1. DR. ROMANTIC:
EPISODES: S1[21], S2[16], S3[16]
STARRING: Han Seok Kyu, Yoo Yeon Seok, Seo Hyun Jin, Ahn Hyo Seop, Lee Sung Kyung
GENRES: Romance, Drama, Medical, Melodrama
AIRING ON: Netflix, Viki
STORYLINE:
At Doldam Hospital, a small, humble medical facility, Kim Sa Bu, a once-renowned surgeon, finds a new purpose as its chief. After a successful operation on Chairman Sin, he gains support to improve the hospital. However, following Chairman Sin’s death and the return of an old rival, Kim Sa Bu faces new challenges, including an injury resurfacing. To address Doldam’s staff shortage, he recruits two new surgeons, Seo U Jin, who is driven by money, and Cha Eun Jae, who struggles with surgery. Can Kim Sa Bu manage the hospital with these two unlikely candidates?
2. HOSPITAL PLAYLIST:
EPISODES: S1[12], S2[12]
STARRING: Jo Jung Suk, Yoo Yeon Seok, Jung Kyun Ho, Kim Dae Myung, Jeon Mi Do
GENRES: Comedy, Life, Drama, Medical
AIRING ON: Netflix
STORYLINE:
The stories of people going through their days are seemingly ordinary but actually special at the hospital, a place known as the microcosm of life, where someone is being born and someone's life meets its ending. The five doctors are long-time friends of 20 years who started their undergrad in 1999 in the same medical school and now are colleagues in the same hospital and have a band together.
3. THE TRAUMA CODE: HEROES ON CALL:
EPISODES: 8
STARRING: Ju Ji Hoon, Choo Young Woo, Ha Young, Yoon Kyung Ho, Jung Jae Kwang
GENRES: Action, Comedy, Drama, Medical
AIRING ON: Netflix
STORYLINE:
Baek Kang-hyuk arrives at a university hospital where the trauma team is struggling to keep up. His arrival shakes things up as he possesses exceptional surgical skills honed through experience in conflict zones worldwide. His unorthodox methods and unshakable confidence initially create friction with the established team. Little by little, he earns their respect and guides them in developing into a leading trauma unit.
4. DR. CHA:
EPISODES: 16
STARRING: Uhm Jung Hwa, Min Woo Hyuk, Kim Byung Chul
GENRES: Comedy, Life, Drama, Medical
AIRING ON: Netflix
STORYLINE:
Cha Jung Sook is married to Seo In Ho, who works as a chief surgeon at a university hospital. He has a strict, sensitive, and thoroughgoing personality. Cha Jung Sook has been a full-time housewife for 20 years, giving up her career as a doctor during her medical resident years. After all those years, she decides to restart her medical resident course.
5. REISDENT PLAYBOOK:
EPISODES: 12
STARRING: Go Youn Jung, Shin Shi Ah, Kang You Seok, Han Ye Ji, Jung Jun Won
GENRES: Comedy, Life, Youth, Medical
AIRING ON: Netflix
STORYLINE:
Set at the Jongno branch of Yulje Medical Center, the series follows the hospital lives and turbulent friendships of young obstetrics and gynecology residents who proudly enter the unpopular department in an era of low birth rates.
6. HOSPITAL SHIP:
EPISODES: 40
STARRING: Ha Ji Won, Kang Min Hyuk, Lee Seo Won
GENRES: Romance, Drama, Medical
AIRING ON: Netflix
STORYLINE:
A group of army doctors boards a hospital ship to serve remote islands, but their motivations aren't purely altruistic. Among them are Eun Jae, a perfectionist surgeon whose career hit a setback; Kwak Hyun, an internal medicine doctor volunteering for duty; and Jae Geol, an oriental medicine doctor reluctantly assigned to the ship. In their thirties and seasoned in medicine, these doctors are struggling with personal setbacks as they embark on a journey of self-discovery, learning to become compassionate healers while seeking more fulfilling lives.
7. HEART SURGEONS:
EPISODES: 32
STARRING: Go Soo, Uhm Ki Joon, Seo Ji Hye
GENRES: Action, Life, Drama, Medical
AIRING ON: Viki
STORYLINE:
The series revolves around the thoracic surgery department of a hospital. Park Tae Soo is a thoracic surgery fellow for four years whose mother is waiting for a heart transplant. Meanwhile, Choi Suk Han is a thoracic surgeon who is renowned for his skills but has not been treated fairly due to his humble medical background from a local university. A mysterious woman, who had a near death experience, decides to become a resident of thoracic surgery.
8. D-DAY:
EPISODES: 20
STARRING: Kim Young Kwang, Jung So Min, Ha Seok Jin, Lee Kyung Young
GENRES: Drama, Medical
AIRING ON: Viki
STORYLINE:
A massive 6.5-magnitude earthquake devastates Seoul, blocking emergency aid and plunging the city into chaos. Amid the disaster, skilled surgeon Hae Sung risks everything to treat the injured, earning backlash from his profit-driven hospital. Ambitious doctor Ddol Mi and rising star Woo Jin are inspired by Hae Sung’s selfless actions, and together, the trio throws themselves into life-threatening situations, determined to save lives and rediscover what it means to be true doctors
9. LIFE:
EPISODES: 16
STARRING: Lee Dong Wook, Cho Seung Woo, Won Jin A, Lee Kyu Hyung, Yoo Jae Myung, Moon So Ri
GENRES: Thriller, Psychological, Drama, Medical
AIRING ON: Netflix, Viki
STORYLINE:
This series examines the hospital as a breeding ground for misuse of power. It is a place of conflicting interests and clashing egos. The doctors have the power to save lives, but the board has the power to kill doctors. In a building supposedly dedicated to the public’s health, it’s the personal vendettas that fuel people to get up in the morning.
10. DOCTORS:
EPISODES: 20
STARRING: Kim Rae Won, Park Shin Hye, Yoon Kyun Sang, Lee Sung Kyung
GENRES: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Medical
AIRING ON: Netflix, Viki
STORYLINE:
Yoo Hye Jeong was a tough bully in school with a prickly personality and always went wayward. She had many scars from her childhood, and through self-preservation, Hye Jeong keeps her heart shut away from other people. However, she changes after meeting her mentor, Hong Ji Hong, who plays a key role in transforming her life from a helpless gangster to a compassionate doctor.
11. HYPER KNIFE:
EPISODES: 8
STARRING: Park Eun Bin, Sul Kyung Gu, Park Byung Eun, Yoon Chan Young
GENRES: Thriller, Crime, Medical, Drama
AIRING ON: Disney+, Hulu
STORYLINE:
Choi Deok Hui is the best neurosurgeon in the world. In the past, he had a pupil named Jung Se Ok. She was a promising and gifted doctor, but Deok Hui had mixed feelings about her. Then, during an operation, he permanently kicked her out of his operating room. Even though Se Ok was once known as a genius doctor, she now works as a shadow doctor in an illegal operating room. Somehow, she meets her ex-teacher, Deok Hui, again. He was the one who kicked her to the bottom. These two crazy but gifted neurosurgeons confront each other and grow through that. There are also people around Se Ok. Han Hyeon Ho is an anesthesiologist who feels sorry for her, and Seo Yeong Ju always stays by her.