Doctor Prisoner

Doctor Prisoner 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 accused of medical malpractice. He starts working in a prison with the goal of acquiring enough connections to take his revenge.

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.

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.