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• Drama: Prison Playbook (English title) / Wise Prison Life (literal title)
• Revised romanization: Seulgirowoon Gambbangsaenghwal
• Hangul: 슬기로운 감빵생활

• Director: Shin Won-Ho
• Writer: Jung Bo-Hoon
• Network: tvN
• Episodes: 16
• Release Date: November 22, 2017 – January 18, 2018
• Runtime: Wed. & Thu. 21:10
• Genre: Prison
• Language: Korean
• Country: South Korea

Synopsis

Drama series depicts the story of prisoners and staff at a prison.

Je-Hyeok (Park Hae-Soo) is the best relief pitcher in Korea. He will go to the U.S. and sign a contract with a major league team. One night, he hears his sister screaming and sees a man running out of her apartment. Je-Hyeok and the man get into a physical struggle with Je-Hyeok striking the man with a rock. Later, Je-Hyeok receives a 1 year prison sentence for using excessive force. Devastated, Je-Hyeok must adapt to life in prison.

Meanwhile, Joon-Ho (Jung Kyoung-Ho) is a friend of Je-Hyeok and works in the prison as an officer. He waits for Je-Hyeok’s arrival.