Justifiable Defence: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Veteran prosecutor Duan Hongshan of the Municipal Procuratorate is assigned to handle a case involving a woman who killed her husband after suffering domestic abuse. Fang Lingyuan, a young prosecutor from the Provincial Procuratorate, is appointed to assist with the investigation. During their investigation, they discover the case's close ties to a "campus excessive self-defense case" from fourteen years ago, which involved Li Mufeng, Mei Zheng, and Jiang Ting. It was also an earlier case handled by Duan Hongshan. Guided by facts and the rule of law, and carefully weighing moral principles, human sentiment, and national law, the two work together to arrive at an accurate and fair legal conclusion.

Series details

• Title: Justifiable Defence
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Chinese
• Genres: Mystery, Legal
• Premiere date: 2025-07-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-07-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: iQIYI
• Typical episode runtime: 41 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 71907
• IMDb ID: tt29486431
• TVDB ID: 449307

Cast and credited roles

• Edward Zhang — Duan Hong Shan
• Gao Ye — Fang Ling Yuan
• Bai Jing Ting — Li Mu Feng
• Zhang Xin Yi — Lei Shuang
• Zhang Bai Jia — Mei Zheng
• Ye Qing — Jiang Ting

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-07-09; final listed air date 2025-07-15; episode order: 15.

Source and licence

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