The Netflix drama ‘Trauma Center’, starring Joo Ji-hoon and Choo Young-woo, is becoming a global hit, bringing a ‘medical drama wind’ to living rooms for the first time in a long while.

Although the conflict between the government and doctors over increasing the number of medical schools has been prolonged since February of last year, ‘Trauma Center’ is gaining solid popularity, drawing more attention to medical dramas that are being released one after another.

In particular, tvN‘s ‘Someday, Wise Resident Life’ (Resident Life), which had its broadcast postponed for a year due to political conflict, has recently confirmed its broadcast date, drawing attention.

‘Resident Life’, which will be aired for the first time on April 12, is a spin-off of the popular medical drama series ‘Hospital Playlist’, and was originally scheduled to be released last year after filming was completed two years ago in 2023. However, the specific broadcast date has not been decided due to the aftermath of the political conflict at the time.

‘Resident Life’ depicts hospital life centered around a first-year resident in the obstetrics and gynecology department of ‘Jongno Yulje Hospital’, a branch of Yulje Hospital, which was the setting of ‘Hospital Playlist’. Go Yoon-jung, who rose to stardom with ‘Hwanhon’ and ‘Moving’, will play the lead role, and writer Lee Woo-jung, who created the ‘Reply’ and ‘Hospital Playlist’, will participate as a creator.

The production team said, “It contains the process of residents who dream of becoming good doctors becoming ’real‘ doctors,” and “As it highlights the lives of residents working in unpopular departments in an era of low birth rates, we plan to approach you with realistic stories that reflect the real world.”

Disney+ drama ‘Hyperknife’, starring Park Eun-bin and Sol Kyung-gu, will also be released in March. ‘Hyperknife’ depicts the confrontation and growth that occurs when Se-ok, a once promising genius doctor, reunites with his teacher Deok-hee, who sent him into the abyss. It is a medical crime drama that combines a thriller with the story of a genius doctor.

In the drama, Park Eun-bin plays the role of Jeong Se-ok, who entered medical school at the top of her class at the age of 17. He is a character who was kicked out by his advisor, Choi Deok-hee, and lives a secret life as a ‘shadow doctor’ at an illegal surgery center. The role of Choi Deok-hee is played by Seol Kyung-gu.


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