Doctor Prisoner
2019 1 season · 32 ep live_tv Scripted South Korea

Doctor Prisoner

닥터 프리즈너

Synopsis

닥터 프리즈너

An ace doctor in a university hospital is wrongfully accused of a medical malpractice incident and gets ousted from the hospital. He then applies to work at a prison, where he plans to make personal connections with all the big shots in prison with the ultimate goal of getting revenge against the hospital that kicked him out.

Also On KBS2

Other series that aired on KBS2.

Drama + Crime in South Korea

99 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Doctor Prisoner itself).

The 2018–2020 South Korea Window

Doctor Prisoner holds position #139 of 272 South Korea seriess in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Doctor Prisoner premiered alongside 88 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 88 other South Korea seriess in 2019.

The 1026th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (466 seriess).

Audience Engagement

33
Reviews
61st
Review-volume percentile
73rd
Popularity percentile

33 audience reviews — more than 61% of South Korea seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 73th percentile among South Korea seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
March 20, 2019
Last Air Date
May 15, 2019
Broadcast Span
2 months
Total Episodes
32 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 18.7 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
33
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #528 of 1,397 South Korea seriess indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.3 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #368 of 868 (top 42%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesJidam Inc., Fantagio
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 32
Release DateMarch 20, 2019
Official Siteprogram.kbs.co.kr

Questions Answered

When did Doctor Prisoner end?

Doctor Prisoner finished its run with its final episode airing on May 15, 2019.

Where did Doctor Prisoner air?

Doctor Prisoner aired on KBS2, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.