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Plot Summary:
Jejoongwon is the first modern hospital in Korea established in the Joseon era in 1885. Baek Do Yang is a nobleman who gives up his status to enter its ranks. Hwang Jung is a butcher's son who becomes a physician, while Seok Ran enters Jejoongwon as an interpreter but takes on medical training to become a doctor.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 45
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: medical drama
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Angels in White (2018)
Plot Summary:
Rumi Kizaki enrols in a nursing program because she failed to enter a university. However, she does not want to become a nurse because she believes that she will not make a good nurse. While Rumi ponders over what to do, she continues her training in nursing. Along the way, Rumi meets new people and discovers new things about herself.
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Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: medical drama
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Maternity Ward (2005)
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A chief-commander gynaecologist and a young and lovely team of professionals: obstetricians, neonatal doctors, paediatricians, nurses: they all have different histories, they cross their lives in this small, forgotten hospital. Together they will succeed in making it a jewel of efficiency and humanity.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 24
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration:
Plot tags: medical drama
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Truth of Zero (2014)
Plot Summary:
Maou Matsumoto is a new forensic medical examiner who returns in Japan after studying in USA. Mao only interest is her work and the autopsies she performs.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 32
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: medical drama
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The Hippocratic Crush II (2014)
Plot Summary:
Neurosurgeon Cheung Yat-Kin marries fellow doctor Fan Tze-Yu and the two are happily living together, expecting their first child. However, when Tze-Yu is diagnosed with a tumour, her pregnancy becomes medically unsafe and, much to her dismay, Yat Kin doesn't want her to go through with childbirth. This causes a dangerous rift between the two, one that love alone can't bridge. But before the once-happy couple can focus on their marital problems, Yat-Kin also has to contend with pathology specialist Lok Man-Sang, a new arrival to the hospital who simply cannot go without disagreeing with Yat-Kin, and who also gets involved with Heung Chin-Yi, an internal medicine doctor nearly 20 years his junior with her own heartbreak to deal with. Between an unwanted power struggle, the slow disintegration of their marriage, and the small matter of saving lives, Yat-Kin and Tze-Yu have to figure out how to bring their flat-lining marriage-and love-back to the operating table.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 14
Genere: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration:
Plot tags: medical drama
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Dr. DMAT (2014)
Plot Summary:
DMAT, the acronym for the “Disaster Medical Assistance Team”, was first established in 2004. For the past 10 years, the team has been providing on-site emergency assistance at disaster-hit areas. Yakumo Hibiki was an surgeon at the Arisukawa General Hospital’s Emergency Unit, but due to a mistake involving his sister Haruko, he has since been transferred to the internal medicine unit. One day, the hospital Director, Dr. Isesaki Katsuichi, requests for Hibiki to move to DMAT. His childhood friend, Nurse Yoshioka Rin, encourages him to take up the role, but upon joining the team, Hibiki finds his new colleagues aloof and a little eccentric. His first assignment is to a pile-up accident in a road tunnel, and he finds himself working against time to provide medical treatment to those who require immediate attention.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 10
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min
Plot tags: medical drama
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The Thorn Birds (2011)
Plot Summary:
The Thorn Birds is a 2011 South Korean television series where one woman forsakes her love and family for her ambition while another woman embraces with love all that the former had left behind. Fates of a bit part actress Seo Jung-eun and a film producer Han Yoo-kyung who chose success are intertwined and resolved gradually as their mutual stories progress. The "thorn birds" of the title refers to Jung-eun's character, who only brings out her best at the cost of great pain. A thornbird is a mythical bird who searches for a thorn tree from the day it is born. When it finds it, the bird impales itself upon the sharpest thorn, and rises above the agony to sing the most beautiful song ever heard.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 53
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
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The Imperial Doctress (2016)
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Growing up in a family of physicians, Tan Yun Xian was adored by her grandparents for her intellect, curiosity and medical acumen. Despite the many barriers for female physicians in ancient China, Yun Xian nevertheless proved herself to be a skilled family and female doctor — and ultimately the most famous female doctor of the Ming Dynasty.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 167
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: costume drama, medical drama
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Syndrome (2012)
Plot Summary:
Syndrome is a 2012 South Korean medical drama series, starring Han Hye-jin, Song Chang-eui and Park Gun-hyung. It is set in the world of neurosurgery where a medical student finds herself in a love triangle with two fellow doctors. The television series aired on jTBC from February 13 to April 17, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 18
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: medical drama
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Brain (2011)
Plot Summary:
Brain is a 2011 South Korean medical drama, starring Shin Ha-kyun, Choi Jung-won, Jung Jin-young and Jo Dong-hyuk. The series revolves around a top neurosurgeon who is obsessed with success and dreams of becoming the hospital director, then finds himself embroiled in professional rivalries and an unexpected romance. The series received positive reviews, particularly for Shin Ha-kyun's performance. It aired on KBS2 from November 14, 2011 to January 17, 2012 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: medical drama
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The Doctors (1963)
Plot Summary:
The Doctors is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC Daytime from April 1, 1963, to December 31, 1982. There were 5280 episodes produced, with the 5000th episode airing in November 1981. The series was set in Hope Memorial Hospital in the fictional "Madison," located somewhere in New England.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 235
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: soap opera, informative, medical drama
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The 3rd Hospital (2012)
Plot Summary:
The 3rd Hospital is a 2012 South Korean medical drama, starring Kim Seung-woo, Oh Ji-ho, Kim Min-jung and Sooyoung of Girls' Generation. It centers on the conflicts between Western and Eastern medicine and the rivalry between two brothers who espouse them. It aired on cable channel tvN from September 5 to November 8, 2012 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 42
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: medical drama
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Inconceivable (2005)
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Inconceivable is an American primetime television medical drama, which was broadcast on NBC. The program premiered on September 23, 2005. The show revolved around the professional and personal lives of those who work at the Family Options Fertility Clinic. The clinic is run by its co-founders along with their new partner. The staff includes an attorney, a nurse, office manager and a medical technician. The series was created by Oliver Goldstick and Marco Pennette. Goldstick and Pennette also serve as executive producers as do Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin. The show was a Touchstone Television and Tollin/Robbins production. It was one of the few shows produced by the former not to air on ABC in recent years. Only two episodes aired before the series was canceled.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: medical drama
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Friends (2002)
Plot Summary:
In the first coproduction of a TV drama between Japan and South Korea, a Japanese tourist and a South Korean film student become good friends after a chance meeting in Hong Kong.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 222
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan, South Korea
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, dorama, bilingual
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D-Day (2015)
Plot Summary:
When a natural disaster strikes Seoul, a team of medical doctors and emergency personnel struggle to deal with its aftermath.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 347
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: dorama, suspense, disturbing, touching, bleak, medical drama
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Gourmet (2008)
Plot Summary:
Gourmet is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Kim Rae-won and Nam Sang-mi. It aired on SBS from June 18 to September 9, 2008 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 24 episodes. It was adapted from the popular manhwa of the same title by Huh Young-man, which was first serialized in newspapers in 2002. The TV series explores the theme of cooking through the rivalry between two hansik chefs, as one of them travels around the nation looking for the best ingredients and recipes.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 65
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: romantic drama
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Top Knife (2020)
Plot Summary:
Yoko Miyama works as a doctor at Touto Hospital. She specializes in brain aneurysms in the neurosurgery department. Yoko Miyama becomes involved with her colleagues, including Kengo Kuroiwa, Sachiko Kozukue, and Takuma Nishigoori. Meanwhile, she suffers from guilt for abandoning her family.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 31
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: medical drama
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Jozi-H (2006)
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Jozi-H is a one-hour hospital drama series set in Johannesburg, South Africa, set in the Johannesburg General Hospital. It is a Canada-South Africa co-production. It first aired in Canada on CBC Television on 13 October 2006, and in South Africa on SABC3 in 2007. Producers are Morula Pictures and Inner City Films Inc.. The series was co-created by South Africans Mfundi Vundla and Karen Briner. Currently being shown on OH-TV, Sky Digital channel 199.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 42
Genere: Drama
Country: South Africa, Canada
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: medical drama
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Behind the White Tower (2007)
Plot Summary:
Based on renowned Japanese novelist Yamazaki Toyoko's representative work Shiroi Kyotō, the drama brings viewers deep into the political inner workings of the medical field by taking a satirical look at malpractice and power plays at a university hospital, and contrasting the paths and personalities of two doctors.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: medical drama
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The Holy Monsters (2012)
Plot Summary:
The drama has Okada playing the part of Shiba Kengo, a pure-hearted young surgeon who is dedicated to his work. He gets transferred from a prestigious university hospital to a financially troubled hospital, but there he meets a capable and cool-headed chief nurse named Kasugai Yuka (Nakatani), who teaches him the reality of the medical world. The pure Kengo must face various obstacles and challenges as he tears off the “masks” of respected professionals – doctors, nurses, and educators – and uncovers their true natures.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 11
Genere: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: medical drama
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Yong Pal (2015)
Plot Summary:
Kim Tae Hyun is a promising young surgeon, but his finances take a dive when his sister's health condition requires costly dialysis treatments. When Tae Hyun subsequently falls into a vicious cycle of debt, he assumes the alias of "Yong Pal" and begins making house calls for criminals who are willing to pay top dollar. Complicating things further, Tae Hyun gets involved with Han Yeo Jin, a comatose patient at the hospital.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: captivating, dorama, tense, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, medical drama, romantic drama, romantic
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Risky Romance (2018)
Plot Summary:
A neurosurgeon with anger management issues becomes the perfect test subject and love interest for an endocrinologist obsessed with the study of hormones.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 109
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: sweet, sincere, captivating, disturbing, medical drama
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Surgeons (2017)
Plot Summary:
Renhe Hospital nurse Zhang Shumei is forced to resign after being suspected of accidentally killing a patient. Zhang Shumei’s 4 year old daughter is abducted, and she herself dies in a car accident a couple of years later. 30 years later, Zhang Shumei’s son Zhuang Shu returns to the hospital as a surgeon who is intent on unraveling the secret behind his family’s misfortune.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: medical drama, serious, realistic, suspenseful
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Medical Top Team (2013)
Plot Summary:
The medical drama focuses on the lives of doctors and nurses who are members of an elite medical team from the fictional Gwang Hae University Hospital.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 113
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: medical drama, sincere, captivating, political
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Good Doctor (2013)
Plot Summary:
As a child, Park Shi On was sent to a specialized care center, where he discovered genius capacities for his autism. Coupled with an exceptional memory and keen spatial skills, the young savant eventually entered pediatric residency, where he developed into a promising surgeon. However, his mental and emotional development seems to have stopped at 10-years-old, which makes for incredible conflicts in and out of the O.R., especially with the hotheaded surgeon Kim Do Han. Despite warm hearted and fair colleagues like Cha Yoon Seo and Han Jin Wook , it’s a fierce and competitive adult world. One cannot simply tell Shi On to “grow up.”.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: dorama, medical drama, romantic drama
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New Heart (2007)
Plot Summary:
Cardiac surgery is one of the most demanding and difficult forms of surgery, and it's not as lucrative as other medical careers, so when Lee Eun Seung and Nam Hye Suk are the only applicants to apply for a residency, they are accepted easily. Dr. Choi Kang Gook, the new head of Cardiovascular Surgery, has his doubts. Eun Seung has always dreamed of becoming a great cardiac specialist, but as an orphan coming from a small-town medical school, his skills are basic. Hye Suk, on the other hand, graduated from an elite medical school with top marks, but possesses an inflexible personality. Gradually, as they work together, a mutual respect dawns, and Eun Seung begins to be attracted to Hye Suk. But things get complicated when famous actor Lee Dong Gwon is admitted to the hospital, who has a romantic past with Hye Suk and aims to win her heart once more.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: medical drama, romantic, captivating
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One Warm Word (2013)
Plot Summary:
The drama explores the reality and complexities of married life. Eun-jin and Jae-hak, who are married to other people, find themselves attracted to each other. Their marriages become in danger of unraveling, as their affair disrupts the lives of family and friends around them.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 70
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, captivating
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Cutter to Houston (1983)
Plot Summary:
Cutter to Houston is an American medical drama starring Shelley Hack, Jim Metzler, and Alec Baldwin that aired on CBS on Saturday night from October 1 to December 31, 1983 at 8 p.m Eastern time. The series was created by Sandor Stern.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 46
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: medical drama
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Dr. Romantic (2016)
Plot Summary:
Boo Yong Joo was once a famous surgeon at the peak of his career at a major hospital. But he suddenly gives it all up one day to live in seclusion and work as a neighborhood doctor in a small town. He now goes by “Teacher Kim” and refers to himself as the “Romantic Doctor.”.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, romantic, captivating, disturbing, dorama, romantic drama, medical drama
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The Night Shift (2014)
Plot Summary:
The stories of the men and women who work the overnight shift at San Antonio Memorial Hospital. They are an irreverent and special breed, particularly adrenaline junkie T.C. Callahan.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: medical drama, realistic, tense, humorous, semi serious