Daily Dose of Sunshine
Genre
Writer
  • Lee Nam-gyu
  • Oh Bo-hyun
  • Kim Da-hee
Director
Starring
Music
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Num episodes12
Executive producer
  • Park Sun-bae
  • Kim Tae-won
ProducerPark Cheol-su
EditorShin Min-kyung
Runtime52–72 minutes
Company
NetworkNetflix
ReleasedNovember 3, 2023
Daily Dose of Sunshine
Hangul^정신병동에도 아침이 와요
LkMorning Comes to Psychiatric Wards

Daily Dose of Sunshine () is a South Korean television series directed by Lee Jae-kyoo, and starring Park Bo-young, Yeon Woo-jin, Jang Dong-yoon and Lee Jung-eun. It is based on the Kakao webtoon of the same Korean title by Lee Ra-ha, a former nurse, which highlights the author's real-life experiences.[3][4] It was released on Netflix on November 3, 2023.[5][6]

Synopsis

The series centers on Jung Da-eun, a skilled nurse in the Department of Psychiatry at Myungshin University Hospital, and her interactions with the patients under her care.[3]

Cast

Main

Supporting

Psychiatric Department

  • Park Ji-yeon as Hong Jeong-ran: Da-eun's college classmate and a nurse at the Psychiatric Department.[8]
  • Jeon Bae-soo as Yoon Man-cheon: a nurse at the Psychiatric Department.[9]
  • Lee E-dam as Min Deul-re: a nurse at the Psychiatric Department.[10]
  • Lee Sang-hee as Park Soo-yeon: a nurse at the Psychiatric Department.[11]
  • Yoo In-soo as Ji Seung-jae: an intern student who has panic disorder.[12]
  • Chang Ryul as Hwang Yeo-hwan: Da-eun and Yu-chan's friend who is a psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Department.[13]
  • Kim Jong-tae as Im Hyeok-soo: a psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Department.
  • Gong Sung-ha as Cha Min-seo: a psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Department.[14]
  • Im Jae-hyuk as Kong Cheol-woo: a psychiatrist at the Psychiatric Department.[15]

Patients

Others

Reception

Critical response

[24]

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremonyYearCategoryNomineeResultRef.
Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards2024Best CreativeDaily Dose of Sunshine[25][26]
Best Lead ActressPark Bo-young
Baeksang Arts Awards2024Best DramaDaily Dose of Sunshine[27]
Best New ActressLee Yi-dam
Best ScreenplayLee Nam-gyu, Oh Bo-hyun, Kim Da-hee
Bechdel Day2024Bechdel Choice 10Daily Dose of Sunshine[28]
Blue Dragon Series Awards2024Best DramaDaily Dose of Sunshine[29][30]
Best ActressPark Bo-young
Best New ActorRoh Jae-won
Busan OTT Series Awards 20242024Medical Drama Special AwardDaily Dose of Sunshine[31]
Cine21 Awards2023Series Category – Actress of the YearPark Bo-young[32]
International Emmy Awards2024Best ComedyDaily Dose of Sunshine[33]
Korea Broadcast Critics Awards2024Best DramaDaily Dose of Sunshine[34]
Seoul International Drama Awards2024Best MiniseriesDaily Dose of Sunshine[35]

Listicle

PublisherYearListiclePlacementRef.
Time2023The 10 Best Korean Dramas of 2023 on Netflix[36]
Cine212023Cine21 10 Best Korean Series7th[37]
Rolling Stone202310 Best South Korean TV Shows of 20233rd[38]

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