Dr. Romantic (2016)

Drama · Romance

An eccentric, triple board-certified virtuoso surgeon leaves a top job in Seoul and ends up at a provincial hospital, where he mentors young doctors.

IMDb rating: 8.4 (7,211 votes)
Episode average: 9.1 ↑ +0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Hulu · Netflix
Language: KO
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2016)

8.91 avg 21 episodes 7.8 → 9.2 59 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	How to Put an Elephant in a Refrigerator	7.8	135
2	The Last Days of Adrenaline Hypersecretion	8.6	94
3	Friday of 13 People	8.7	89
4	Necessary and Sufficient Condition	8.8	90
5	Principle of Relative	8.8	86
6	Motivation	8.7	82
7	Unstable Factor	8.7	79
8	The Manifestation of Humanism	8.6	83
9	The Boundary of Good	9.0	83
10	CRUSH	9.2	92
11	Psychological Entropy	9.1	77
12	The Boiling Point	8.9	79
13	The Art of Turmoil	9.1	75
14	Paragonimiasis Effect	9.2	78
15	The Cornered Stone Syndrome	9.1	72
16	Burden of Risk	9.1	73
17	Moment of Truth	9.2	73
18	Whether You Want It or Not	9.1	73
19	Doctors and Righteous People	9.1	73
20	The Law of Conservation of Romance	9.2	77
21	Special: Appendix, The Beginning of Everything	9.2	79

Season 2 (2019)

9.06 avg 17 episodes 8.7 → 9.3 68 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Special: Dr. Romantic After 3 Years	8.7	66
1	Rainmaker	8.8	96
2	Mechanism of Accident	8.8	76
3	Undefined Setting Value	8.9	71
4	Utilizing Conflict	8.9	73
5	A Living Friday Night	8.9	70
6	Placebo	9.0	71
7	Boundaries	9.0	74
8	Walk of Respect	9.3	91
9	Trauma	9.2	73
10	The Effects of an Adequate Amount of Anxiety	9.4	73
11	Minimum Boundaries	9.1	67
12	An Error of Exchange of Equivalents	9.1	67
13	Defense Mechanism	9.1	68
14	Selective Dyslexia	9.2	66
15	Rapport; Trust Relationship	9.3	71
16	Koi's Law	9.3	91

Season 3 (2023)

9.39 avg 16 episodes 9.3 → 9.6

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Break Line	9.3	101
2	Between Ethics and Reality	9.4	81
3	How to Put an Elephant into a Fridge? Part 2	9.4	72
4	Abracadabra	9.4	72
5	Code Clear	9.2	72
6	Empathy & Sympathy	9.5	75
7	Inciting Hope	9.4	67
8	Underdog Effect	9.4	72
9	The Righteous Doctor Complex	9.4	73
10	The Abuse of Justice	9.4	79
11	The Certainty of Uncertainty	9.2	64
12	The Courage to be Ordinary	9.3	64
13	The Parrotbill Paradox	9.4	59
14	The Addiction to Success	9.4	59
15	The Game Changer	9.5	67
16	Dreamers	9.6	91

Dr. Romantic (2016)

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