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Doctor John

Doctor John

20197.61 Season16 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Cha Yo-Han—an arrogant but genius doctor of anesthesiology—and Kang Shi-Young—a smart, warm resident of anesthesiology—work together to help people with mysterious cases of acute or chronic pain.

Created by Kim Ji-woon
Written by Kim Ji-woon, 久坂部羊
NetworksSBS

Top Cast

Ji Sung

Ji Sung

Cha Yo-Han

Lee Se-young

Lee Se-young

Kang Shi-Young

Oh Hyun-joong

Oh Hyun-joong

Kim Won Hee

Lee Kyoo-hyung

Lee Kyoo-hyung

Son Seok-Ki

Kim Hye-eun

Kim Hye-eun

Tae-Kyung

Shin Dong-mi

Shin Dong-mi

Chae Eun-Jung

Jeon No-min

Jeon No-min

Kang Yi-Soo

Uhm Hyo-seop

Uhm Hyo-seop

Kang Yi-Moon

Oh Seung-hyun

Oh Seung-hyun

Min Joo-Kyung

Jeong In-gi

Jeong In-gi

Jung-Nam

Themes & Keywords

traumaromancedoctortragic pastteacher student relationshipincurable diseaseeuthanasiamedical drama

About Doctor John

Doctor John is a drama series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of trauma, romance, doctor, tragic past, teacher student relationship, incurable disease. Created by Kim Ji-woon, it stars Ji Sung, Lee Se-young, Oh Hyun-joong. Cha Yo-Han—an arrogant but genius doctor of anesthesiology—and Kang Shi-Young—a smart, warm resident of anesthesiology—work together to help people with mysterious cases of acute or chronic pain.

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