South Korean television series
Doctor Prisoner Promotional poster
Also known as Dr. Prisoner Hangul 닥터 프리즈너
Genre Created by KBS Drama Division Written by Park Kye-ok Directed by Hwang In-hyuk Starring Composer Park Se-joon Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes32[ a] Executive producer Hwang Eui-kyung (KBS) Producers Ahn Hyung-joo Kang Min-kyung Camera setup Single-camera Running time 35 minutes[ a] Production company Jidam Inc. Network KBS2 Release March 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 , 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.[ 2]
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.
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. Taegang Group's family[ edit ] 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. Second son of the Taegang family. His insecurity as the son of the second wife makes him a troublemaker. People at West Seoul Prison [ edit ] A medical pharmacist. Na Yi-je saved her brother when the latter was an inmate. A funny medical doctor who is secretly working for Lee Jae-joon. 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 Doctor at Taegang Hospital Kim Dae-ryeong as Choi Jung-Woo Secretary of Lee Jae-Joon 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 Special appearances [ edit ] 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 The first script reading took place in January 2019 at KBS Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea.[ 11]
Original soundtrack [ edit ] Doctor Prisoner OSTRecorded 2019 Genre Soundtrack Language Label Best Korea, 935 Entertainment, Donuts MusicN
Released on March 27, 2019 (2019-03-27 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Fearless" Innovator 3:29 2. "Fearless" (Inst.) 3:29 Total length: 6:58
Released on April 3, 2019 (2019-04-03 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Eyes" Nuvocity1 (Hong Joo-hee) Nuvocity2 (Kim Young-bin) Nuvocity1 (Hong Joo-hee) Nuvocity2 (Kim Young-bin) Hoody 3:26 2. "Eyes" (Inst.) Nuvocity1 (Hong Joo-hee) Nuvocity2 (Kim Young-bin) 3:26 Total length: 6:52
Released on April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Pass Away" My Neighbour Bachelor Microwave Fil 3:16 2. "Pass Away" (Inst.) Microwave 3:16 Total length: 6:32
Released on April 18, 2019 (2019-04-18 ) Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Melting The Sun" (태양에 녹여) 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
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[ 12] 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% — [ b] 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 [ edit ] ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[ 1] ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown. ^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017). "Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks" . The Korea Times . Retrieved April 17, 2020 – via PressReader . ^ [단독]남궁민·김병철·나라, '닥터 프리즈너' 주인공 . Is Plus (in Korean). January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019 . ^ "Namkoong Min to star in his first medical drama 'Doctor Prisoner' " . KBS World . January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019 . ^ 남궁민, '닥터 프리즈너' 출연 확정...생애 첫 메디컬 드라마 [공식입장] . The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019 . ^ "Hello Venus's Nara to star in 'Doctor Prisoner' with Namgoong Min" . KBS World . January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019 . ^ "권나라, KBS 새 수목극 '닥터 프리즈너' 출연 확정..정신과 의사役 [공식입장]" . OSEN (in Korean). January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019 . ^ "Choi Wonyoung and Kim Byoung Cheol cast in 'Doctor Prisoner' " . KBS World . January 29, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2019 . ^ "김병철, 'SKY캐슬'→'닥터 프리즈너' 출연 확정..남궁민과 대립각(공식)" . Herald Pop (in Korean). January 28, 2019. ^ "[공식입장] 'SKY캐슬' 최원영, 차기작은 '닥터 프리즈너'…재벌2세 변신" . News1 (in Korean). January 29, 2019. ^ a b c 이다인·박은석·진희경, '닥터 프리즈너' 합류 …3월 첫 방송[공식입장] . Xports News (in Korean). January 30, 2019. ^ '닥터 프리즈너' 남궁민·권나라·김병철·최원영, 열정의 첫 대본 리딩 . Xports News (in Korean). Naver . February 7, 2019. ^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2019 . ^ "Seoul International Drama Awards 2019 Winners" . seouldrama.org . August 29, 2019. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019 . ^ " '2019코리아드라마어워즈(KDA)' 연기대상 후보..김해숙·최수종·염정아·조정석 등" . Sedaily (in Korean). September 27, 2019. ^ Park, Pan-suk (October 2, 2019). " '하나뿐인내편' 최수종, 2019 코리아드라마 어워즈 대상 영예[공식]" . OSEN (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2020 – via Naver . ^ "Winners Of 2019 KBS Drama Awards" . 31 December 2019.