Love Doctor () is an upcoming South Korean medical romantic comedy television series written by Min Hyo-jung, directed by Ahn Pan-seok, and starring Choo Young-woo and Kim So-hyun. The series focuses on the development of robotic prosthetics and the personal recovery of a former athlete. It is scheduled to premiere on ENA in the second half of 2026 and will be available for streaming on Genie TV in selected regions.
The series follows the academic and personal lives of two individuals within a robotics research laboratory. Park Min-jae is a doctoral candidate at Seoul National University who transitioned from competitive swimming to mechanical engineering following the amputation of his right leg due to osteosarcoma. Though focused on prosthetic research, he maintains a list of personal milestones he hopes to achieve outside of his studies.
Im Yu-jin enters the same robotics program as a master's student after her career in clothing and textiles was disrupted by her role as a whistleblower. The narrative explores their collaboration in the lab, where Yu-jin applies her knowledge of materials to Min-jae's engineering research, and the development of their relationship within the university environment.
The series is a collaborative project between production company Studio Goti and planning firm KT Studio Genie. In late 2025, Ahn Pan-seok was confirmed as the director; his previous work includes Something in the Rain (2018) and The Midnight Romance in Hagwon (2024). The screenplay is written by Min Hyo-jung, marking her first television series in 21 years since Rules of Love (2005). Min is best known for the early 2000s series Cats on the Roof and Full House.
In early November 2025, media outlets reported that Kim So-hyun and Choo Young-woo were in negotiations to lead the series. On December 1, 2025, ENA and KT Studio Genie officially confirmed their casting in the roles of Im Yu-jin and Park Min-jae, respectively.
The supporting cast includes several actors who have collaborated with director Ahn Pan-seok on previous projects, such as Seo Jeong-yeon and Park Hyuk-kwon, who portray Yu-jin's parents, and Shim Hye-jin, who portrays Min-jae's mother. Kim Min-seok was cast as Im Yu-seong, the older brother of Yu-jin. By early 2026, the ensemble for the robotics research laboratory was finalized to include Kim Min as Choi Han-gyeol, alongside Lee Kyu-sung, Jang In-sub, and Lee Chang-hoon in various researcher and faculty roles.
Principal photography commenced in November 2025. Filming for the series took place over four months, officially concluding on February 28, 2026.
Love Doctor is scheduled to air in the second half of 2026 on the cable network ENA. It has been designated as a MondayâÂÂTuesday drama. In addition to its television broadcast, the series will be released as an original title on Genie TV, where it will be available as free VOD for subscribers. International streaming rights are currently under negotiation.