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Doctor John
2019
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 1 season
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In a refreshing take on the genre, "Doctor John" will portray the doctors' search for the cause of their patients' mysterious pain as a thrilling chase, almost like a detective hunting down the perpetrator behind an unsolved crime.
Details
- Directors
- Jo Soo-won, Kim Young-hwan
- Created by
- Jo Soo-won
- Writer
- Kim Ji-woon
- Studio
- KPJ
- Released
- 19 July 2019
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Episodes
- 16 across 1 season
- Awards
- 3 wins, 3 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| 12th Korea Drama Awards 2019 | Excellence Award (Actor) | Lee Kyu-hyung | Winner |
| 27th SBS Drama Awards 2019 | Top Excellence Award in Miniseries (Actor) | Ji Sung | Nominee |
| 27th SBS Drama Awards 2019 | Excellence Award in Miniseries (Actor) | Lee Kyu-hyung | Nominee |
| 27th SBS Drama Awards 2019 | Excellence Award in Miniseries (Actress) | Lee Se-young | Winner |
| 27th SBS Drama Awards 2019 | Best Couple Award | Ji Sung and Lee Se-young | Nominee |
| 27th SBS Drama Awards 2019 | Child Actor Award | Yoon Chan-young | Winner |
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27th SBS Drama Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Child Actor Award | Yoon Chan-young | Winner |
| Excellence Award in Miniseries (Actress) | Lee Se-young | Winner |
| Best Couple Award | Ji Sung and Lee Se-young | Nominee |
| Excellence Award in Miniseries (Actor) | Lee Kyu-hyung | Nominee |
| Top Excellence Award in Miniseries (Actor) | Ji Sung | Nominee |
12th Korea Drama Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence Award (Actor) | Lee Kyu-hyung | Winner |