Kim Ji-won’s comeback is here — a surgeon vs hospital corruption in Netflix’s October medical noir. Episodes, cast, and India streaming.
Premieres: October 9, 2026 — 12 episodes, weekly on Netflix.
Watch in India: Netflix India.
Star: Kim Ji-won — first drama since Queen of Tears.
Premise: genius surgeon takes on a corrupt hospital empire.
A Korean remake of Japan’s legendary Doctor-X franchise, rebuilt as a darker medical noir: Kim Ji-won plays a brilliant surgeon who refuses to play hospital politics — and declares war on the corrupt “white mafia” running the institution. Think House meets The Godfather in scrubs. Twelve episodes, zero filler expected.
Queen of Tears made Kim Ji-won one of the most-watched actresses on the planet — this is her first drama since, and the comeback vehicle matters. A prestige medical noir on Netflix, in the month K-drama viewership in India keeps climbing (+48% this year), is about as safe a bet as October television gets.
Netflix India — premiering October 9, with episodes releasing weekly (12 total). English subtitles guaranteed; check for Hindi subtitles on premiere week, as Netflix has been expanding them on big titles.
Weekly episodes from October 9, 2026 — two per week is the usual Netflix K-drama cadence, but confirm in-app as schedules can shift. We’ll keep this page updated through the run.
If Doctor X hooks you, the rabbit hole is deep — medical dramas (Dr. Romantic), Ji-won’s own Queen of Tears and My Liberation Notes, and the whole October slate. Our beginner’s guide maps it all.
October 9, 2026 on Netflix — 12 episodes, releasing weekly.
On Netflix India, starting October 9, 2026.
Kim Ji-won leads as the surgeon — her first drama since Queen of Tears.