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Doctor Prisoner
Promotional poster
Genre
Developed byKBS Drama Production
Written byPark Kye-ok
Directed byHwang In-hyuk
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes32
Production
Executive producerAhn Hyung-jo
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time35 minutes
Production companyJidam Inc.
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseMarch 20 (2019-03-20) –
May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)

Doctor Prisoner (Korean: 닥터 프리즈너; RR: Dagteo Peulijeuneo) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Namkoong Min, Kwon Nara 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 accused of medical malpractice. He starts working in a prison 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.
  • Park Eun-suk as Lee Jae-hwan[9]
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.
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-Kyun as Supervisor Ham Gil-Sun
  • Park Soo-Young as Supervisor Oh Cheol-Min
  • Kang Hong-Suk as Shin Hyun-Sang
The Head of the Thug inmates group

Others

  • Jang Hyun-sung as Prosector Jung Wi-sik
  • Kim Jung-nan as Oh Jung-Hee
  • Choi Duk-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 Prosector Kang
  • Nam Kyoung-Eub as Congressman Jung Min-Je
  • Oh Dong-Min as Moon Yong-Sung
  • Jung In-Gyeom as Seon Min-Joong

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
  • 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.[10]

Original soundtrack

Doctor Prisoner OST
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
Recorded2019
GenreSoundtrack
Language
LabelBest Korea, 935 Entertainment, Donuts MusicN

Part 1

Released on March 27, 2019 (2019-03-27)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Fearless"Innovator
  • SlyBerry
  • Hickee
3:29
2."Fearless" (Inst.) 
  • SlyBerry
  • Hickee
 3:29
Total length:6:58

Part 2

Released on April 3, 2019 (2019-04-03)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Eyes"
  • Nuvocity1 (Hong Joo-hee)
  • Nuvocity2 (Kim Young-bin)
  • Nuvocity1 (Hong Joo-hee)
  • Nuvocity2 (Kim Young-bin)
Hoody3:26
2."Eyes" (Inst.) 
  • Nuvocity1 (Hong Joo-hee)
  • Nuvocity2 (Kim Young-bin)
 3:26
Total length:6:52

Part 3

Released on April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Pass Away"My Neighbour BachelorMicrowaveFil3:16
2."Pass Away" (Inst.) Microwave 3:16
Total length:6:32

Part 4

Released on April 18, 2019 (2019-04-18)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Melting The Sun" (태양에 녹여)
  • Park Se-joon
  • Han Joon
  • Choi Han-sol
  • Han Kyung-soo
Lee Soo (MC The Max)4:01
2."Melting The Sun" (Inst.) 
  • Choi Han-sol
  • Han Kyung-soo
 4:01
Total length:8:02

Ratings

  • 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 date Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[11] TNmS
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide
1 March 20, 2019 8.4% (8th) 8.6% (6th) 9.0%
2 9.8% (6th) 10.2% (5th) 10.1%
3 March 21, 2019 12.2% (5th) 12.8% (4th) 10.8%
4 14.1% (3rd) 15.0% (2nd) 12.7%
5 March 27, 2019 12.1% (5th) 12.2% (4th) 11.3%
6 13.9% (3rd) 14.2% (2nd) 13.1%
7 March 28, 2019 13.0% (4th) 14.0% (4th) 11.8%
8 14.5% (3rd) 15.6% (2nd) 13.1%
9 April 3, 2019 13.2% (4th) 13.5% (4th) 12.0%
10 15.4% (2nd) 15.9% (2nd) 12.8%
11 April 4, 2019 13.3% (4th) 15.0% (3rd) 11.5%
12 14.6% (3rd) 16.0% (2nd) 13.0%
13 April 10, 2019 12.7% (4th) 13.3% (3rd) 12.0%
14 15.2% (3rd) 15.9% (2nd) 13.3%
15 April 11, 2019 12.5% (4th) 13.6% (3rd) —
16 14.7% (2nd) 16.2% (2nd)
17 April 17, 2019 12.4% (4th) 12.9% (3rd) 12.4%
18 14.5% (3rd) 14.7% (2nd) 13.6%
19 April 18, 2019 12.3% (4th) 13.5% (3rd) 11.8%
20 14.7% (2nd) 16.2% (2nd) 12.6%
21 April 24, 2019 12.6% (4th) 13.2% (3rd) 11.8%
22 14.6% (3rd) 15.4% (2nd) 13.1%
23 April 25, 2019 11.5% (4th) 13.2% (4th) 10.9%
24 13.4% (3rd) 15.0% (3rd) 12.5%
25 May 1, 2019 12.3% (4th) 12.9% (2nd) 11.7%
26 13.6% (3rd) 14.5% (1st) 12.5%
27 May 8, 2019 11.9% (4th) 13.2% (2nd) 11.0%
28 14.5% (1st) 16.0% (1st) 12.6%
29 May 9, 2019 12.3% (3rd) 13.7% (2nd) 11.0%
30 14.2% (1st) 15.6% (1st) 12.8%
31 May 15, 2019 13.2% (4th) 14.7% (2nd) 12.2%
32 15.8% (1st) 17.2% (1st) 13.9%
Average 13.23% 14.18% —[a]
Special May 2, 2019 6.0% (14th) 6.2% (12th) 7.0%
6.8% (9th) 7.2% (6th) 6.6%
Special May 16, 2019 5.1% (18th) 5.7% (11th) 4.7%
5.2% (16th) 4.8%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2019 14th Seoul International Drama Awards Outstanding Korean Drama Doctor Prisoner Won [12]
12th Korea Drama Awards Best Drama Nominated [13]
Best Screenplay Park Kye-ok Nominated
Best New Actress Kwon Nara Won

Notes

  1. ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

  1. ^ [단독]남궁민·김병철·나라, '닥터 프리즈너' 주인공. Is Plus (in Korean). January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Namkoong Min to star in his first medical drama 'Doctor Prisoner'". KBS World. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  3. ^ 남궁민, '닥터 프리즈너' 출연 확정...생애 첫 메디컬 드라마 [공식입장]. News Chosun (in Korean). January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "Hello Venus's Nara to star in 'Doctor Prisoner' with Namgoong Min". KBS World. January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  5. ^ "권나라, KBS 새 수목극 '닥터 프리즈너' 출연 확정..정신과 의사役 [공식입장]". OSEN (in Korean). January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "Choi Wonyoung and Kim Byoung Cheol cast in 'Doctor Prisoner'". KBS World. January 29, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "김병철, 'SKY캐슬'→'닥터 프리즈너' 출연 확정..남궁민과 대립각(공식)". Herald Pop (in Korean). January 28, 2019.
  8. ^ "[공식입장] 'SKY캐슬' 최원영, 차기작은 '닥터 프리즈너'…재벌2세 변신". News1 (in Korean). January 29, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c 이다인·박은석·진희경, '닥터 프리즈너' 합류 …3월 첫 방송[공식입장]. Xports News (in Korean). January 30, 2019.
  10. ^ '닥터 프리즈너' 남궁민·권나라·김병철·최원영, 열정의 첫 대본 리딩. Xports News (in Korean). Naver. February 7, 2019.
  11. ^ "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  12. ^ "Seoul International Drama Awards190". www.seouldrama.org. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
  13. ^ "'2019코리아드라마어워즈(KDA)' 연기대상 후보..김해숙·최수종·염정아·조정석 등". Sedaily (in Korean). September 27, 2019.
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