Dr. Romantic
2016 · TV Series · TV-14 · 60 min · ★ 8.2
A brilliant, unconventional surgeon walks away from a prestigious Seoul career and resurfaces at a small provincial hospital. There, he takes on young doctors as protégés, pushing them through intense emergency cases, tough ethical choices, and hospital politics while reminding them why they chose medicine in the first place.
Also known as Doctor Romantic · Romantic Doctor Kim · Good Things Get Better · Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim
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Details
- Original title
- 낭만닥터 김사부
- Years
- 2016–2023
- Release date
- 2016-11-07
- Network
- SBS
- Language
- Korean
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 (122 votes)
About
If you enjoy emotional medical stories with high-stakes cases, mentorship, and a strong “found family” vibe, this could click—especially if you liked Hospital Playlist; Not for you if you hate melodrama, hospital politics, or abrasive mentors.
Pros: gripping medical cases; heartfelt mentorship; comforting, hopeful tone | Cons: heavy politics and conspiracies; some annoying characters; romance can feel forced
Themes
- nurse
- trauma
- surgeon
- romance
- rural area
- hospital
- doctor
- surgery
- employer employee relationship
- emergency surgery
- emergency room
- medical drama
- +8 more
Cast & crew
Han Suk-kyu
as Teacher Kim / Bu Yong-ju
Yoo Yeon-seok
as Gang Dong-ju
Lee Sung-kyung
as Cha Eun-jae
Ahn Hyo-seop
as Seo U-jin
Jin Kyung
as Oh Myeong-sim
Seo Hyun-jin
as Yun Seo-jeong
Im Won-hee
as Jang Gi-tae
Byun Woo-min
as Nam Do-il
Kim Min-jae
as Park Eun-tak
Lee Kyung-young
as Cha Jin-man
Directed by Lee Gil-bok, Yoo In-sik
Created by Yoo In-sik, Kang Eun-kyung
Episodes3 seasons · 52 episodes
Season 120 episodes
- S1E1How to Put an Elephant into a Fridge?60mNetflix
- S1E2The Result of the Hypersecretion of Adrenaline58mNetflix
- S1E3Friday of 13 People59mNetflix
- S1E4Necessary and Sufficient Condition59mNetflix
- S1E5Principle of Relative58mNetflix
- S1E6Motivation59mNetflix
- S1E7Unstable Factor58mNetflix
- S1E8The Manifestation of Humanism58mNetflix
- S1E9The Boundary of Good59mNetflix
- S1E10Crush60mNetflix
- S1E11Psychological Entropy59mNetflix
- S1E12The Boiling Point60mNetflix
- S1E13The Art of Turmoil59mNetflix
- S1E14Paragonimiasis Effect58mNetflix
- S1E15The Cornered Stone Syndrome59mNetflix
- S1E16Burden of Risk60mNetflix
- S1E17Moment of Truth59mNetflix
- S1E18Whether You Want It or Not58mNetflix
- S1E19Doctors and Righteous People59mNetflix
- S1E20The Law of Conservation of Romance59mNetflix
Season 216 episodes
- S2E1Rainmaker67mNetflix
- S2E2Mechanism of Accidents71mNetflix
- S2E3Undefined Setting Value63mNetflix
- S2E4Utilizing Conflict63mNetflix
- S2E5A Living Friday Night66mNetflix
- S2E6Placebo67mNetflix
- S2E7The Line that Should be Protected64mNetflix
- S2E8Walk of Respect74mNetflix
- S2E9Trauma64mNetflix
- S2E10The Effects of an Adequate Amount of Anxiety66mNetflix
- S2E11Minimum Boundaries69mNetflix
- S2E12An Error of Exchange of Equivalents70mNetflix
- S2E13Defense Mechanism73mNetflix
- S2E14Selective Dyslexia73mNetflix
- S2E15Rapport; Trust Relationship73mNetflix
- S2E16Koi's Law91mNetflix
Season 316 episodes
- S3E1Break Line71mDisney+Hulu
- S3E2Between Ethics and Reality68mDisney+Hulu
- S3E3How to Put an Elephant into a Fridge? Part 272mDisney+Hulu
- S3E4Abracadabra75mDisney+Hulu
- S3E5Code Clear79mDisney+Hulu
- S3E6Empathy & Sympathy69mDisney+Hulu
- S3E7Inciting Hope69mDisney+Hulu
- S3E8Underdog Effect69mDisney+Hulu
- S3E9The Righteous Doctor Complex69mDisney+Hulu
- S3E10The Abuse of Justice81mDisney+Hulu
- S3E11The Certainty of Uncertainty73mDisney+Hulu
- S3E12The Courage to be Ordinary69mDisney+Hulu
- S3E13The Parrotbill Paradox71mDisney+Hulu
- S3E14The Addiction to Success69mDisney+Hulu
- S3E15The Game Changer72mDisney+Hulu
- S3E16Dreamers81mDisney+Hulu