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Doctor Prisoner

<Doctor Prisoner> is a one-of-a-kind, suspenseful prison medical drama that features Na I-je - the best surgeon at one of the largest hospitals in Korea who volunteered to be the head of a prison’s medical center; a job everyone else usually hopes to avoid, in order to achieve his dream. The lone wolf I-je soon becomes heavily involved in various schemes and revenge plots against ‘Taegang Corporation’, a huge conglomerate in Korea. Ironically enough, these stories play out within a prison’s walls, where some of Korea’s most important and powerful people come together as one.

  • Hwang In-hyeok
    Director
  • Song, Minyeob
    Director
  • Park, Kyeok
    Writer
  • Hwang, Eui-Kyung
    Producer
  • Kang, Minkyung
    Producer
  • Kim, Haejung
    Producer
  • Namkoong, Min
    Key Cast
  • Kwon, Nara
    Key Cast
  • Kim, Byung-chul
    Key Cast
  • Choi Won-yeong
    Key Cast
  • Hur, Gu-ke
    CInematographers
  • Jung, Yeon-du
    CInematographers
  • Baek, Hyekyung
    Editers
  • KBS
    Production Company
  • Jidam
    Production Company
  • NK mulsan co.ltd
    Production Company
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Dakteo Peurijeuneo
  • Project Type:
    Television
  • Genres:
    TV series, Medical Crime Drama, Thriller, Prison, Revenge
  • Runtime:
    30 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 20, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    South Korea
  • Country of Filming:
    South Korea
  • Language:
    Korean
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Seoul International Drama Awards 2019
    Seoul
    Korea, Republic of
    August 29, 2019
    Winner of Outstanding Korean Drama Prize
  • Asian Television Awards 2019

    Nominee of Best Drama Series
  • KBS Drama Awards 2019
    Seoul
    December 31, 2019
    Winner at Best New Actress and Excellence Actor in a Miniseries
  • Pilot Light TV Festival
    Chorlton
    United Kingdom
    March 23, 2021
    Official Selection & Finalist at Long Form TV Pilot
  • Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival
    Ramsgate
    United Kingdom
    June 3, 2021
    Official Selection & Finalist at Long Form TV Pilot
  • TV Fest
    Vernon
    Canada
    May 8, 2021
    Finalist at "Prime Time" Series or Short Film
Distribution Information
  • KBS Media
Director Biography - Hwang In-hyeok, Song, Minyeob

He Joined KBS in 2001
and has Directed...

The King's Face (KBS2, 2014)
My Daughter Seo Young (KBS2, 2012)
Wild Romance (KBS2, 2012)
Evasive Inquiry Agency (KBS2, 2007)
<Director>
Doctor Prisoner (KBS2, 2019)
Laurel Tree Tailors (KBS2, 2016)
Assembly (KBS, 2015)
Drama Special Oh Man Bok is Pretty (KBS2, 2014)
Drama Special Came to Me and Became a Star (KBS2, 2013)
Drama Special You're Amusing? (KBS2, 2012-Jul-01)
Myung Wol the Spy (KBS2, 2011)
Sungkyunkwan Scandal (KBS2, 2010)
Empress Chun Chu (KBS2, 2009)
Drama City The Love Revenger Miss Jo (KBS2, 2008)
Drama City Hot-tempered Mi Sook (KBS2, 2007)
Drama City In Tunnel (KBS2, 2007)
Goodbye Solo (KBS2, 2006)
Pure 19 (KBS1, 2006)

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Director Statement

This series offers its viewers a seemingly convoluted narrative about a brilliant doctor seeking revenge against his former workplace from which he was unjustly ousted.
Vengeance is obviously central to the drama’s story development but it seems like viewers will get more than revenge and emotional hospital scenes.

According to the director Hwang , “It’s hard to define the drama’s genre as it is a mixture of a lot of genres. I think we basically refer to it as a medical crime drama, but the main characters have their own layers that we all have yet to discover.”

“Our writer crafted a great drama. Park Gye-ok went to a medical department in prison to know about how life works there. Our drama has different motifs,” PD Hwang added. It has been five years since writer Park penned a script for a TV series (Inspiring Generation) but the director is confident in her ability to create a compelling and interesting story.