K-drama midseason recap: Extraordinary Attorney Woo – Netflix drama series about a lawyer with autism will give you all the feels
- The Korean drama series follows the legal and romantic adventures of the intrepid lawyer Woo Young-woo (Park Eun-bin), who has autism spectrum disorder
- Extraordinary Attorney Woo has been a word-of-mouth hit this summer and it continues its ratings climb with each passing episode
This article contains spoilers.
The gift that keeps on giving, word-of-mouth hit Extraordinary Attorney Woo continues its ratings climb, with viewers glued to their screens as they follow the legal and romantic adventures of intrepid autistic lawyer Woo Young-woo (played by Park Eun-bin).
Providing a compelling balance of colourful episodic stories and an overarching narrative that is both heart-rending and heart-stopping, the show has gone from strength to strength and charmed a global audience.
Boasting many sterling attributes, including a sensational lead turn from Park and a breathtakingly sweet central romance, the show operates at the cross-section of legal drama and human interest story.
While the show unabashedly wears its heart on its sleeve, it would be criminal to write it off as heartwarming fluff. Wading into tricky moral territory, this story has been even-handed in its legal stand-offs and it is not afraid to challenge its audience with contrasting sympathies.