Doctor Prisoner is a South Korean- medical drama TV series that originally premiered on the KBS2 network in march, 2019. Written by Park-kye ok and directed by Hwang In-hyuk, the series stars Namkoong Min, Kwon Nara, Kim Byung Chul, and Choi Won-young. Its first season comprises 32 episodes. The series revolves around a skilled doctor who is forced to quit his job at a hospital after being accused of medical malpractices and then he starts working in a prison with the aim of acquiring enough connections to take his revenge. But is there a second season for this series? Let’s know more about the Doctor prisoner season 2 release date Speculation.
After a successful viewership for season 1 of Doctor prisoner, the makers decided to come up with a new season for the show. According to some reports, the filming and the post-production for season 2 have already been completed and are all set to release, however, till now season 2 isn’t released and fans are eagerly waiting for it. Earlier, the second season was to be released in June 2020 but due to some reasons, it didn’t make it. But, for now, let’s wait for the announcement of next season’s release date.
Seasons Release Date | |
Doctor prisoner season 1 20th March 2019 | |
Doctor prisoner season 2 To be Announced |
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Doctor prisoner storyline
Doctor prisoner follows the vengeance tale of a trained, skilled, and intelligent doctor named Na Yi-Je who was fired from his job while being unfairly caught in the workplace power politics. The drama actually shifts between hospitals and prison cells, both of which are the places that symbolize the very beginning and the ends that the characters fight to create for themselves intentionally.
In the first episode, Yi-Je’s backstory is revealed to the viewers. Yi-Je is a typically altruistic and morally upright doctor till a turning point eventually led to a drama in his perspective on life. In this case, it comes in the event of one of his old patients, a poor, mute family dying from a road accident caused by a remorseless rich man Lee-Jae hwan.
He suffers from guilt from not being able to save his patients and subsequently being used as a scapegoat for his higher-ups is seen as the driving force behind all of his vicious dealings with his enemies. Finally, he traces out a way to reveal the truth and achieve victory over evil minds.
Doctor Prisoner is undoubted, one of the finest shows based on Medical drama and is brilliant because of its use of predictable troops and some familiar character archetypes. Overall, the characterization is fantastic, with the dynamics between the characters kept unpredictable and refreshing, also as allies and partnerships keep changing along with the circumstances.

Cast and characters of Doctor prisoner
In the lead roles are- Namkoong Min as Yi-je who is a brilliant and a skilled doctor who is always determined to treat his patients true-heartedly, Kwon Nara as Han So geum, a clever psychiatrist who works at Taegang hospital, Kim buying Chul as Seon Min sik who is actually a medical director works at the prison, Choi won young as Lee Jae Joon.In supporting roles are-Jin hee kyung,Lee Da-in,Park Eun seok,Lee min young,Lee Jun heok,Kang shin il,etc
Where to watch Doctor prisoner
Produced by the Jidam Inc. the show, is officially distributed by the Korean- broadcasting system and is premiered on the KBS2 network.
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