So Ji-sub to Come Back After Four Years With "Doctor Lawyer"

So Ji-sub will return to drama for the first time in 4 years.

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MBC announced on the 5th that it will schedule the drama "Doctor Lawyer" in the first half of next year and confirmed So Ji-sub as the main character.

"Doctor Lawyer" depicts a genius surgeon who was robbed of everything by a fabricated operation and became a lawyer specializing in medical litigation, and a medical crime prosecutor who lost his only family and lover in the operation joining forces.

It calls for a heartwarming and refreshing 'medical suspense legal drama' that punishes humans who believe that wealth and power can also rank lives and comforts innocent victims.

So Ji-sub plays the main character Han I-han who was once a genius surgeon but is now a lawyer specializing in medical litigation. His return to the drama came four years after MBC's "Terius Behind Me" which aired in 2018.

The script for "Doctor Lawyer" was written by Jang Hong-chul, who wrote the drama "Class of Lies". Director Lee Yong Suk of the dramas "Haechi" and "Iljimae" directed the drama. Celltrion Entertainment and Mongjakso will produce "Doctor Lawyer" together. There are 16 episodes in total.

An official from MBC Drama Studio said, ""Doctor Lawyer" will have both medical and legal drama charms, delivering a refreshing catharsis to viewers through the main character's appearance against the absurdities of the world".

"Doctor Lawyer" will soon complete the casting of the leading actors and begin production in earnest with the aim of broadcasting in the first half of 2022.