How many episodes are in Doctor on the Edge?

Doctor on the Edge has 12 episodes in this listed season.

When does Doctor on the Edge premiere?

Doctor on the Edge premieres on 2026-06-01.

Is Doctor on the Edge a new series?

Doctor on the Edge is a new series (Season 1).

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Doctor on the Edge(2026)

Also known as Endurance Doctor • The Last-Stand Doctor • Doctor Thumboy

Archived · ENA

7.11512 eps

S01

ComedyDramaRomance

ON AIR: JUN 1Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

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Doctor on the Edge makes comedy out of the mismatch between a plastic surgeon’s polished habits and an island clinic’s everyday demands. With few staff, limited equipment, and patients bringing all sorts of problems through the door, medical work becomes less about specialist confidence and more about making do. The humor stays light and playful, while gentler scenes of patient care give the proud doctor room to learn some humility.

Patient-of-the-week stories share space with a romance that develops gradually through banter. Those individual cases bring the clinic into contact with the island’s eccentrics, giving the seaside community a life beyond the love story. The drama stays gentle, with growing affection and the pull of a close-knit place unfolding alongside the practical business of caring for people.

Best for

fish-out-of-water comedy, cozy medical comedy and Comedy

Story lane

Comedy and Drama

Commitment

Season 1 · 12 episodes

Where

ENA

Official Premise

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 as...

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Strongest Match

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Why this pick

Doctor on the Edge and Best Medicine both find warmth and comedy in doctors adjusting to small-town care and close-knit neighbors. Best Medicine leans on a blunt surgeon’s dry jokes and awkward patient visits, while the island clinic in Doctor on the Edge is gentler and more romantic.

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Why this pick

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