Scripted series · JTBC
Doctor Slump
I met my worst rival.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Park Shin-hye
Nam Ha-neul
16 eps
Park Hyung-sik
Yeo Jeong-woo
16 eps
Yoon Park
Bin Dae-young
16 eps
Kong Seong-ha
Lee Hong-ran
16 eps
Park Won-ho
Kim Mu-geun
16 eps
Hyun Bong-sik
Kong Tae-seon
16 eps
Jang Hye-jin
Kong Wol-seon
16 eps
Youn Sang-hyun
Nam Ba-da
16 eps
Oh Dong-min
Min Kyung-min
16 eps
Kang Sang-jun
Son Chan-yeong
16 eps
Jeong Ji-sun
Han Sang-cheol
16 eps
Kim Jae-beom
Kang Jin-seok
16 eps
Song Ji-woo
Do Hye-ji
16 eps
Oh Ryoong
Kim Sang-geun
16 eps
Lee Seung-joon
Psychiatrist
7 eps
Jang In-sub
Plastic surgeon
1 eps
Park Won-sang
Nam Man-seok
5 eps
Lee Sung-kyung
Han Woo-ri
1 eps
Han Da-mi
Dr. Jo
1 eps
Nam Mi-jung
Nam Suk-ja
5 eps
Kim Jeong-hwan
Woo Seon-saeng
1 eps
Jeon Su-ji
Lawyer
1 eps
Jang Yi-jung
Resident
1 eps
Ahn Jong-jin
Reporter
1 eps
Woo Sung-eun
Plastic surgeon
1 eps
Lee Dong-wook
Busan factory employee
1 eps
Kwon Chan-min
Busan factory employee
1 eps
Lee Soon-poong
Judge
2 eps
Choi E-sun
Reporter
2 eps
Cha Yong-hak
Prosecutor
2 eps
Yun Ki-chang
Detective
2 eps
Kim Mi-ra
Dr. Park
1 eps
Kim Jin-gu
Doctor
1 eps
Yoon Hyo-sik
Surgeon
1 eps
Kim Kyung-min
Student
1 eps
Lee Eun-ju
Landlady
1 eps
Kwak Na-yeon
Chairman’s wife
1 eps
Park Eun-young
Real estate agent
1 eps
Jo Young-mi
Diner
2 eps
Shin In-ah
School nurse
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Doctor Slump actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Doctor Slump reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Once rivals in school, two brilliant doctors reunite by chance — each facing life’s worst slump and unexpectedly finding solace in each other.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Episode 1
After a successful career as a plastic surgeon, Yeo Jeong-woo faces a swift downfall. Nam Ha-neul collapses amid a brutal career as an anesthesiologist.
- Directed by Oh Hyun-jong
- Written by Paek Sun-woo
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Writing
- Paek Sun-wooWriter
Direction
- Oh Hyun-jongDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
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