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The King's Doctor

4.6(9)20121 season · 50 episodes60m / ep
History
Romance

Born into a low caste, Baek Gwang Hyeon first started working as a horse doctor, then worked his way up to become a famous veterinarian. Eventually, he became a doctor appointed to the royal palace, honoured with the distinction of being the king’s personal doctor. He was the first Oriental medicine doctor who practised surgical treatments in the field of Oriental medicine, and for this, he became a famous doctor and acupuncture specialist throughout Asia. His tumultuous life story, which begins with him surviving on the bottom rungs of society, encapsulates the deep humanism that he practised when healing patients.

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Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
Last aired
2013-03-25
Language
Korean
  • MBC
  • doctor
  • joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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Produced in

South Korea

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Air dates

First aired
2012-10-01
Latest episode
2013-03-25
Status
Ended
Next release
Completed
  • Season 11 Oct 2012

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The King's Doctor is streaming on Kocowa in India. Use the official Watch now links in the Where to watch section above.

Audience reviews

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    ParkMin

    12/9/2023

    5/10

    Why the hell do we need a love square in a horse/medical drama?! Really trying to inflate the 50-episodes runtime as much as possible for such a straightforward material. The drama itself was too vanilla and bland. I wish there was more to the drama than that, maybe exploring more interesting medical cases/areas. Speaking of medical, this is another drama with a godlike doctor and a godlike acupuncture skills that ca…

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