Doctor Stranger
Seen it?2014 | 1 seasons | 65 min | Drama, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and a quick end, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved Elementary, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 22 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- It's in Korean, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
8.0 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
3 wins and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Ran for 1 season and reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 96K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Lee Jong-sukPark Hoon
- Park Hae-jinHan Jae-joon
- Jin Se-yeonSong Jae-hee / Han Seung-hee
- Kang So-raOh Soo-hyun
- Jeon Kuk-hwanOh Joon-gyu
- Lee Il-hwaPark Hoon's Mother
- Choi Jung-wooMoon Hyung-wook
- Kim Ji-youngJeong-min
- Park Hae-joonCha Jin-soo
- Jung In-giKim Tae-sool