Skip to main content

Home Movies TV Shows Genres People Watchlist

Search movies, TV shows and people

Home Movies TV Shows Genres People Watchlist

About WatchList

Discover the best movies and TV shows across all streaming platforms. Never miss what's trending and find your next favorite watch.

Quick Links

Popular Movies Popular TV Shows Browse Genres People About WatchList

Data Source

Powered by The Movie Database (TMDb)

© 2026 WatchList. All rights reserved.

Made with for movie lovers

Justifiable Defense

Justifiable Defense

Justifiable Defense

Justifiable Defense

2025 - 2025•1 season•15 episodes•~45m•

★6.7(3 ratings)

MysteryDrama

Overview

Senior prosecutor Duan Hongshan from the city prosecutor's office is tasked with handling a case involving a woman accused of killing her abusive husband. Young prosecutor Fang Lingyuan from the provincial office is assigned to assist. As they investigate, they discover connections to a case from Duan’s past. Guided by facts and legal principles, they navigate complex issues of justice, sentiment, and law to reach an accurate conclusion in the case.

Watchlist

Main Cast

Gao Ye

Gao Ye

Fang Lingyuan

Zhang Luyi

Zhang Luyi

Duan Hongshan

Bai Jingting

Bai Jingting

Li Mufeng

Zhang Xinyi

Zhang Xinyi

Lei Shuang

Zhang Bojia

Zhang Bojia

Mei Zheng

Ye Qing

Ye Qing

Jiang Ting

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Li Yunliang

Writing

Writer: Jia Dongyan
Writer: Wu Yao

Keywords

prosecutor

Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "正当防卫" (ZH).

#2

The series spans 1 season with 15 episodes in total (avg. 15 per season).

#3

Each episode runs approximately 45 minutes.

#4

Originally aired on iQiyi.

Gallery

Seasons

Similar TV Shows

Close to Home

2005

Close to Home is an American crime drama television series co-produced by Warner Bros. Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television for CBS.

Babylon

Babylon

2019

Zen Seizaki is a prosecutor with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office. While investigating illegal acts by a certain pharmaceutical company, Seizaki stumbles upon a page stained with a mixture of blood, hair and skin, along with the letter "F" scribbled all across the sheet. As he investigates further, the case goes beyond Zen's imagination and becomes vastly complex, challenging his sense of justice and his knowledge of the truth. Digging deeper into the investigation, Zen begins to uncover a concealed plot behind the ongoing mayoral election and ties to many people of interest involved in the election and those closer than he thinks. The case grows more severe and propels Zen into an unforeseen hurricane of corruption and deceit behind the election, the establishment of the Shiniki district, and the mysterious woman associated with it all.

The Running Mates: Human Rights

The Running Mates: Human Rights

2019

The ‘Human RIghts Promotion’ team helps out people who are in need to protect and secure their human rights.

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

2014

A legal drama about team of young and passionate prosecutors who banded together to fight against injustice and oppression that befall weak and poor people. Besides face many hardships from higher authority, they also learn to cooperate and adjust with the clash of different personalities and backgrounds.

Endless Protection

Endless Protection

2025

Prosecutor Lin Zhitiao and assistant Bai Enyu lead a juvenile prosecution team, fighting against the darkness of human nature to protect minors and seek justice to find redemption.

A.U.S.A.

A.U.S.A.

2003

A.U.S.A. is an American sitcom television series that aired in 2003 on NBC, starring Scott Foley.

Shark

Shark

2006

Notorious Los Angeles defense attorney Sebastian Stark becomes disillusioned with his career after his successful defense of a wife-abuser results in the wife's death. After more than a month trying to come to grips with his situation, he is invited by the Los Angeles district attorney to become a public prosecutor so he can apply his unorthodox-but-effective talents to putting guilty people away instead of putting them back on the street.

May It Please the Court

May It Please the Court

2022

Noh Chak-hee, the ace lawyer of the big law firm, Jangsan, becomes a public defender overnight and must defend the criminal who killed her loved one.

Adamas

Adamas

2022

Twin brothers Woo-sin and Soo-hyun lose their father in a murder case. Twenty-two years later, the brothers seek to clear their father's name.

Rating

6.7/10

Good

3 votes

TV Show Facts

Original Name:

正当防卫

Status:

Ended

In Production:

No

Age Rating:

15

Language:

普通话

Country of Origin:

China

First Episode:

7/9/2025

Last Episode:

7/15/2025

Networks:

iQiyi

Production Companies:

iQIYI

iQIYI

Official Website View on IMDb