Doctor Prisoner

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.[2]

Doctor Prisoner
Promotional poster
Also known asDr. Prisoner
Hangul닥터 프리즈너
Genre
Developed byKBS Drama Production
Written byPark Kye-ok
Directed byHwang In-hyuk
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original language(s)Korean
No. of episodes32[lower-alpha 1]
Production
Executive producer(s)Ahn Hyung-jo
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time35 minutes[lower-alpha 1]
Production company(s)Jidam Inc.
DistributorKorean Broadcasting System
Release
Original networkKBS2
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseMarch 20 (2019-03-20) –
May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)
External links
Website

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[10]
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-seok as Shin Hyun-Sang
The Head of the Thug inmates group

Others
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
  • Ryeo Woon as Han Bit
Younger brother of Han So-geum.

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.[11]

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[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) N/A
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% —[lower-alpha 2]
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 [13]
12th Korea Drama Awards Best Drama Nominated [14]
Best Screenplay Park Kye-ok Nominated
Best New Actress Kwon Nara Won [15]
KBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actor Namkoong Min Nominated [16]
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Nominated
Choi Won-young Won
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Kwon Nara Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Kim Byung-chul Won
Jang Hyun-sung Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Kim Jung-nan Won
Best New Actor Park Eun-seok Nominated
Best New Actress Kwon Nara Won
Netizen Award, Actor Namkoong Min Nominated
Kim Byung-chul Nominated
Choi Won-young Nominated
Netizen Award, Actress Kwon Nara Nominated
Best Couple Award Jang Hyun-sung and Kim Jung-nan Won

Notes
  1. 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]
  2. Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.
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