Season 1 (2014)
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.
Release date: 2014-05-05
User rating:
9.7 / 10
Director: Jin Hyuk
Writer: Park Jin-Woo
Episodes (20):
1. Episode 1
In 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.
Release date: 2014-05-05
2. Episode 2
Park 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.
Release date: 2014-05-06
3. Episode 3
When a horrendous traffic accident creates chaos at a local hospital, Park Hoon winds up preforming an unlicensed surgery to save a dying father.
Release date: 2014-05-12
4. Episode 4
After 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.
Release date: 2014-05-13
5. Episode 5
When Park Hoon is fired after performing a controversial surgery, he finds a chance to redeem himself using his surgical skill.
Release date: 2014-05-19
6. Episode 6
Park Hoon is emotionally tormented as a doctor who looks exactly like his lost love Song Jae Hee continues to insist that she is not.
Release date: 2014-05-20
7. Episode 7
As 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.
Release date: 2014-05-26
8. Episode 8
Back 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.
Release date: 2014-05-27
9. Episode 9
The surgery competition finally begins only to end with a shocking twist. Meanwhile, pressure is mounting on Jae Hee to complete her mission
Release date: 2014-06-02
10. Episode 10
Han Jae Joon and Park Hoon's long awaited reconnection is cut short when they are both kidnaped and taken back to the north.
Release date: 2014-06-03
11. Episode 11
Han Jae Joon uses Park Hoon's illegal action of looking at private medical records as leverage to reinstate their competition.
Release date: 2014-06-09
12. Episode 12
The competition takes a dark turn as Park Hoon's loyalty to the hospital is put to the test and not just his surgery skills.
Release date: 2014-06-10
13. Episode 13
When 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.
Release date: 2014-06-16
14. Episode 14
Allegiances are tested when Jae Hee finally reveals her true intentions to Park Hoon.
Release date: 2014-06-17
15. Episode 15
Park Hoon is reprimanded after performing a very risky surgical procedure in a last ditch effort to save a dying patient.
Release date: 2014-06-23
16. Episode 16
The competition between surgeons reaches a boiling point as Han Jae-joon is desperate to prove himself.
Release date: 2014-06-24
17. Episode 17
In the final round of the competition Park Hoon is forced to confront what it truly means to be a doctor.
Release date: 2014-06-30
18. Episode 18
The prime minister finally reveals who will perform the heart surgery.
Release date: 2014-07-01
19. Episode 19
Park Hoon is once again forced to use the risky SAVER procedure to save the president.
Release date: 2014-07-07
20. Episode 20
In the thrilling conclusion to Doctor Stranger Park Hoon and Jae Hee make the ultimate sacrifice to be together.
Release date: 2014-07-08
Cast
Lee Jong-suk
as Park Hoon
Park Hae-jin
as Han Jae-joon
Jin Se-yeon
as Song Jae-hee / Han Seung-hee
Kang So-ra
as Oh Soo-hyun
Jeon Kuk-hwan
as Oh Joon-gyu
Lee Il-hwa
as Park Hoon's Mother
Choi Jung-woo
as Moon Hyung-wook
Kim Ji-young
as Jeong-min
Park Hae-joon
as Cha Jin-soo
Jeong In-gi
as Kim Tae-sool
Yoon Bo-ra
as Lee Chang-yi
Cheon Ho-jin
as Jang Seok-joo
Goo Seung-hyun
as Young Park Hoon
Kim Bo-mi
as Kim Ah-young
Kim Ji-eun
as Yoon-gyu Secretary
Crew - click here to expand
Jin Hyuk - Director, Park Jin-Woo - Writer