An Anxious Doctor, An Empathetic Nurse.
In South Korea, military service is mandatory for all men. But a select few—like privileged medical students—can serve as public health doctors instead. This is the story of those privileged few. Do Ji-ui, a plastic surgeon, is assigned to Pyeondong-do, an isolated island no one wants to go to. From the very first day, ominous signs begin to appear. Can he survive a full year on this hellish island and make it out alive—or will the island break him before he can hold the line?
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Contemporary, classical in form, unpretentious and raw.
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- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
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- Lee Jae-wookDo Ji-ui
- Shin Ye-eunYuk Ha-ri
- Hong Min-giHyeon Chi-yeon
- Lee Soo-kyungUm Jung-seon
- Kim Yoon-wooYong Ju-cheon
- Joo In-youngHwang Shin-hye
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- Kim Ji-sooCreator
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- Season 112 eps · 2026
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