As a child, Park Hoon and his dad were kidnapped and taken to North Korea. He grew up there, learning to be a doctor just like his father. When Park Hoon escapes back to South Korea and begins work at a prestigious hospital, he makes it his goal to earn enough money to go back to North Korea to rescue his true love. He'll do anything to find her, but then he meets and falls for a mysterious woman who looks exactly like her.
Cast: Lee Jong-suk, Park Hae-jin, Jin Se-yeon
Season 1
20 episodes
1. Episode 1In a last minute effort to stop a war between North and South Korea, Doctor Park Cheol and his son Park Hoon are sent to the north to perform heart surgery on the North Korean leader.NRCC59minMay 5, 2014
2. Episode 2Park Hoon is sent to Hungary to perform a difficult surgery. While there, he attempts to escape the North's clutches along with his childhood crush, Song Jae Hee.NRCC59minMay 6, 2014
3. Episode 3When a horrendous traffic accident creates chaos at a local hospital, Park Hoon winds up preforming an unlicensed surgery to save a dying father.NRCC58minMay 12, 2014
4. Episode 4After impressing the hospital staff, Park Hoon is hired to head up a new surgery team, but his North Korean past creates tensions with the existing staff.NRCC59minMay 13, 2014
5. Episode 5When Park Hoon is fired after performing a controversial surgery, he finds a chance to redeem himself using his surgical skill.NRCC59minMay 19, 2014
6. Episode 6Park Hoon is emotionally tormented as a doctor who looks exactly like his lost love Song Jae Hee continues to insist that she is not.NRCC59minMay 20, 2014
7. Episode 7As the competition to perform heart surgery on the Korean Prime Minster heats up, the pressure is on Park Hoon to once again show off his surgical skills.NRCC58minMay 26, 2014
8. Episode 8Back room power struggles at the hospital threaten the legitimacy of the competition while evidence mounts that the Han Jae Joon may not be all that she seems.NRCC59minMay 27, 2014
9. Episode 9The surgery competition finally begins only to end with a shocking twist. Meanwhile, pressure is mounting on Jae Hee to complete her missionNRCC59minJun 2, 2014
10. Episode 10Han Jae Joon and Park Hoon's long awaited reconnection is cut short when they are both kidnaped and taken back to the north.NRCC58minJun 3, 2014
11. Episode 11Han Jae Joon uses Park Hoon's illegal action of looking at private medical records as leverage to reinstate their competition.NRCC59minJun 9, 2014
12. Episode 12The competition takes a dark turn as Park Hoon's loyalty to the hospital is put to the test and not just his surgery skills.NRCC59minJun 10, 2014
13. Episode 13When the prime minister announces he will have his heart surgery at a different hospital and a looming malpractice suit begins to take form, the staff at Myung Woo Hospital fear for their jobs.NRCC59minJun 16, 2014
14. Episode 14Allegiances are tested when Jae Hee finally reveals her true intentions to Park Hoon.NRCC59minJun 17, 2014
15. Episode 15Park Hoon is reprimanded after performing a very risky surgical procedure in a last ditch effort to save a dying patient.NRCC59minJun 23, 2014
16. Episode 16The competition between surgeons reaches a boiling point as Han Jae-joon is desperate to prove himself.NRCC59minJun 24, 2014
17. Episode 17In the final round of the competition Park Hoon is forced to confront what it truly means to be a doctor.NRCC59minJun 30, 2014
18. Episode 18The prime minister finally reveals who will perform the heart surgery.NRCC59minJul 1, 2014
19. Episode 19Park Hoon is once again forced to use the risky SAVER procedure to save the president.NRCC59minJul 7, 2014
20. Episode 20In the thrilling conclusion to Doctor Stranger Park Hoon and Jae Hee make the ultimate sacrifice to be together.NRCC58minJul 8, 2014
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As a child, Park Hoon and his dad were kidnapped and taken to North Korea. He grew up there, learning to be a doctor just like his father. When Park Hoon escapes back to South Korea and begins work at a prestigious hospital, he makes it his goal to earn enough money to go back to North Korea to rescue his true love. He'll do anything to find her, but then he meets and falls for a mysterious woman who looks exactly like her.
Creators and cast
- Directors
- Jin Hyuk
- Studio
- Say On Media
Maturity rating
NRCheck the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
Korean
