The Great Doctor (2012): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2012, The Great Doctor is a drama and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. After being found in 918, the kingdom of Goryeo faced a critical existential crisis when the powerful Yuan dynasty tried to subjugate them. In the fictional setting of this drama, a warrior living in the timeline of Goryeo meets a plastic surgeon living in the present day. The plastic surgeon gets kidnapped by the warrior who got an order from the king to find a doctor who can cure the fatally injured queen. The two individuals who were not meant to coexist are brought together to fight their way through the ordeals on the land of Goryeo. The warrior makes a promise that he will return her to her world, but a scheming royal advisor persuades the king to force the surgeon to stay as she can be useful to him. There, the surgeon falls in love with the warrior who is the leader of the royal guard. In this era of change and chaos, love that transcends time and space blooms.

Who’s in it. The Great Doctor stars Lee Min-ho as Choi Young, Kim Hee-seon as Yoo Eun Soo, Yu Oh-seong as Ki Chul and Sung Hoon as Chun Eum-ja, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.2/10, The Great Doctor has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Netflix, Rakuten Viki, OnDemandKorea and Netflix Standard with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Great Doctor page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Great Doctor tend to enjoy Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan.