Well, both don't convince me as of now. However, the fact that casting went to them first must mean they're what the roles need.

PS. How cute that JTBC is starting to pre-produce shows 😀😀

They are very skilled in acting, can't pick which one better than the other, but the two convince me with their great acting skill, this drama will receive lot of acting award for sure

I love Go Ara to pieces in "Reply 1994" but I can't stand her acting in everything else I've seen her in no matter how much I try.
L is even worse.

I love "Chuno" but I haven't been into any of PD Kwak's dramas after that. I'm not even very hopeful with these two leads.

Hopefully it doesn't become a "who's the worst actor" face-off, bc I like Go Ara in Black but although L improved in Ruler, don't know how he would fare as a main lead and not a second one. I think it's a matter of the right character for both though bc her character in YAS was terrible and his in Ruler was annoying, so fingers crossed it's good

How many drama reunions does Go Ara and Sung Dong-il have now? :D

I thought I read on Soompi that the author of the novel, who is also penning the script, is actually a judge? So I wonder if this will be a more realistic, accurate portrayal of courtroom proceedings than we are used to.

Go Ara and L are both actors I have liked in one role (Answer Me 1994 and Shut Up: Flower Boy Band, respectively) but not in anything else I’ve seen them in. Hmmm. I agree with Javabeans that this role could be a good fit for Go Ara, though. We’ll see.

With such similar character setup I sure hope for everyone involved that the writer for this drama does a much much better job with this story than the one the supremely talented cast of Park Eun-bin, Yeon Woo-jin, and Dong Ha had to work with in Nothing to Lose.
*remain salty for the foreseeable future about the opportunity wasted with this ensemble*

Is the new trend human dramas??

More legal dramas, yay 😥
*tries to get excited about this*

I'm so over legal dramas. I though this was last year's trend. How is it carrying over?

Also, L did improved in Ruler, true. But the initial bar was so low it was beneath ground level. So it doesn't exactly excite me that he's doing any acting at all. Even a cameo would make me groan and he's doing a lead role. UGH.

Go Ara was fine in Black - it was a SSH drama through and through anyway. This is where she has to actually carry herself, the drama, and the weakest costar she could possible have asked for.

I am disappointed at this casting from JTBC they always cast good actors, both are actors i try to avoid if I could, I wasn't fascinated by L's acting in Ruler specially his shouting scenes they were cringeworthy.
GHR on the other hand was terrible in Hwarang and Black i had to drop Hwarang after 10 episodes but Black I couldn't because the plot was so intense so I tried to swallow her bad acting for 18 episodes. She's at the top list of my worst actress, it was Shin Si Kyung before but GHR owned the crown after Black.

Black was my favorite drama of 2017 so I'm quite glad I'll get to see Go Ara again.
For L, I haven't seen him in anything but he's so handsome so that's good. I'll look forward to this mostly because of the plot. It sounds like it's gonna be a lot of fun especially with Sung Dong Il in it too

I tolerated L in Ruler, he was decent there. Now...that doesn't mean he will be good here lol. Also Go Ara hasn't done a single drama where I have liked her, so I guess I'll give this drama a pass. Also, if they have a romance line---no just no.

Yay for pre-production!

I think if L can succeed at any role, it's a serious, no-nonsense, somewhat emotionless character. (Read what you will into what type of actor I think he is). So.. maybe there's hope?

Mixed feelings.
-Ugh, another Nothing to Lose?
-But it's based on a novel...could be good?
-It's also on JTBC...could be good..
-More a human drama...that's a positive, since I don't think L and Go Ara do romance all that well.
-Is this the right role for Go Ara? I originally thought Black was a bad choice for her, but I ended up changing my mind and thought it was a good choice for both her and casting director. This role will be a change from her previous 2 characters. Also closer to her behind-the-scenes self, who is so likable that I give her a lot of passes. Could be good for her to have a heroine-centric story.
-L...*cringe* But maybe this could be the role that changes people's opinions about his acting. After all, just a month ago, Song Seung Hun proved me wrong and did an impressive job in Black...
-The choice of director here is worrisome. I hope he can surprise us.
-Sung Dong-il!! :)
-Pre-produced! More sleep for staff and actors, I hope!

Why is Go Ara coming back on small screen too often?

Thumbs up

So much negativity in one drama. Haha2. Poor Kwak Jung Hwan. Well my negativity are the cast, legal drama, and unknown writers. Who knows it will be pleasantly surprised?

wow! this is worse than casting Mr. who cannot act and Miss who cannot act together..

:O

Needless to say, I have very low expectations for this drama. It could be a good thing.. I mean, I’ll never be disappointed. I’m looking at a half-full glass.

The only thing which is promising in this drama is the writer is/also also the judge, so I believe he knows about courtroom well. I'm quite interested to check this drama based on the premise alone, but these two leads are not even convincing as an actor, what more as a judge.

The author of this novel, Moon Yoo Seok, will also write the script for this drama. He is the chief justice at Seoul Eastern District Court. So at least, can we assume that the script would be good?