Season 1
Even if you live for one day, live as a good person.
Synopsis
Prison Playbook (2017), Season 1 is a Korean crime drama you can watch online on iFILM — sixteen episodes that open days before star pitcher Kim Je-hyeok is set to fly out and join the Boston Red Sox, only for a prison sentence to land instead.
He's locked up for going too far while stopping a man who attacked his sister. On the other side of the bars, a childhood friend happens to work as a guard. From there the season isn't about escape or violence; it's about a celebrity learning to share a cell — the woodshop, the inmates' singing contest, the odd, funny, broken men who become his neighbors, each carrying a backstory of his own. Baseball keeps tugging at him, and whether he'll ever pitch again stays an open question.
It's a gentle tragicomedy from the director of the Reply series — warmth, comedy and a quiet ache in the same frame. Its strength is the ensemble, not the plot twists. Stream Prison Playbook Season 1 online on iFILM.
16 episodes
S1·E1The Sentence
Baseball pitcher Kim Je-hyeok gets slapped with a completely unexpected prison sentence only days before his flight to Boston to join the Red Sox.
S1·E2The Second Trial
Je-hyeok's appeal is a week away, and everyone seems sure he'll win the case. Seagull demands that the Errand Boy sneak him a knife.
S1·E3Seobu Penitentiary
After he's transferred to a new facility, Je-hyeok shares a cell with an interesting group of inmates and begins working at a prison woodshop.
S1·E4Retirement
With a big prize at stake for the winner of a singing contest, the inmates get busy practicing. Je-hyeok needs permission to get outside medical care.
S1·E5I'm Going to Quit Baseball
After the big announcement that broke the hearts of many, Je-hyeok starts showing interest in other career paths. Jean Valjean is soon to be released.
S1·E6The Ramyeon Box
The arrival of the new inmate has everyone on edge. Various competitions are being held with boxes of ramen – and something else – up for grabs.
S1·E7Starting Baseball Again
No one seems to know what kind of person Captain Yoo really is. Meanwhile at the woodshop, there's growing discontent toward the new chief.
S1·E8Bak-sa's Abdominal Pain
Dr. Ko needs a medical exam for his abdominal pain, but with the upcoming audit, Captain Na is pickier than ever in giving out authorizations.
S1·E9New Troublesome Inmates
New inmates, including one with particularly troubling behavior, get assigned to Joon-ho's wing. Min-chul seeks to find out what's worrying Dr. Ko.
S1·E10The 140 km Pitch
Captain Yoo's chance at a retrial depends completely on a witness's willingness to testify. One inmate from Je-hyeok's cell prepares to say goodbye.
S1·E11The New Prisoner
Led by Min-chul, Je-hyeok's cellmates are on a mission to protect Je-hyeok from the newest inmate, who's plotting to take revenge.
S1·E12Fire Drill
While deciding which team he'll play for, Je-hyeok sets a condition that is very unlike him. Meanwhile, Crony continues his plan for payback.
S1·E13Unanswered Calls
Je-hyeok needs to talk to Ji-ho while he has phone privileges, but time is running out. Je-hyeok's cellmates share surprising details of their pasts.
S1·E14A New Obstacle
Things finally seem to be looking up for Je-hyeok until another calamity strikes. Meanwhile, Looney and Jung-woo continue to bicker like preschoolers.
S1·E15The Special Pardon
Someone is plotting to make Je-hyeok's remaining months in prison as unpleasant as possible. Min-chul anxiously awaits the decision on his parole.
S1·E16The Last Chapter
Even for a man as patient and steadfast as Je-hyeok, sometimes life in prison just gets to be too much, which leads him to come to a drastic decision.
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