Resident Playbook TV Series (2025) – Watch Online, Release Date, Cast, Episodes, Story, Platform, Trailer, Poster, Review
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Resident Playbook TV Series Details
| Original title | 언젠가는 슬기로울 전공의생활 |
| Also known as | Wise Resident Life, A Life of a Resident That Will Be Wise Someday, Eonjenganeun seulgiroul jeongong-uisaenghwal, Ŏnjen’ganŭn sŭlgiroul chŏn’gongŭisaenghwal |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genres | Comedy, Life, Drama, Medical |
| Seasons | 1 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Release date | Apr 12, 2025 – May 18, 2025 |
| Aired on | Saturday, Sunday |
| Running time | 60–90 minutes |
| Age rating | 13+ |
| Starring | Go Youn-jung, Shin Si-ah, Han Ye-ji, Kang You-seok, Jung Joon-won |
| Created by | Shin Won-ho, Lee Woo-Jung |
| Directed by | Lee Min-soo |
| Written by | Kim Song-hee |
| Production Company | Eggiscoming |
| Original Network | tvN |
Resident Playbook Cast & Characters
Main Cast
- Go Youn-jung as Oh Yi-young, A first-year obstetrics and gynaecology resident.
- Shin Si-ah as Pyo Nam-kyung, A first-year obstetrics and gynaecology resident.
- Han Ye-ji as Kim Sa-bi
- Kang You-seok as Um Jae-il, A first-year obstetrics and gynaecology resident.
- Jung Joon-won as an obstetrics and gynaecology resident.
Supporting Cast
- Lee Bong-ryun as a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology.
- Lee Chang-hoon as Ryu Jae-hwi, A professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Jongno branch of Yulje Medical Center.
- Jeong Soon-won
- Son Ji-yoon as a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology.
- Lee Hyun-kyun as a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology.
- Seo Yi-seo as Park Joon-seok, A fourth-year emergency medicine resident.
- Jung Woon-sun as Joo-young, A first-year obstetrics and gynaecology resident.
Resident Playbook Storyline
Set at the Jongno branch of Yulje Medical Center, the series follows the hospital lives and turbulent friendships of young obstetrics and gynaecology residents who proudly enter the unpopular department in an era of low birth rates.
About Resident Playbook TV Series
Resident Playbook (Korean: 언젠가는 슬기로울 전공의생활) is an ongoing South Korean medical comedy television series created by Shin Won-ho and Lee Woo-jung, written by Kim Song-hee, directed by Lee Min-soo, and starring Go Youn-jung, Shin Si-ah, Han Ye-ji, Kang You-seok, and Jung Joon-won.
In 2023, it was reported that director Shin Won-ho began working on a new work, a spin-off to Hospital Playlist (2020–2021), and sent a call to various actors and held the auditions in secret. Subsequently, Shin’s new piece was rejected to be a prequel or spin-off of Hospital Playlist as opposed to a media report.
The series was also Shin and writer Lee Woo-jung collaboration, who wrote the Reply series and Hospital Playlist series, directed by Lee Min-soo, and written by Kim Song-hee, who is an assistant writer of Reply 1988 and Hospital Playlist. Eggiscoming produced.
Go Youn-jung was reported to have been cast as the female lead of Resident Playbook on July 5, 2023. She was officially confirmed to star for the series two months later.
Shin Si-ah was cast as the other female lead on September 20, 2023, and confirmed it the following day. Kang You-seok was reportedly cast as the male lead of the series on September 22 and confirmed it three days later. Jung Joon-won was also cast as another male lead and confirmed his appearance three days later. Go, Shin, Kang, Jung, and Han Ye-ji rounded out the main cast line-up of the series.
It was revealed in May 2023 that production would begin in the second half of 2023. Two months later, the shooting was to begin in October of the same year.
TVN announced Resident Playbook as one of its 2024 drama line-ups in January 2024. The following month, tvN announced the first half broadcast of the series in that year. The series that was to air in May after Queen of Tears has been postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing medical strike in South Korea. It was also to be streamed on Netflix.
Resident Playbook Release Date
Resident Playbook premiered on tvN on April 12, 2025, and airs every Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 (KST). It is available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.
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