# Doctor Prisoner

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.

## Synopsis

A skilled doctor is forced to quit working at a hospital after being falsely accused of medical malpractice by a spoiled son of a wealthy Cheabol who owns the hospital where he works. He starts working in a prison that reserved for the elites with the goal of acquiring enough connections to take his revenge.

## Cast
### Main

* Namkoong Min as Na Yi-je
    A talented doctor who always cares about his patients but has to quit the hospital after an incident happens.
* Kwon Nara as Han So-geum
    A psychiatrist who works at Taegang Hospital and volunteers in prison.
* Kim Byung-chul as Seon Min-sik
    A medical director who works at the prison.
* Choi Won-young as Lee Jae-joon
    Primary successor to major conglomerate Taegang Group.

### Supporting
#### Taegang Group's family

* Jin Hee-kyung as Mo Yi-ra
    A former actress who becomes the second wife of Lee Duk-sung.
* Lee Da-in as Lee Jae-in
    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-seok as Lee Jae-hwan
    Second son of the Taegang family. His insecurity as the son of the second wife makes him a troublemaker.

#### People at West Seoul Prison

* Lee Min-young as Bok Hye-soo
    A medical pharmacist. Na Yi-je saved her brother when the latter was an inmate.
* Lee Jun-hyeok as Go Young-cheol
    A funny medical doctor who is secretly working for Lee Jae-joon.
* Kang Shin-il as Kim Sang-chun
    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

#### Others

* Jang Hyun-sung as Prosecutor Jung Wi-sik
* Bae Yoon-kyung as Jung Se-jin
* Ha Young as Na Yi-hyeon
* Kim Jung-nan as Oh Jung-Hee
* Choi Deok-moon as Center Chief of Taegang Hospital
* Chae Dong-hyun as Choi Dong-Hoon
    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 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
* Song Duk-ho as Surgical intern

### 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
* Yang Dae-hyuk as Kang Sun-woo
* 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.

## Viewership

* 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 | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | March 20, 2019 | 8.4% (8th) | 8.6% (6th) | 9.0% |
| 2 | March 20, 2019 | 9.8% (6th) | 10.2% (5th) | 10.1% |
| 3 | March 21, 2019 | 12.2% (5th) | 12.8% (4th) | 10.8% |
| 4 | March 21, 2019 | 14.1% (3rd) | 15.0% (2nd) | 12.7% |
| 5 | March 27, 2019 | 12.1% (5th) | 12.2% (4th) | 11.3% |
| 6 | March 27, 2019 | 13.9% (3rd) | 14.2% (2nd) | 13.1% |
| 7 | March 28, 2019 | 13.0% (4th) | 14.0% (4th) | 11.8% |
| 8 | March 28, 2019 | 14.5% (3rd) | 15.6% (2nd) | 13.1% |
| 9 | April 3, 2019 | 13.2% (4th) | 13.5% (4th) | 12.0% |
| 10 | April 3, 2019 | 15.4% (2nd) | 15.9% (2nd) | 12.8% |
| 11 | April 4, 2019 | 13.3% (4th) | 15.0% (3rd) | 11.5% |
| 12 | April 4, 2019 | 14.6% (3rd) | 16.0% (2nd) | 13.0% |
| 13 | April 10, 2019 | 12.7% (4th) | 13.3% (3rd) | 12.0% |
| 14 | April 10, 2019 | 15.2% (3rd) | 15.9% (2nd) | 13.3% |
| 15 | April 11, 2019 | 12.5% (4th) | 13.6% (3rd) | — |
| 16 | April 11, 2019 | 14.7% (2nd) | 16.2% (2nd) | — |
| 17 | April 17, 2019 | 12.4% (4th) | 12.9% (3rd) | 12.4% |
| 18 | April 17, 2019 | 14.5% (3rd) | 14.7% (2nd) | 13.6% |
| 19 | April 18, 2019 | 12.3% (4th) | 13.5% (3rd) | 11.8% |
| 20 | April 18, 2019 | 14.7% (2nd) | 16.2% (2nd) | 12.6% |
| 21 | April 24, 2019 | 12.6% (4th) | 13.2% (3rd) | 11.8% |
| 22 | April 24, 2019 | 14.6% (3rd) | 15.4% (2nd) | 13.1% |
| 23 | April 25, 2019 | 11.5% (4th) | 13.2% (4th) | 10.9% |
| 24 | April 25, 2019 | 13.4% (3rd) | 15.0% (3rd) | 12.5% |
| 25 | May 1, 2019 | 12.3% (4th) | 12.9% (2nd) | 11.7% |
| 26 | May 1, 2019 | 13.6% (3rd) | 14.5% (1st) | 12.5% |
| 27 | May 8, 2019 | 11.9% (4th) | 13.2% (2nd) | 11.0% |
| 28 | May 8, 2019 | 14.5% (1st) | 16.0% (1st) | 12.6% |
| 29 | May 9, 2019 | 12.3% (3rd) | 13.7% (2nd) | 11.0% |
| 30 | May 9, 2019 | 14.2% (1st) | 15.6% (1st) | 12.8% |
| 31 | May 15, 2019 | 13.2% (4th) | 14.7% (2nd) | 12.2% |
| 32 | May 15, 2019 | 15.8% (1st) | 17.2% (1st) | 13.9% |
| Average | Average | 13.23% | 14.18% | — |
| Special | May 2, 2019 | 6.0% (14th) | 6.2% (12th) | 7.0% |
| Special | May 2, 2019 | 6.8% (9th) | 7.2% (6th) | 6.6% |
| Special | May 16, 2019 | 5.1% (18th) | 5.7% (11th) | 4.7% |
| Special | May 16, 2019 | 5.2% (16th) | 5.7% (11th) | 4.8% |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2019 | 14th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Drama | Doctor Prisoner | Won |
| 2019 | 12th Korea Drama Awards | Best Drama | Doctor Prisoner | Nominated |
| 2019 | 12th Korea Drama Awards | Best Screenplay | Park Kye-ok | Nominated |
| 2019 | 12th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Kwon Nara | Won |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Namkoong Min | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Namkoong Min | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Choi Won-young | Won |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kwon Nara | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Kim Byung-chul | Won |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Jang Hyun-sung | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kim Jung-nan | Won |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Park Eun-seok | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Kwon Nara | Won |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Netizen Award, Actor | Namkoong Min | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Netizen Award, Actor | Kim Byung-chul | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Netizen Award, Actor | Choi Won-young | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Netizen Award, Actress | Kwon Nara | Nominated |
| 2019 | KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Jang Hyun-sung and Kim Jung-nan | Won |