Justice Pao (1993): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1993, Justice Pao is a sci-fi & fantasy and mystery series.

What it’s about. Justice Bao is a 236-episode television series from Taiwan, first airing on Chinese Television System from February 1993 to January 1994. The show stars Jin Chao-chun as the Chinese official Bao Zheng in the Song Dynasty. It was hugely popular in Greater China as well as many other countries in the Far East. The series was originally scheduled for just 15 episodes. However, the show garnered high ratings when the initial episodes aired. Due to its popularity, CTS expanded the show to 236 episodes. The TVB and ATV Home networks in Hong Kong both bought the series in an attempt to gain viewers. Competition between the two networks during the showing of the series was so severe that identical episodes were shown on both channels on the same night. It was also one of the first dramas that used NICAM technology.

Who’s in it. Justice Pao stars Jin Chao-Chun as 包拯, Fan Hung-hsuan as 公孙策, Kenny Ho Ka-King as 展昭 and Jianyu Xu as 马汉, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.4/10, Justice Pao sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Justice Pao page.

If you liked it. Fans of Justice Pao tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.