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.
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 Namkoong Min as Na Yi-je A talented doctor who always cares about his patients but has to quit the hospital after an incident happens. Kwon Nara as Han So-geum A psychiatrist who works at Taegang Hospital and volunteers in prison. Kim Byung-chul as Seon Min-sik A medical director who works at the prison. Choi Won-young as Lee Jae-joon Primary successor to major conglomerate Taegang Group.
Supporting Taegang Group's family Jin Hee-kyung as Mo Yi-ra A former actress who becomes the second wife of Lee Duk-sung. Lee Da-in as Lee Jae-in 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. Park Eun-seok as Lee Jae-hwan Second son of the Taegang family. His insecurity as the son of the second wife makes him a troublemaker.
People at West Seoul Prison Lee Min-young as Bok Hye-soo A medical pharmacist. Na Yi-je saved her brother when the latter was an inmate. Lee Jun-hyeok as Go Young-cheol A funny medical doctor who is secretly working for Lee Jae-joon. Kang Shin-il as Kim Sang-chun 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 Jang Hyun-sung as Prosecutor Jung Wi-sik Bae Yoon-kyung as Jung Se-jin Ha Young as Na Yi-hyeon Kim Jung-nan as Oh Jung-Hee Choi Deok-moon as Center Chief of Taegang Hospital Chae Dong-hyun as Choi Dong-Hoon Doctor at Taegang Hospital Kim Dae-ryeong as Choi Jung-Woo Secretary of Lee Jae-Joon Woo Mi-hwa as Kim Young-Sun 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 Song Duk-ho as Surgical intern
Special appearances Park Ji-yeon as Ha-Eun's mother (ep.1-2) Lee Joo-seung as Kim Seok-woo (Ep. 3, 9-12) Kim Ji-eun as Oh Min-jeong (Ep. 10, 12) Park Se-hyun as Kim Hye-Jin Yang Dae-hyuk as Kang Sun-woo Bae Seung-ik as Hong Nam-Pyo
Production The first script reading took place in January 2019 at KBS Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea.
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Viewership In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
+Original broadcast dateAverage audience shareAGB NielsenTNmSNationwideSeoulNationwide 1March 20, 2019 2 9.8% 10.2% 10.1% 3March 21, 2019 12.2% 12.8% 10.8% 4 14.1% 15.0% 12.7% 5March 27, 2019 12.1% 12.2% 11.3% 6 13.9% 14.2% 13.1% 7March 28, 2019 13.0% 14.0% 11.8% 8 14.5% 15.6% 13.1% 9April 3, 2019 13.2% 13.5% 12.0% 10 15.4% 15.9% 12.8% 11April 4, 2019 13.3% 15.0% 11.5% 12 14.6% 16.0% 13.0% 13April 10, 2019 12.7% 13.3% 12.0% 14 15.2% 15.9% 13.3% 15April 11, 2019 12.5% 13.6% rowspan="2" 16 14.7% 16.2% 17April 17, 2019 12.4% 12.9% 12.4% 18 14.5% 14.7% 13.6% 19April 18, 2019 12.3% 13.5% 11.8% 20 14.7% 16.2% 12.6% 21April 24, 2019 12.6% 13.2% 11.8% 22 14.6% 15.4% 13.1% 23April 25, 2019 11.5% 13.2% 10.9% 24 13.4% 15.0% 12.5% 25May 1, 2019 12.3% 12.9% 11.7% 26 13.6% 14.5% 12.5% 27May 8, 2019 11.9% 13.2% 11.0% 28 14.5% 16.0% 12.6% 29May 9, 2019 12.3% 13.7% 11.0% 30 14.2% 15.6% 12.8% 31May 15, 2019 13.2% 14.7% 12.2% 32 Average SpecialMay 2, 2019 6.0% 6.2% 7.0% 6.8% 7.2% 6.6%SpecialMay 16, 2019 5.1% 5.7% 4.7% 5.2% 4.8%
Awards and nominations + Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref. 2019 14th Seoul International Drama Awards Outstanding Korean Drama Doctor Prisoner 12th Korea Drama Awards Best Drama Best Screenplay Park Kye-ok Best New Actress Kwon Nara KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, ActorNamkoong Min Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Choi Won-young Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Kwon Nara Best Supporting Actor Kim Byung-chul Jang Hyun-sung Best Supporting Actress Kim Jung-nan Best New Actor Park Eun-seok Best New Actress Kwon Nara Netizen Award, Actor Namkoong Min Kim Byung-chul Choi Won-young Netizen Award, Actress Kwon Nara Best Couple Award Jang Hyun-sung and Kim Jung-nan
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