The Outlaw Doctor () is a Taiwanese crime-medical drama television series produced by GrX Studio Co., Ltd. and broadcast on Public Television Service. The series stars Ning Chang and Vietnamese actor Liên Bỉnh Phát, following the story of a Vietnamese doctor in Taiwan who secretly performs illegal medical procedures to raise funds for his mother's expensive medical treatment and is drawn into an underground world of undocumented migrant workers.
Plot Set against the backdrop of the challenges faced by migrant workers and the healthcare system in Taiwan, the story follows Phạm Văn Ninh (played by Liên Bỉnh Phát), a Vietnamese plastic surgeon who travels to Taiwan to earn money for his mother's exorbitant medical expenses. He secretly engages in illegal medical practice and enters the underground world of undocumented migrant workers, through job referrals from labor broker Liu Tien-cheng (played by Weber Yang). He subsequently becomes entangled in a medical dispute involving neurosurgeon Cheng Wan-ping (played by Ning Chang) from Weida Hospital, and the trio find themselves engulfed in a far more serious crisis concerning migrant workers.
Actors ActorRoleDescriptionLiên Bỉnh PhátPhạm Văn NinhVietnamese plastic surgeonNing ChangCheng Wan-pingNeurosurgeon at Weida HospitalWeber YangLiu Tien-chengOwner of Tonghai Manpower AgencyHsia Teng-hungWu Chen-huaForeign affairs police officer; because his mother is Indonesian, he speaks Indonesian and has also learned some basic Vietnamese.Tsai Hsuan YenLin Jing-yuNurse in Weida HospitalNguyễn Thu HằngHong YunOwner of Hong Yun Restaurant
Awards and nominations Date Ceremony Award Nominee / work Result August 24, 2025 7th Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards Best Asian Content The Outlaw Doctor Best Screenplay Chang Shih-hsien, Wen Yu-fang October 18, 2025 60th Golden Bell Awards Best Drama Series The Outlaw Doctor Best Directing for a Drama Series Liao Shih-han, Chan Chun-hao Best Screenplay for a Drama Series Chang Shih-hsien, Wen Yu-fang, Wu Dai-yun, Chang Yi-ning, Li Rui-han, Wang You-zhen, Liu Pin-han Best Leading Actor in a Drama SeriesLiên Bỉnh PhátBest Leading Actress in a Drama SeriesNing ChangBest Supporting Actor in a Drama SeriesWeber YangBest Supporting Actress in a Drama SeriesTsai Hsuan YenBest Newcomer in a Drama SeriesDavid WongBest Cinematography for a Drama SeriesLi Ming, Zhong Ming-daBest Film Editing for a Drama SeriesGao Ming-sheng, Wang Jing-qiao, Lin Jia-yingBest Lighting Design for a Drama SeriesChen Guan-ting, Feng Jun-lengBest Art Design for a Drama SeriesZheng Zhi-han, Li Yu-fengBest Visual Effects for a Drama SeriesTu Wei-ting, Huang Han-qi, Lin Zong-min, Jiang Wei-hong, Li Qian-yinBest Original Song for a Drama SeriesDavid WongBest Innovation for a Drama SeriesThe Outlaw Doctor
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