It’s official – “Dr. Romantic” returns for a third season!
On September 15, an SBS source revealed production and casting news for “Dr. Romance 3.” Along with writers Kang Eun Kyung and Lim Hye Min and director Yoo In Suk, lead actor Han Suk Kyu, who plays the lead role, as well as Ahn Hyo Seop and Lee Sung Kyung from the second series, will be joining the upcoming season.
“Dr. Romantic” portrays the story of sincere doctors working in the countryside at Doldam Hospital. The first season, which first aired in 2016, achieved a personal best viewership rating of 27.6 percent, while the second season in 2020 closed a personal best with 27.1 percent.
The first season focused on the stories of Dr. Kim (Han Suk Kyu) and later starred Yoo Yeon Seok and Seo Hyun Jin, while in the second series Ahn Hyo Seop and Lee Sung Kyung.
The production team shared, “Dr. Romantic’ has received a lot of love from the viewers every season. Although two years have passed, the production team and cast are preparing with all their might so that we can repay those who still remember and are waiting for [the return of] ‘Dr. Romantic.'”
“Dr. Romantic 3” will begin filming with the goal of airing in 2023.