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Doctor Stranger

2014 · 1 season

A tense, romantic medical thriller that keeps you hooked with its twists and emotional stakes.

Created by
Jin Hyuk
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Lee Jong-suk, Park Hae-jin, Jin Se-yeon
Overview
As a child, Park Hoon and his dad were kidnapped and taken to North Korea. He grew up there, learning to be a doctor just like his father. When Park Hoon escapes back to South Korea and begins work at a prestigious hospital, he makes it his goal to earn enough money to go back to North Korea to rescue his true love. He'll do anything to find her, but then he meets and falls for a mysterious woman who looks exactly like her.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
  • Kocowa
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Created by
Jin Hyuk
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Lee Jong-suk, Park Hae-jin, Jin Se-yeon
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • family
Places
  • hospital
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism5
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Jin Hyuk
Written by
Park Jin-woo
Starring
Lee Jong-suk, Park Hae-jin, Jin Se-yeon, Kang So-ra, Jeon Kuk-hwan, Lee Il-hwa, Choi Jung-woo, Kim Ji-young
Length
1 seasons, 20 episodes, 65 min each
Network
SBS
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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