How many episodes does Doctor Cha have?

It has 16 episodes, which aired on JTBC in 2023.

What is Doctor Cha about?

A former medical-school star returns to hospital work as a resident after 20 years as a housewife, and confronts her husband's affair.

Who stars in Doctor Cha?

Uhm Jung-hwa leads, with Kim Byung-chul as her husband.

Where can I watch Doctor Cha?

It streams worldwide on Netflix.

★ 8.2completed

Doctor Cha

닥터 차정숙

Year2023Episodes16NetworkJTBC

“A housewife's medical comeback meets a cheating-husband reckoning”

Twenty years after leaving her medical career, a housewife returns as a first-year resident — struggling to find her footing in a job full of surprises.

DramaComedy

Uhm Jung-hwa

as Cha Jung-sook · LEAD

Uhm Jung-hwa

Cha Jung-sook

Kim Byong-chul

as Seo In-ho · LEAD

Kim Byong-chul

Seo In-ho

Myung Se-bin

as Choi Seung-hee · SUPPORTING

Myung Se-bin

Choi Seung-hee

Min Woo-hyuk

as Roy Kim · SUPPORTING

Min Woo-hyuk

Roy Kim

Song Ji-ho

as Seo Jung-min · SUPPORTING

Song Ji-ho

Seo Jung-min

Jo A-ram

as Jeon So-ra · SUPPORTING

Jo A-ram

Jeon So-ra

Baek Joo-hee

as Baek Mi-hee · SUPPORTING

Baek Joo-hee

Baek Mi-hee

Park Joon-geum

as Kwak Ae-shim · SUPPORTING

Park Joon-geum

Kwak Ae-shim

Streaming

Where to watch

Netflix

Availability varies by region · Data by JustWatch via TMDB

Quick verdict

Should you watch?

A breakout 2023 ratings hit about reclaiming your own life.

Story

8.3

Acting

8.7

OST

7.8

Pacing

8.0

8.5+

7–8.4

✓Fans of comeback and reinvention stories, medical comedy-drama, and cathartic karma

✗Infidelity storylines or makjang flourishes put you off

Story

What is it really about

A woman who gave up medicine for her family restarts her career as a resident — and discovers her husband's affair along the way. A warm, funny, deeply satisfying story of midlife reinvention.

ReinventionMedical comedy-dramaCatharticWarmCrowd-pleasing

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