Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard

Seo Dong-jae, who works at the Cheongju District Prosecutors' Office, has a bleak future due to the stigma attached to his past as a corrupt prosecutor. While struggling with a redevelopment case, he is assigned to the case of the murder of a high school girl and begins a dangerous tightrope walk between his intuition as a prosecutor and his instincts as an opportunist.

In February 2023, Lee Joon-hyuk was cast to reprise his role but this time as the main character.^[10] Studio Dragon confirmed the spin-off series production under the working title Good or Bad Dong-jae, with principal photography to began in May 2023, and writer Lee Soo-yeon [ko], who wrote both first and second seasons of Stranger (2017–2020), participated as the creator.^[11] Directed by Park Gun-ho, and co-written by Hwang Ha-jung and Kim Sang-won. Studio Dragon, Ace Factory, and Higround [ko] co-managed the production.^[12] On November 1, 2023, actors and production team held its first script reading in Seoul.^[13] Park Sung-woong has been cast to appear in the series.^[14]

TVING announced that Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard would be released on its platform and on Paramount+ in 2024.^[15][16] The release date was confirmed to be on October 10, 2024, after TVING unveiled the first teaser video of the series.^[17] It would also broadcast on tvN on October 14, 2024, and would air every Monday and Tuesday at 21:00 (KST).^[18]

The series was invited as one of the six drama series in the On Screen section of the 29th Busan International Film Festival on October 2–11, 2024, where two out of 10 episodes had its world premiere.^[19]