Discover 5 doramas that, like ‘resident playbook’, has a hospital as a scenario and are worth entering the list of what to watch
Joining the Netflix Production Catalog on April 21, ‘Resident Playbook’ is the newest drama that brings doctors as protagonists, after all, history shows the challenges that a group of gynecology and obstetric residents of the Yulje Medical Center must face to grow in the profession and reach the places they want to arrive.
Spin-off of ‘Playlist Hospital’, Dorama aired between 2020 and 2021, the production takes place in the same universe as the original, after all Jongno is a branch of Yulje Hospital, which appears in the first title and besides bringing GO YOUN-JUNG (Alchemy of souls) such as Oh Yi-Young, SHIN SI-A (The Witch: Part 2) In the role of Pyo Nam-Kyung,Kang You-SEOK (If life gives you tangerines) giving life to a jae-il (a former K-pop edol), HAN YE-JI like Kim Sa-bi and Jung Jun-Won (Escape) Interpreting Ku Do-Won, there are participation of the cast that inspired the creation of the new narrative; See the trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrfbamtr-ps
However, the universe of hospital -set doens is very large and there are several titles that are worth checking out if you liked ‘Resident Playbook’ and ‘Playlist Hospital’; Check out 5 of them:
1. ‘D-Day’ (2015)
Synopsis: When an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 rocks Seoul, a certain medical team seeks to save lives and restore order. Lee Hae Sung (Kim Young Kwang), a dedicated trauma surgeon confronts the hospital management by prioritizing patient care. Jung Ddol Mi (JONG SO MIN), a Pusan third year resident, adds efforts in the emergency along with psychiatrist Park Ji NA (Yoon Joo Hee) and the nurse Kim Hyun Sook (KIM JAE HWA). The head of the emergency department, Kang Joo Ran (Kim Hye Eun), tries to manage the hospital disaster medical care team while distressing with the whereabouts of the 7 -year -old son. Your fiance, Goo Ja Hyuk (CHA IN PYO), specialist in natural disasters, is promoted to minister to coordinate the city’s response. While Hae Sung struggles to keep his patients alive and his mother in a coma under vital support, the medical team faces immense challenges after the earthquake.
Where to watch: VIKI, Kocowa
2. ‘Life’ (2018)

Synopsis: “Jin Woo Ye (Lee Dong Wook), an emergency compassionate physician at Sangkook University Hospital has his life shaken when the hospital director is found dead in suspicious circumstances after being accused of embezzlement of public funds. The new director, Koo Seng Hyo (Cho Seong Woo), is totally focused on the hospital’s profitability, planning to transfer deficient departments and generate tension among employees, including young pediatrician Lee in EUL (Won jin ah). With conflicts on patient deaths and growing financial pressures, the hospital team needs to deal with increasingly challenging situations. “
Where to watch: Viki
3. ‘Dr. Romantic ‘(2016)

Synopsis: “An eccentric and honest surgeon leaves an important position in Seoul and will end up in an inner hospital. There, he becomes a mentor for young doctors.”
Where to watch: Netflix, Viki, Kocowa
4. ‘Good Doctor’ (2013)

Synopsis: “A prodigious pediatric surgeon lives in conflict with a professional colleague. And rivalry only increases when the two fall in love with the same woman.”
Where to watch: Netflix, Viki, Kocowa
5. ‘Doctors in collapse’ (2024)

Synopsis: “A doctor and a doctor who were rivals at the time of the college are reunited, by chance, and end up supporting each other at the worst phase of their lives.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Source: Recreio
