Scripted series · Netflix
The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call
We must keep on running.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ju Ji-hoon
Baek Kang-hyeok
8 eps
Choo Young-woo
Yang Jae-won
8 eps
Ahn Ha-young
Cheon Jang-mi
8 eps
Yoon Kyung-ho
Han Yoo-rim
8 eps
Jeong Jae-kwang
Park Kyeong-won
8 eps
Kim Sun-young
Kang Myeong-hui
8 eps
Kim Eui-sung
Choi Jo-eun
8 eps
Kim Won-hae
Hong Jae-hun
8 eps
Hong Woo-jin
An Jung-heon
8 eps
Jang Sung-yoon
Kim Seong-yun
8 eps
Bang Yoo-in
Nurse Bang
8 eps
Park Jeong-yun
Han Ji-yeong
2 eps
Yoon Sung-won
Shim Jae-min
1 eps
Kim Da-huin
Lee Gi-yeong
1 eps
Lee Eun-jo
Lee Hye-yeong
1 eps
Kim Han-sol
Reporter Nam Su-ho
1 eps
Kim Byung-cheol
Im Min-ho
1 eps
Yoon Dae-yeul
Jeong Jun-su
1 eps
Adam Strandt
Sniper
1 eps
Jo Ki-tae
ER detective
1 eps
Kim Chung-gil
Hwang Seon-u
1 eps
Kim Jae-won
Seo Dong-ju
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call 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
To create a top-tier trauma center, a war-seasoned doctor arrives — bringing his blunt but skilled ways to transform his team into life-saving mavericks.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01 · Signature episode
Enter Doctor Maniac
Baek Kang-hyuk arrives at Hankuk National University Hospital to vitalize the trauma unit — diving headfirst into a stabbing and a hiking accident.
- Directed by Lee Do-yoon
S01E07 · Signature episode
SOS from South Sudan
Facing a malpractice investigation, Kang-hyuk's crisis doubles: save a critical patient and defend his reputation. After, he embarks for a case abroad.
- Directed by Lee Do-yoon
S01E02 · Signature episode
The Birth of Protégé No.1
During a high-risk helicopter rescue, Kang-hyuk and Yang Jae-won attempt surgery mid-air. But, as the two grow fonder, Kang-hyuk clashes with Han Yu-rim.
- Directed by Lee Do-yoon
S01E06 · Signature episode
Reasons for Not Giving Up
Even as hospital politics intensify, Kang-hyuk's focus on patients stands firm. Meanwhile, Cheon Jang-mi tries to cheer up a despondent Jae-won.
- Directed by Lee Do-yoon
S01E08 · Signature episode
Patient: Baek Kang-hyuk
Amid flying bullets, Kang-hyuk leads his team to save a military captain. Upon his return, he suddenly finds his life in the hands of his protégés.
- Directed by Lee Do-yoon
S01E04
Closer Than You Think
Amid a contentious budget meeting, Kang-hyuk rushes to save a trauma patient close to Jae-won and Yu-rim. He soon hears a dark rumor about his past.
- Directed by Lee Do-yoon
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01 · Signature episode
Enter Doctor Maniac
- Directed by Lee Do-yoon
S01E02 · Signature episode
The Birth of Protégé No.1
- Directed by Lee Do-yoon
S01E06 · Signature episode
Reasons for Not Giving Up
- Directed by Lee Do-yoon
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.
Executive production
- Kwon MichelleExecutive Producer
- 남훈영Producer
- Jun Piel-doProducer
- Park Mae-heeExecutive Producer
Direction
- Lee Do-yoonDirector
Cinematography
- Choi Sang-mukDirector of Photography
Music
- PrimaryOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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