A surgeon who once held a scalpel now holds a case file. Doctor Lawyer follows a brilliant operating-room talent forced out of medicine after a malpractice accusation, who rebuilds his career in a courtroom that treats every trial like a life-or-death procedure.
What is Doctor Lawyer about?
The 2022 South Korean series centers on a genius surgeon whose career collapses when a patient dies during an operation and the blame lands on him rather than the truth. Rather than disappear, he retrains as a lawyer who specializes in medical malpractice cases, using his clinical knowledge to expose what really happens when hospitals close ranks to protect themselves. Each episode pairs a new legal battle with the emotional weight of patients and families seeking answers, while the protagonist confronts the same institution that once discarded him. The show leans into procedural detail from both worlds, medicine and law, building cases the way a surgeon builds a diagnosis: methodically, and with an eye for the detail everyone else missed.
About the cast
So Ji-sub leads as the surgeon-turned-lawyer, with Shin Sung-rok, Im Soo-hyang, and Lee Joo-been rounding out a cast built for a courtroom-and-hospital ensemble. Lee Kyung-young, Lee Dong-ha, Woo Hyun-ju, and Kim Ho-jung fill out the supporting roles across the series' medical and legal institutions.
Context & significance
Doctor Lawyer arrived in 2022 as part of a wave of South Korean dramas blending medical and legal procedurals, a hybrid genre that lets writers stage high-stakes conflict in two different institutional settings within a single hour. Director Lee Yong-seok keeps the pacing tight across 60-minute episodes, alternating operating-room flashbacks with present-day litigation. The series drew a solid 7.1 rating and built a following among viewers who appreciate procedural dramas that reward attention to specialist detail rather than melodrama alone.
Watching Doctor Lawyer on Ktime
Doctor Lawyer is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so viewers can follow the courtroom and operating-room dialogue in Farsi exactly as intended. The series streams in full for any account holder; simply log in with a free K-Time account to start watching, browse the full season through the Farsi-language interface built for the diaspora audience, and pick up any episode where you left off.