Scripted series · SBS
Doctor Stranger
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Lee Jong-suk
Park Hoon
20 eps
Park Hae-jin
Han Jae-joon
20 eps
Jin Se-yeon
Song Jae-hee / Han Seung-hee
20 eps
Kang So-ra
Oh Soo-hyun
20 eps
Jeon Kuk-hwan
Oh Joon-gyu
20 eps
Lee Il-hwa
Park Hoon's Mother
20 eps
Choi Jung-woo
Moon Hyung-wook
20 eps
Kim Ji-young
Jeong-min
20 eps
Park Hae-joon
Cha Jin-soo
20 eps
Jung In-gi
Kim Tae-sool
20 eps
Yoon Bo-ra
Lee Chang-yi
20 eps
Cheon Ho-jin
Jang Seok-joo
20 eps
Goo Seung-hyun
Young Park Hoon
20 eps
Kim Bo-mi
Kim Ah-young
20 eps
Kim Ji-eun
Yoon-gyu Secretary
20 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Doctor Stranger actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Doctor Stranger reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
As a child, Park Hoon and his dad were kidnapped and taken to North Korea. He grew up there, learning to be a doctor just like his father. When Park Hoon escapes back to South Korea and begins work at a prestigious hospital, he makes it his goal to earn enough money to go back to North Korea to rescue his true love. He'll do anything to find her, but then he meets and falls for a mysterious woman who looks exactly like her.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 20 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201420 episodes
9.7IMDbAs a child, Park Hoon and his dad were kidnapped and taken to North Korea. He grew up there, learning to be a doctor just like his father. When Park Hoon escapes back to South Korea and begins work at a prestigious hospital, he makes it his goal to earn enough money to go back to North Korea to rescue his true love. He'll do anything to find her, but then he meets and falls for a mysterious woman who looks exactly like her.
Best episode · S01E01 Episode 1
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
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
- Park Jin-WooWriter
Direction
- Jin HyukDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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