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

PremiereLens read

Doctor on the Edge trades the competitive intensity of a city hospital for something quieter and funnier: a plastic surgeon dropped into a public health posting, doing mandatory military service far from the career he built. The comedy comes from that gap between his expectations and the unglamorous reality, and the drama earns its weight as the posting slowly changes him.

Romance develops through proximity and routine rather than grand gestures, which gives it a grounded, unhurried quality. The island or rural setting keeps the cast small and the stakes personal, so small shifts in attitude or relationship carry real weight. It moves at the pace of someone learning, reluctantly, that the place he least wanted to be might matter more than he assumed.

Best for

reluctant-hero service, workplace 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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Why this pick

Best Medicine scratches the same itch for a brilliant doctor learning to live with people, the way Doctor on the Edge turns a privileged surgeon’s confidence into awkward, human moments. Expect social mismatch humor and workplace friction, plus character growth that lands through small, repeated softening rather than sweeping redemption, with a slightly sharper edge.

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