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Beyond the Bar
Beyond the Bar (에스콰이어: 변호사를 꿈꾸는 변호사들, Esquire), 2025 JTBC/Netflix Korean legal drama, 12 episodes, starring Lee Jin-wook and Jung Chae-yeon at Yullim Law Firm; top-10 Netflix hit in 53 countries.
Bloody Flower (블러디 플라워)
Bloody Flower (블러디 플라워), also Flower of Death (죽음의 꽃), is a 2026 Disney+ Korean crime thriller adapted from Lee Dong-gun's novel, starring Ryeoun as a serial killer who claims he can cure all diseases.
D-Day (디 데이) (TV series)
D-Day (디 데이) is a 2015 JTBC South Korean medical disaster drama, 20 episodes, Fridays and Saturdays 20:40, September 18 to November 21, 2015, directed by Jang Yong-woo, written by Hwang Eun-kyung, starring Kim Young-kwang and Jung So-min, about a 6.5 Seoul earthquake.
Daily Dose of Sunshine (정신병동에도 아침이 와요)
Daily Dose of Sunshine (정신병동에도 아침이 와요, Morning Comes to Psychiatric Wards Too) is a 12-episode 2023 Netflix Korean drama starring Park Bo-young as a nurse in a psychiatric ward, adapted from former nurse Lee Ra-ha's webtoon.
Diary of a Prosecutor (검사내전)
Diary of a Prosecutor (검사내전, War of Prosecutors) is a 2019-2020 JTBC 16-episode workplace drama adapted from prosecutor Kim Woong's bestselling essay, starring Lee Sun-kyun and Jung Ryeo-won as prosecutors in the fictional Jinyeong branch office; average rating 3.8%, now on Netflix.
Doctor Cha (닥터 차정숙)
Doctor Cha (닥터 차정숙) is a 2023 JTBC, 16-episode Korean medical family drama starring Uhm Jung-hwa as a 46-year-old housewife who resumes her residency; it peaked at 18.546% Nielsen Korea and charted seven weeks in Netflix's non-English Top 10.
Doctor John (TV series)
Doctor John (의사 요한) is a 2019 South Korean medical drama on SBS, starring Ji Sung as an anesthesiologist who investigates patients' mysterious pain and confronts the ethics of euthanasia.
Doctor on the Edge
Doctor on the Edge (닥터 섬보이) is a 2026 ENA/Disney+ Korean medical romcom adapted from Kim Tae Poong's webtoon Holdout Doctor, starring Lee Jae-wook and Shin Ye-eun as a doctor and nurse on the remote island Pyeondongdo, 12 episodes, June-July 2026.
Doctor Shin (닥터신)
Doctor Shin (닥터신) is a 2026 TV Chosun Korean weekend medical thriller, 16 episodes, written by Phoebe (Im Sung-han) and directed by Lee Seung-hoon, starring Jung E-chan as genius doctor Shin Ju-shin and Baek Seo-ra as Mo-mo, whose mother donates her brain in a brain-change surgery; it opened at 1.4% Nielsen and ended at 2.3%.
Doctor Stranger (닥터 이방인)
Doctor Stranger (닥터 이방인, Dakteo Yibangin) is a 2014 SBS 20-episode Korean medical-espionage-romance drama directed by Jin Hyuk, starring Lee Jong-suk as surgeon Park Hoon; it averaged 11.7-11.8% nationwide ratings and streams on Netflix and Viki.
Dr. Romantic (낭만닥터 김사부)
Dr. Romantic (낭만닥터 김사부, Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim) is an SBS Korean medical drama (2016–2023, three seasons) about surgeon Kim Sabu at rural Doldam Hospital; Season 1 peaked at 27.6% ratings.
Emergency Couple (응급남녀)
Emergency Couple (응급남녀) is a 2014 tvN Korean medical romantic comedy, 21 episodes, directed by Kim Cheol-kyu, starring Song Ji-hyo and Choi Jin-hyuk as divorced exes reunited as ER interns.
Face Me (페이스 미)
Face Me (페이스 미) is a 2024 KBS2 South Korean medical crime thriller, 12 episodes aired November 6 to December 12, 2024, starring Lee Min Ki as plastic surgeon Cha Jung-Woo and Han Ji Hyun as detective Lee Min-Hyung, directed by Jo Rok-Hwan.
Filing for Love
Filing for Love (은밀한 감사, Secret Audit) is a 2026 tvN South Korean office rom-com, 12 episodes, starring Shin Hae-sun and Gong Myoung as Haemu Group auditors; finale hit 9.7% Nielsen.
Forecasting Love and Weather
Forecasting Love and Weather (기상청 사람들: 사내연애 잔혹사 편) is a 2022 JTBC Korean romantic workplace drama, 16 episodes, set at the Korea Meteorological Administration, starring Park Min-young and Song Kang, streaming on Netflix.
Ghost Doctor (고스트 닥터)
Ghost Doctor (고스트 닥터) is a 2022 tvN fantasy medical comedy in which comatose surgeon Cha Young-min's ghost possesses resident Go Seung-tak; 16 episodes, starring Rain, Kim Bum, Uee, and Son Na-eun.
Good Partner (굿파트너)
Good Partner (굿파트너) is a 2024 SBS Friday-Saturday Korean drama, 16 episodes, about divorce lawyers Cha Eun-kyung (Jang Na-ra) and rookie Han Yu-ri (Nam Ji-hyun), written by divorce lawyer Choi Yu-na from her webtoon Marriage Red; it peaked at 17.7% ratings and has a 2026 season 2.
High School King of Savvy (고교처세왕)
High School King of Savvy (고교처세왕) is a 2014 South Korean romantic comedy series on tvN, starring Seo In-guk, Lee Ha-na, Lee Soo-hyuk, and Lee Yul-eum.
Hospital Playlist (슬기로운 의사생활)
Hospital Playlist (슬기로운 의사생활, Wise Doctor Life) is a 2020–2021 tvN Korean medical drama by Shin Won-ho and Lee Woo-jung: five doctor friends at Yulje Medical Center, a band, retro OST covers, 14.1% finale rating, spin-off Resident Playbook.
Hospital Ship (병원선) (TV series)
Hospital Ship (병원선, Byungwonsun) is a 2017 MBC Korean medical drama, 40 episodes, starring Ha Ji-won and Kang Min-hyuk as doctors serving islands from a hospital ship; written by Yoon Sun-joo, later broadcast in Japan as 病院船.
Hot Stove League (스토브리그) (TV series)
Hot Stove League (스토브리그) is a 2019–2020 SBS Korean baseball drama about GM Baek Seung-soo rebuilding last-place team Dreams during the off-season; 16 episodes, 19.1% finale rating, 56th Baeksang Best Drama winner.
Hyper Knife
Hyper Knife (하이퍼나이프) is a 2025 South Korean Disney+ medical crime thriller, 8 episodes, starring Park Eun-bin as disgraced neurosurgeon Jung Se-ok and Sul Kyung-gu as her mentor Choi Deok-hee; Emmy-nominated, directed by Kim Jung-hyun.
If You Wish Upon Me (당신이 소원을 말하면)
If You Wish Upon Me (당신이 소원을 말하면) is a 2022 KBS2 Korean healing drama, 16 episodes, starring Ji Chang-wook, Sung Dong-il, and Choi Soo-young as hospice volunteers granting dying patients' last wishes, inspired by a Dutch wish foundation.
Internal Medicine Park Won Jang (내과 박원장)
Internal Medicine Park Won Jang (내과 박원장, Dr. Park's Clinic) is a South Korean webtoon by physician-turned-cartoonist Jang Bong-su and its 2022 TVING medical comedy adaptation, 12 episodes starring Lee Seo-jin, about a struggling new clinic owner.
Juvenile Justice (소년 심판)
Juvenile Justice (소년심판, Sonyeon Simpan) is a 2022 Netflix Korean legal drama, 10 episodes, directed by Hong Jong-chan, written by Kim Min-seok, starring Kim Hye-soo as juvenile-court judge Shim Eun-seok; it topped Netflix's non-English chart and spurred debate on Korea's Juvenile Act.
Law and the City (서초동)
Law and the City (서초동, Seochodong) is a 2025 tvN Korean drama, 12 episodes aired July 5 to August 10, 2025, directed by Park Seung-woo, starring Lee Jong-suk and Moon Ga-young as associate lawyers in Seocho-dong, Seoul's legal district; finale rated 7.7 percent.
Love Doctor (TV series)
Love Doctor (연애박사, Between Steps) is a 2026 ENA Korean romance drama, the final work of director Ahn Pan-seok, starring Choo Young-woo and Kim So-hyun as graduate students in a robotics lab; 12 episodes from October 5, 2026.
Love Scout
Love Scout (나의 완벽한 비서, My Perfect Secretary) is a 2025 SBS workplace romance drama starring Han Ji-min as headhunter CEO Kang Ji-yun and Lee Jun-hyuk as her single-father secretary Yoo Eun-ho; 12 episodes, ended February 14, 2025 at 12.0% ratings, streamed on Netflix.
Misaeng: Incomplete Life (미생)
Misaeng (미생), Incomplete Life, is a 2014 tvN Korean workplace drama adapted from Yoon Tae-ho's webtoon, starring Yim Si-wan as failed Go player Jang Geu-rae, an intern at One International; 20 episodes, 8.4% final rating.
Namib (나미브) (TV series)
Namib (나미브) is a 2024–2025 South Korean ENA music drama, also a Genie TV original, starring Go Hyun Jung as fired producer Kang Su-hyun and Ryeoun as trainee Yoo Jin-woo; 12 episodes aired December 23, 2024 to January 28, 2025.