak-sa's Abdominal Pain
Dr. Ko needs a medical exam for his abdominal pain, but with the upcoming audit, Captain Na is pickier than ever in giving out authorizations.
Episode 9: New Troublesome Inmates
New inmates, including one with particularly troubling behavior, get assigned to Joon-ho's wing. Min-chul seeks to find out what's worrying Dr. Ko.
Episode 10: The 140 km Pitch
Captain Yoo's chance at a retrial depends completely on a witness's willingness to testify. One inmate from Je-hyeok's cell prepares to say goodbye.
Episode 11: The New Prisoner
Led by Min-chul, Je-hyeok's cellmates are on a mission to protect Je-hyeok from the newest inmate, who's plotting to take revenge.
Episode 12: Fire Drill
While deciding which team he'll play for, Je-hyeok sets a condition that is very unlike him. Meanwhile, Crony continues his plan for payback.
Episode 13: Unanswered Calls
Je-hyeok needs to talk to Ji-ho while he has phone privileges, but time is running out. Je-hyeok's cellmates share surprising details of their pasts.
Episode 14: A New Obstacle
Things finally seem to be looking up for Je-hyeok until another calamity strikes. Meanwhile, Looney and Jung-woo continue to bicker like preschoolers.
Episode 15: The Special Pardon
Someone is plotting to make Je-hyeok's remaining months in prison as unpleasant as possible. Min-chul anxiously awaits the decision on his parole.
Episode 16: The Last Chapter
Even for a man as patient and steadfast as Je-hyeok, sometimes life in prison just gets to be too much, which leads him to come to a drastic decision.
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