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Prison Playbook
2017–2018
· TV Show
· 92 min episodes
· 1 season
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Baseball pitcher Kim Je-hyeok becomes a convict overnight after being sent to prison for defending his sister from a sexual assault, days before he was due to fly to the US to join the Boston Red Sox.
Details
- Created by
- Lee Do-hyun, Lee Woo-jung
- Studio
- CJ ENM
- Released
- 22 November 2017
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episode length
- 92 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 16 across 1 season
- Awards
- 5 wins, 6 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 11 →5 wins from 11 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| 12th Korean Cable TV Awards 2018 | Best Drama | Prison Playbook | Winner |
| 22nd Asian Television Awards 2018 | Best Drama Series | Prison Playbook | Nominee |
| 2nd The Seoul Awards 2018 | Best New Actor | Park Hae-soo | Winner |
| 2nd The Seoul Awards 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Park Ho-san | Nominee |
| 54th Baeksang Arts Awards 2018 | Best Director | Shin Won-ho | Nominee |
| 54th Baeksang Arts Awards 2018 | Best Supporting Actor | Park Ho-san | Winner |
| 54th Baeksang Arts Awards 2018 | Most Popular Actor | Jung Hae-in | Winner |
| 54th Baeksang Arts Awards 2018 | Best New Actor | Park Hae-soo | Nominee |
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54th Baeksang Arts Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Park Ho-san | Winner |
| Most Popular Actor | Jung Hae-in | Winner |
| Best Director | Shin Won-ho | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Park Hae-soo | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Jung Bo-hoon | Nominee |
2nd The Seoul Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best New Actor | Park Hae-soo | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Park Ho-san | Nominee |
6th APAN Star Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Park Ho-san | Winner |
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Park Hae-soo | Nominee |
12th Korean Cable TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Drama | Prison Playbook | Winner |
22nd Asian Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best Drama Series | Prison Playbook | Nominee |