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Doctor Prisoner

{{Short description|2019 South Korean television series}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Doctor_Prisoner.jpg

| caption = Promotional poster

| alt_name = Dr. Prisoner

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=닥터 프리즈너}}

| genre = {{ubl|Medical drama}}

| creator = KBS Drama Division

| based_on =

| developer =

| writer = Park Kye-ok

| director = Hwang In-hyuk

| creative_director =

| starring = {{ubl|Namkoong Min|Kwon Nara|Kim Byung-chul|Choi Won-young}}

| theme_music_composer =

| opentheme =

| endtheme =

| composer = Park Se-joon

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_episodes = 32{{efn|name=epcount|In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.{{cite news|last1=Park|first1=Jin-hai|url=https://www.pressreader.com/korea-republic/the-korea-times/20170516/282041917057345|title=Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks|work=The Korea Times|via=PressReader|date=May 16, 2017|accessdate=April 17, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819150132/https://www.pressreader.com/korea-republic/the-korea-times/20170516/282041917057345|url-status=live}}}}

| executive_producer = Hwang Eui-kyung (KBS)

| producer = Ahn Hyung-joo
Kang Min-kyung

| location =

| cinematography =

| editor =

| camera = Single-camera

| runtime = 35 minutes{{efn|name=epcount}}

| company = Jidam Inc.

| network = KBS2
AXN Korea

| first_aired = {{start date|2019|3|20}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2019|5|15}}

| related =

}}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=23279312&cloc=|script-title=ko:[단독]남궁민·김병철·나라, '닥터 프리즈너' 주인공|language=korean|work=Is Plus|accessdate=January 16, 2019|date=January 10, 2019|archive-date=January 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116200957/http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=23279312&cloc=|url-status=live}}

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 chaebol 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{{cite web|title=Namkoong Min to star in his first medical drama 'Doctor Prisoner'|url=http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/news/news_view.php?no=18808&sec=behind|website=KBS World|accessdate=January 16, 2019|date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=April 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416115023/http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/news/news_view.php?no=18808&sec=behind|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/01/11/2019011101197.html|script-title=ko:남궁민, '닥터 프리즈너' 출연 확정...생애 첫 메디컬 드라마 [공식입장]|language=korean|work=The Chosun Ilbo|accessdate=January 16, 2019|date=January 11, 2019|archive-date=June 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607081759/https://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/01/11/2019011101197.html|url-status=live}}

: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{{cite web|title=Hello Venus's Nara to star in 'Doctor Prisoner' with Namgoong Min|url=http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/news/news_view.php?no=18814&sec=behind|website=KBS World|accessdate=January 16, 2019|date=January 15, 2019|archive-date=April 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416114947/http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/news/news_view.php?no=18814&sec=behind|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1111064866|title=권나라, KBS 새 수목극 '닥터 프리즈너' 출연 확정..정신과 의사役 [공식입장]|language=korean|work=OSEN|accessdate=January 16, 2019|date=January 15, 2019|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322021100/http://www.osen.co.kr/article/G1111064866|url-status=live}}

:A psychiatrist who works at Taegang Hospital and volunteers in prison.

  • Kim Byung-chul as Seon Min-sik{{cite web|title=Choi Wonyoung and Kim Byoung Cheol cast in 'Doctor Prisoner'|url=http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/news/news_view.php?no=18856&sec=behind|website=KBS World|accessdate=February 10, 2019|date=January 29, 2019|archive-date=February 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011747/http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/news/news_view.php?no=18856&sec=behind|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003125068|title=김병철, 'SKY캐슬'→'닥터 프리즈너' 출연 확정..남궁민과 대립각(공식)|date=January 28, 2019|website=Herald Pop|language=ko|access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-date=January 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131040642/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003125068|url-status=live}}

:A medical director who works at the prison.

  • Choi Won-young as Lee Jae-joon{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0003808788|title=[공식입장] 'SKY캐슬' 최원영, 차기작은 '닥터 프리즈너'…재벌2세 변신|date=January 29, 2019|website=News1|language=ko|access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-date=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606204334/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0003808788|url-status=live}}

: Primary successor to major conglomerate Taegang Group.

=Supporting=

==Taegang Group's family==

: A former actress who becomes the second wife of Lee Duk-sung.

  • Lee Da-in as Lee Jae-in{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0000949780|script-title=ko:이다인·박은석·진희경, '닥터 프리즈너' 합류 …3월 첫 방송[공식입장]|date=January 30, 2019|website=Xports News|language=ko|access-date=January 30, 2019|archive-date=February 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222183802/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=311&aid=0000949780|url-status=live}}

: 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.

:Second son of the Taegang family. His insecurity as the son of the second wife makes him a troublemaker.

==People at West Seoul Prison==

:A medical pharmacist. Na Yi-je saved her brother when the latter was an inmate.

:A funny medical doctor who is secretly working for Lee Jae-joon.

: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==

: Doctor at Taegang Hospital

  • Kim Dae-ryeong as Choi Jung-Woo

: Secretary of Lee Jae-Joon

: 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

=Special appearances=

Production

The first script reading took place in January 2019 at KBS Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea.{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000952122|script-title=ko:'닥터 프리즈너' 남궁민·권나라·김병철·최원영, 열정의 첫 대본 리딩|date=February 7, 2019|website=Xports News|publisher=Naver|language=ko|access-date=February 10, 2019|archive-date=February 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011720/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0000952122|url-status=live}}

Original soundtrack

{{Infobox album

| name = Doctor Prisoner OST

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Various artists

| cover =

| alt =

| released =

| recorded = 2019

| genre = Soundtrack

| length =

| language = {{hlist|Korean|English}}

| label = Best Korea, 935 Entertainment, Donuts MusicN

| producer =

}}

=Part 1=

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2019|3|27}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Fearless

| note1 =

| lyrics1 = Innovator

| music1 = {{hlist|SlyBerry|Hickee}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Woo Hye-mi|Innovator}}

| length1 = 3:29

| title2 = Fearless

| note2 = Inst.

| music2 = {{hlist|SlyBerry|Hickee}}

| length2 = 3:29

| total_length = 6:58

}}

=Part 2=

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2019|4|3}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Eyes

| note1 =

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Nuvocity1 (Hong Joo-hee)|Nuvocity2 (Kim Young-bin)}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Nuvocity1 (Hong Joo-hee)|Nuvocity2 (Kim Young-bin)}}

| extra1 = Hoody

| length1 = 3:26

| title2 = Eyes

| note2 = Inst.

| music2 = {{hlist|Nuvocity1 (Hong Joo-hee)|Nuvocity2 (Kim Young-bin)}}

| length2 = 3:26

| total_length = 6:52

}}

=Part 3=

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2019|4|10}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Pass Away

| note1 =

| lyrics1 = My Neighbour Bachelor

| music1 = Microwave

| extra1 = Fil

| length1 = 3:16

| title2 = Pass Away

| note2 = Inst.

| music2 = Microwave

| length2 = 3:16

| total_length = 6:32

}}

=Part 4=

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2019|4|18}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Melting The Sun

| note1 = 태양에 녹여

| lyrics1 = {{hlist|Park Se-joon|Han Joon}}

| music1 = {{hlist|Choi Han-sol|Han Kyung-soo}}

| extra1 = Lee Soo (MC The Max)

| length1 = 4:01

| title2 = Melting The Sun

| note2 = Inst.

| music2 = {{hlist|Choi Han-sol|Han Kyung-soo}}

| length2 = 4:01

| total_length = 8:02

}}

Viewership

  • In this table, {{color|blue|the blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and {{color|red|the red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+

! rowspan="3" |{{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}

! rowspan="3" |Original broadcast date

! colspan="3" |Average audience share

colspan="2" |AGB Nielsen{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00|title=Nielsen Korea|language=ko|accessdate=March 20, 2019|archive-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317134758/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00|url-status=live}}

! colspan="1" |TNmS

width="90" |Nationwide

! width="90" |Seoul

! width="90" |Nationwide

1

| rowspan="2" |March 20, 2019

| {{color|blue|8.4%}} {{small|(8th)}}

| {{color|blue|8.6%}} {{small|(6th)}}

| {{color|blue|9.0%}}

2

| 9.8% {{small|(6th)}}

| 10.2% {{small|(5th)}}

| 10.1%

3

| rowspan="2" |March 21, 2019

| 12.2% {{small|(5th)}}

| 12.8% {{small|(4th)}}

| 10.8%

4

| 14.1% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 15.0% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 12.7%

5

| rowspan="2" |March 27, 2019

| 12.1% {{small|(5th)}}

| 12.2% {{small|(4th)}}

| 11.3%

6

| 13.9% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 14.2% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 13.1%

7

| rowspan="2" |March 28, 2019

| 13.0% {{small|(4th)}}

| 14.0% {{small|(4th)}}

| 11.8%

8

| 14.5% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 15.6% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 13.1%

9

| rowspan="2" |April 3, 2019

| 13.2% {{small|(4th)}}

| 13.5% {{small|(4th)}}

| 12.0%

10

| 15.4% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 15.9% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 12.8%

11

| rowspan="2" |April 4, 2019

| 13.3% {{small|(4th)}}

| 15.0% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 11.5%

12

| 14.6% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 16.0% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 13.0%

13

| rowspan="2" |April 10, 2019

| 12.7% {{small|(4th)}}

| 13.3% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 12.0%

14

| 15.2% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 15.9% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 13.3%

15

| rowspan="2" |April 11, 2019

| 12.5% {{small|(4th)}}

| 13.6% {{small|(3rd)}}

| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}

16

| 14.7% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 16.2% {{small|(2nd)}}

17

| rowspan="2" |April 17, 2019

| 12.4% {{small|(4th)}}

| 12.9% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 12.4%

18

| 14.5% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 14.7% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 13.6%

19

| rowspan="2" |April 18, 2019

| 12.3% {{small|(4th)}}

| 13.5% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 11.8%

20

| 14.7% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 16.2% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 12.6%

21

| rowspan="2" |April 24, 2019

| 12.6% {{small|(4th)}}

| 13.2% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 11.8%

22

| 14.6% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 15.4% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 13.1%

23

| rowspan="2" |April 25, 2019

| 11.5% {{small|(4th)}}

| 13.2% {{small|(4th)}}

| 10.9%

24

| 13.4% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 15.0% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 12.5%

25

| rowspan="2" |May 1, 2019

| 12.3% {{small|(4th)}}

| 12.9% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 11.7%

26

| 13.6% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 14.5% {{small|(1st)}}

| 12.5%

27

| rowspan="2" |May 8, 2019

| 11.9% {{small|(4th)}}

| 13.2% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 11.0%

28

| 14.5% {{small|(1st)}}

| 16.0% {{small|(1st)}}

| 12.6%

29

| rowspan="2" |May 9, 2019

| 12.3% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 13.7% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 11.0%

30

| 14.2% {{small|(1st)}}

| 15.6% {{small|(1st)}}

| 12.8%

31

| rowspan="2" |May 15, 2019

| 13.2% {{small|(4th)}}

| 14.7% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 12.2%

32

| {{color|red|15.8%}} {{small|(1st)}}

| {{color|red|17.2%}} {{small|(1st)}}

| {{color|red|13.9%}}

colspan="2" |Average

! {{color|green|13.23%}}

! {{color|green|14.18%}}

! {{color|green|—}}{{efn|name=incomplete|Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown.}}

rowspan="2" |Special

| rowspan="2" |May 2, 2019

| 6.0% {{small|(14th)}}

| 6.2% {{small|(12th)}}

| 7.0%

6.8% {{small|(9th)}}

| 7.2% {{small|(6th)}}

| 6.6%

rowspan="2" |Special

| rowspan="2" |May 16, 2019

| 5.1% {{small|(18th)}}

| rowspan="2" |5.7% {{small|(11th)}}

| 4.7%

5.2% {{small|(16th)}}

| 4.8%

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"

|+

! Year

! Award

! Category

! Recipient

! Result

! Ref.

rowspan=18| 2019

| 14th Seoul International Drama Awards

| Outstanding Korean Drama

| rowspan=2| Doctor Prisoner

| {{Won}}

| {{cite web |url=http://www.seouldrama.org/EN/infoCenter/InformationView.aspx?pageNo=1&idx=921| title=Seoul International Drama Awards 2019 Winners|website=seouldrama.org|date=August 29, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190829023545/http://www.seouldrama.org/EN/infoCenter/InformationView.aspx?pageNo=1&idx=921|archive-date= August 29, 2019|url-status=live|accessdate=August 29, 2019}}

rowspan=3| 12th Korea Drama Awards

| Best Drama

| {{nom}}

| rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsVIew/1VOEQXHEV6|title='2019코리아드라마어워즈(KDA)' 연기대상 후보..김해숙·최수종·염정아·조정석 등|date=September 27, 2019|website=Sedaily|language=ko|access-date=September 28, 2019|archive-date=September 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927180717/https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1VOEQXHEV6|url-status=live}}

Best Screenplay

| Park Kye-ok

| {{nom}}

Best New Actress

| Kwon Nara

| {{won}}

| {{Cite web|last=Park|first= Pan-suk|title= '하나뿐인내편' 최수종, 2019 코리아드라마 어워즈 대상 영예[공식] |url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004094701|work=OSEN| date=October 2, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191222113022/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004094701 |archive-date=December 22, 2019|accessdate=May 15, 2020|language=ko|via=Naver}}

rowspan=14|KBS Drama Awards

| Top Excellence Award, Actor

| rowspan=2|Namkoong Min

| {{nom}}

| rowspan=14|{{cite web|title= Winners Of 2019 KBS Drama Awards|date= 31 December 2019|url= https://www.soompi.com/article/1374661wpp/winners-of-2019-kbs-drama-awards|access-date= 2 January 2020|archive-date= 31 December 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191231234517/http://www.soompi.com/article/1374661wpp/winners-of-2019-kbs-drama-awards|url-status= live}}

rowspan=2|Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries

| {{nom}}

Choi Won-young

| {{won}}

Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries

| Kwon Nara

| {{nom}}

rowspan="2"|Best Supporting Actor

| Kim Byung-chul

| {{won}}

Jang Hyun-sung

| {{nom}}

Best Supporting Actress

| Kim Jung-nan

| {{won}}

Best New Actor

| Park Eun-seok

| {{nom}}

Best New Actress

| Kwon Nara

| {{won}}

rowspan=3|Netizen Award, Actor

| Namkoong Min

| {{nom}}

Kim Byung-chul

| {{nom}}

Choi Won-young

| {{nom}}

Netizen Award, Actress

| Kwon Nara

| {{nom}}

Best Couple Award

| Jang Hyun-sung and Kim Jung-nan

| {{won}}

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website}} {{in lang|ko}}
  • {{KBS World TV program|1292}}
  • {{IMDb title}}
  • {{Hancinema drama}}

Category:Korean Broadcasting System television dramas

Category:Korean-language television shows

Category:2019 South Korean television series debuts

Category:2019 South Korean television series endings

Category:South Korean medical television series