[Foreign drama] ``The Night Of'', the original title was completely different!

“The Night Of” synopsis

This thrilling eight-part mini-drama series delves into the dark side of New York's criminal justice system, surrounding a young Pakistani-American man charged with the murder of a young woman on the Upper West Side. Starring John Turturro as the embattled defense attorney and Riz Ahmed as his young client, the story revolves around a brutal murder, the ensuing investigation, and its prime suspect. A good-natured, simple-minded college student and his family, who become the prime suspects, are thrown into the depths of New York's crime, justice, punishment, and court system. Meanwhile, his lawyer, nicknamed "Trawler," is lucky enough to take on the biggest case of his life, only to be ensnared by a complex legal scheme set up by his critical detectives and rival lawyers. I am guided.

The drama ``The Night Of'' was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award in 2017. One night, a Pakistani-American college student living in New York gets involved in a murder and is arrested as a suspect in the case without knowing anything about it. This work is a crime drama that depicts the truth behind the incident and the change in the boy's state of mind.It was broadcast on HBO from June to August 2016, and was recommended by many industry experts as the number one drama of the year. It is a masterpiece.

Actually, the Japanese title of this work is ``The Night Of,'' but the title of the drama broadcast in the United States was ``The Night of.'' More specifically, this work is based on a drama that aired in the UK, and the title there is ``Criminal Justice'', which is completely different. The Japanese version can be interpreted as ``the night the murder occurred,'' and is more limited in that the story can be imagined just from the title. The American version, on the other hand, is called ``The Night of,'' which lets viewers imagine ○○ on ``the night of ○○.'' It could be ``the night I became a victim of a murder,'' or it could be ``the night that started it all.'' You can think of it as ``the nightmarish night that became.''

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Finally, the British version that this drama is based on is "Justice in Crime." There is no mention of ``that night,'' and it only makes sense after watching this 10-hour epic story.

Something that happened one night that could happen to anyone. For me, the title of the American version, which is limited to that night and leaves it up to the viewer to decide what night it is, is the most appropriate, but which title is suitable for this drama depends on the person who actually watched it. I want you to decide.

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