Vincenzo: When Justice Wears an Italian Suit

Vincenzo: When Justice Wears an Italian Suit

In the saturated world of crime dramas and courtroom thrillers, Vincenzo arrives like a bullet through silk—sharp, stylish, and utterly unpredictable. This 2021 Korean series, created by Studio Dragon and directed by Kim Hee-won, is a genre-bending fusion of black comedy, mafia action, and legal revenge saga that dares to ask: what if justice wore designer sunglasses and spoke fluent Italian?

At the center of the storm is Vincenzo Cassano, played with razor-sharp charm by Song Joong-ki. A Korean-born consigliere raised by the Italian mafia, Vincenzo returns to Seoul after a betrayal within the syndicate. His mission? Reclaim hidden gold buried beneath a crumbling plaza. But what begins as a quiet extraction turns into a full-blown war against Babel Group—a conglomerate so corrupt it makes the mafia look polite.

Vincenzo teams up with the fiery and fearless Hong Cha-young (Jeon Yeo-been), a lawyer who swaps corporate loyalties for real justice. Their chemistry is electric, their wit razor-sharp, and their battles against Babel laced with satire, strategy, and occasionally... flaming pigeons and exploding buildings.

What makes Vincenzo exceptional isn’t just its stylish violence or courtroom twists—it’s the way it refuses to play by traditional K-drama rules. Comedy and brutality live side by side. Villains, especially the deceptively boyish Jang Han-seok (Ok Taec-yeon), are chilling and cartoonish all at once. And the residents of Geumga Plaza—eccentric, chaotic, deeply human—ground the story in emotional stakes.

Visually slick and narratively bold, the show walks a tightrope between morality and madness. Vincenzo doesn’t aim to be a hero—he’s a self-proclaimed “dark hero,” fighting evil with even greater evil. And somehow, we cheer for him. Maybe because the world he inhabits feels all too familiar: one where the law is a tool for the powerful, and justice needs a well-cut suit and a darker edge to stand a chance.

By its explosive finale, Vincenzo doesn’t just leave a mark—it leaves a crater.