“Resident Playbook” Korean Drama 2025

Overview: “Resident Playbook” Kdrama (also known as “Wise Resident Life”) is a tvN original drama series that released on 12 April, 2025 and starring Go Youn Jung, Shin Shi Ah, Kang Yoo Seok, Han Ye Ji and Jung Joon Won. It will tell the realistic and relatable story of growth and friendship of doctors and residents at a university hospital.

Resident Playbook poster 2025
GenreComedy, Youth, Life, Medical
Episodes12
Watch Online*TVING, Netflix
DirectorLee Min Soo
ScriptwriterKim Song Hee
Air Time & Schedule Saturday & Sunday at 09:10 PM (KST)

Synopsis

“Resident Playbook” Korean drama tells the realistic and relatable story of growth and friendship of doctors and residents at a university hospital who go from being inexperienced to fully qualified. Go Yoon Jung and Shin Si Ah are confirmed to play the first-year Obstetrics and Gynecology residents at Jongro branch of Yulje Medical Center.

Main Cast & Characters

  • Go Youn Jung as O I Yeong (A first-year obstetrics and gynecology resident)
  • Shin Shi Ah as Pyo Nam Gyeong (A first-year obstetrics and gynecology resident)
  • Kang Yoo Seok as Um Jae Il (A first-year obstetrics and gynecology resident)
  • Jung Joon Won as Koo Do Won (An obstetrics and gynecology resident)
  • Han Ye Ji as Kim Sa Bi

Still Cuts

Notes & Facts

  • Go Youn Jung earlier appeared in Korean drama “Death’s Game Part 2” (2024).
  • Shin Shi Ah earlier starred in Korean drama “My Darling Boyfriend” (2018).
  • Kang Yoo Seok earlier appeared in Korean drama “When Life Gives You Tangerines” (2025).
  • Jung Joon Won earlier appeared in Korean drama “A Model Family” (2022).
  • This is actress Han Ye Ji’s debut drama.
  • Drama “Resident Playbook” is a spin-off of the 2020–2021 series Hospital Playlist.
  • This drama was originally scheduled to air in 2024.
  • Previous drama on this time slot of tvN before “Hospital Playlist”: “The Potato Lab.”

Trailers & Clips

This is the official trailer of “Resident Playbook,” which gives a glimpse of the personal and professional lives of OBGYN residents at a medical center.

*Drama is subject to regional availability.