Doctor Prisoner
Alt nameDr. Prisoner
Genre
CreatorKBS Drama Division
WriterPark Kye-ok
DirectorHwang In-hyuk
Starring
ComposerPark Se-joon
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Num episodes32[a]
Executive producerHwang Eui-kyung (KBS)
ProducerAhn Hyung-joo
Kang Min-kyung
CameraSingle-camera
Runtime35 minutes[a]
CompanyJidam Inc.
NetworkKBS2
AXN Korea
First airedMarch 20, 2019
Last airedMay 15, 2019

Doctor Prisoner () is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Namkoong Min, Kwon Nara, Choi Won-young and Kim Byung-chul. It aired on KBS2's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) from March 20 to May 15, 2019.[1]

Synopsis

A skilled doctor is forced to quit working at a hospital after being falsely accused of medical malpractice by a spoiled son of a wealthy chaebol who owns the hospital where he works. He starts working in a prison that reserved for the elites with the goal of acquiring enough connections to take his revenge.

Cast

Main

A talented doctor who always cares about his patients but has to quit the hospital after an incident happens.
A psychiatrist who works at Taegang Hospital and volunteers in prison.
A medical director who works at the prison.
Primary successor to major conglomerate Taegang Group.

Supporting

Taegang Group's family

A former actress who becomes the second wife of Lee Duk-sung.
Youngest daughter of the Taegang family who has both looks and brains. In order to protect her family, she enters law school to become a lawyer.
Second son of the Taegang family. His insecurity as the son of the second wife makes him a troublemaker.

People at West Seoul Prison

A medical pharmacist. Na Yi-je saved her brother when the latter was an inmate.
A funny medical doctor who is secretly working for Lee Jae-joon.
An inmate who was sentenced to life in prison.
  • Jang Joon-nyoung as Tae Choon-Ho
Friend of the inmate Kim Sang-Chun
  • Lee Yong-joon as Hyun Jae-min
  • Lee Hyun-jyun as Supervisor Ham Gil-Sun
  • Park Soo-young as Supervisor Oh Cheol-Min
  • Kang Hong-seok as Shin Hyun-Sang
The Head of the Thug inmates group

Others

Doctor at Taegang Hospital
  • Kim Dae-ryeong as Choi Jung-Woo
Secretary of Lee Jae-Joon
Wife of Director Seon Min-sik
  • Kang Ji-hoo as Prosecutor Kang
  • Nam Kyoung-eub as Congressman Jung Min-Je
  • Oh Dong-min as Moon Yong-Sung
  • Jung In-gyeom as Seon Min-Joong
  • Ryeoun as Han Bit
Younger brother of Han So-geum

Special appearances

Production

The first script reading took place in January 2019 at KBS Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea.[10]

Original soundtrack

Doctor Prisoner OST
Soundtrack
ArtistVarious artists
Recorded2019
GenreSoundtrack
LanguageKorean · English
LabelBest Korea, 935 Entertainment, Donuts MusicN

Viewership

  • In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Ep.Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
AGB Nielsen[11]TNmS
NationwideSeoulNationwide
1March 20, 20198.4% (8th)8.6% (6th)9.0%
29.8% (6th)10.2% (5th)10.1%
3March 21, 201912.2% (5th)12.8% (4th)10.8%
414.1% (3rd)15.0% (2nd)12.7%
5March 27, 201912.1% (5th)12.2% (4th)11.3%
613.9% (3rd)14.2% (2nd)13.1%
7March 28, 201913.0% (4th)14.0% (4th)11.8%
814.5% (3rd)15.6% (2nd)13.1%
9April 3, 201913.2% (4th)13.5% (4th)12.0%
1015.4% (2nd)15.9% (2nd)12.8%
11April 4, 201913.3% (4th)15.0% (3rd)11.5%
1214.6% (3rd)16.0% (2nd)13.0%
13April 10, 201912.7% (4th)13.3% (3rd)12.0%
1415.2% (3rd)15.9% (2nd)13.3%
15April 11, 201912.5% (4th)13.6% (3rd)rowspan="2"
1614.7% (2nd)16.2% (2nd)
17April 17, 201912.4% (4th)12.9% (3rd)12.4%
1814.5% (3rd)14.7% (2nd)13.6%
19April 18, 201912.3% (4th)13.5% (3rd)11.8%
2014.7% (2nd)16.2% (2nd)12.6%
21April 24, 201912.6% (4th)13.2% (3rd)11.8%
2214.6% (3rd)15.4% (2nd)13.1%
23April 25, 201911.5% (4th)13.2% (4th)10.9%
2413.4% (3rd)15.0% (3rd)12.5%
25May 1, 201912.3% (4th)12.9% (2nd)11.7%
2613.6% (3rd)14.5% (1st)12.5%
27May 8, 201911.9% (4th)13.2% (2nd)11.0%
2814.5% (1st)16.0% (1st)12.6%
29May 9, 201912.3% (3rd)13.7% (2nd)11.0%
3014.2% (1st)15.6% (1st)12.8%
31May 15, 201913.2% (4th)14.7% (2nd)12.2%
3215.8% (1st)17.2% (1st)13.9%
Average13.23%14.18%—[b]
SpecialMay 2, 20196.0% (14th)6.2% (12th)7.0%
6.8% (9th)7.2% (6th)6.6%
SpecialMay 16, 20195.1% (18th)5.7% (11th)4.7%
5.2% (16th)4.8%

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
201914th Seoul International Drama AwardsOutstanding Korean DramaDoctor Prisoner[12]
12th Korea Drama AwardsBest Drama[13]
Best ScreenplayPark Kye-ok
Best New ActressKwon Nara[14]
KBS Drama AwardsTop Excellence Award, ActorNamkoong Min[15][unreliable source?]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries
Choi Won-young
Excellence Award, Actress in a MiniseriesKwon Nara
Best Supporting ActorKim Byung-chul
Jang Hyun-sung
Best Supporting ActressKim Jung-nan
Best New ActorPark Eun-seok
Best New ActressKwon Nara
Netizen Award, ActorNamkoong Min
Kim Byung-chul
Choi Won-young
Netizen Award, ActressKwon Nara
Best Couple AwardJang Hyun-sung and Kim Jung-nan

Notes

  1. ^ In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[16]
  2. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

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