Love ‘Doctor X: Mafia in White’? Other medical K-dramas you can stream
(From left) Ju Ji-hoon in ‘The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call,’ Kim Ji-won in ‘Doctor X: Mafia in White’ and Park Eun-bin in ‘Hyper Knife.’ Photos from Netflix (Ji-hoon and Ji-won) and Disney+ (Eun-bin)The South Korean medical drama “Doctor X: Mafia in White” has been generating buzz among K-drama fans, securing a spot in the top five of Netflix’s global rankings for non-English shows. It currently sits at No. 4 on the list.
The series follows Gye Su-jeong, played by Kim Ji-won, a brilliant surgeon whose lone-wolf attitude and refusal to conform often put her at odds with her colleagues at her new hospital. As she navigates workplace politics and corruption, the story also highlights the heartwarming experiences of patients whom she and her fellow medical professionals strive to help.
If you’re drawn to gripping surgical cases, heartwarming doctor-patient stories, and compelling hospital dramas, here are other medical K-dramas worth adding to your watchlist.
Starring: Lee Jae-wook, Shin Ye-eun, Hong Min-gi
Stream on: Disney+
Not all medical dramas are set in bustling city hospitals. In this medical romance series, Lee Jae-wook plays a plastic surgeon who fulfills his mandatory military service as a public health doctor. He is assigned to a remote Korean island, where he meets a nurse, played by Shin Ye-eun, who has relocated there for her own reasons.
Starring: Go Youn-jung, Shin Si-ah, Kang You-seok, Han Ye-ji, Jung Joon-won
Stream on: Netflix
Starring: Park Eun-bin, Sul Kyung-gu, Yoon Chan-young
Stream on: Disney+
Park Eun-bin takes on a darker role in this medical thriller, which explores the complicated relationship between a once-promising neurosurgeon (Eun-bin) and her former mentor (Sul Kyung-gu). A clash between the two leads to the loss of her medical license.
Starring: Ju Ji-hoon, Choo Young-woo, Ha Young
Stream on: Netflix
In the series, Ju Ji-hoon plays the role of a genius trauma surgeon who takes on a new challenge when he joins a university hospital to lead its struggling trauma team. Armed with a bold, no-nonsense attitude, Baek Kang-hyuk (Ji-hoon) takes on workplace politics while training his team to save lives.
Starring: Park Hyung-sik, Park Shin-hye, Yoon Park
Stream on: Netflix
Even the most accomplished doctors face setbacks. In this medical romance drama, a plastic surgeon caught in a controversy (Park Hyung-sik) and an anesthesiologist struggling with severe burnout (Park Shin-hye) reunite after years as academic rivals. As they navigate their personal and professional challenges, they find comfort in each other and discover that healing can happen beyond the walls of a hospital.
Starring: Uhm Jung-hwa, Kim Byung-chul, Min Woo-hyuk
Stream on: Netflix
Twenty years after leaving her medical career, a housewife (Uhm Jung-hwa) returns to the medical field, facing the challenges of starting over, balancing family responsibilities, and proving that it is never too late to pursue one’s dreams.
Starring: Jo Jung-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jung Kyung-ho, Kim Dae-myung, Jeon Mi-do
Stream on: Netflix
Behind the hospital’s busy corridors are stories of hope, friendship, heartbreak, and new beginnings. The series follows five doctors who have been close friends since medical school and now work together at the same hospital.
Starring: Han Suk-kyu, Yoo Yeon-seok, Seo Hyun-jin, Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Sung-kyung, Kim Joo-hyun
Stream on: Viu
Han Sun-kyu portrays Kim Sa-bu, who was once a celebrated surgeon at a major hospital but chooses to leave the big-city medical scene behind to practice in a small-town hospital. There, he mentors young physicians and teaches them that saving lives requires more than just medical expertise.