Kim Ji-won leads the SBS "Saida" legacy: 'Doctor X', a medical dark hero takes the stage

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Can 'Doctor X: The Era of White Mafia' continue SBS's unbeaten Saida drama legend?

Scheduled to premiere on October 9, SBS's new Friday-Saturday drama "Doctor X: The Era of White Mafia" (hereinafter "Doctor X") is a Saida medical noir that follows the thrilling exploits of Doctor X "Gye Soo-jeong," a genius surgeon with unparalleled surgical skills who knows neither failure nor compromise and smashes through massive injustices. As the home of renowned Saida genre dramas, SBS is already generating early buzz as its most anticipated major release for the second half of 2026.

Throughout its history, SBS has perfectly captured living room audiences with diverse and charming genre works, building an unparalleled box office brand known as the "SBS Saida Universe." Starting with the groundbreaking "Model Taxi" series, which delivered catharsis to all Koreans through its daring premise of proxy revenge and refreshing action, followed by the comedic action "Hot-blooded Priest," where a priest and detective team up to purge evil; the Saida action fantasy "Judge from Hell," in which a devil inhabits a judge's body to condemn sinners in the human world; and most recently, the revenge action drama "Manager Kim," which sparked a phenomenon with an astonishing 23% viewership rating—each work has earned widespread audience love through its satisfying storylines that punish great evil.

Having showcased stories of punishing injustice across various genres such as investigation, action, comedy, and fantasy, SBS now makes its first foray into "medical noir" with "Doctor X." The drama integrates the established formula of the Saida genre into the medical field, expanding its setting to hospitals. It tells the story of a "medical dark hero" who stands alone against massive medical power structures using only exceptional surgical skills in a world where those wearing white coats have become "white mafias" chasing power and profit.

The drama is filled with the fierce power struggles unfolding at Guseo University Hospital, where rampant corruption prevails, and the fearless journey of "dark hero genius doctor" Gye Soo-jeong (played by Kim Ji-won), who confronts these forces with her skills. Additionally, surgical sequences that capture Gye Soo-jeong's precise techniques—allowing for no margin of error—are included to heighten the unique tension characteristic of medical genre works.

Directed by Lee Jeong-rim, known for directing "VIP," "Aknui," and "You Killed Me," and written by Pyeon Seong-geun, "Doctor X" brings together a talented creative team. Kim Ji-won transforms into the "dark hero genius doctor" Gye Soo-jeong, alongside co-stars Lee Jung-eun (as Jang Hee-sook), Son Hyun-joo (as Bu Seung-kwon), and Kim Woo-seok (as Park Tae-kyung). Interest is growing to see how the unique genre of "Saida medical noir," combined with power struggles set in a hospital and the actors' dynamic performances, will ultimately unfold.

Meanwhile, "Doctor X: The Era of White Mafia" will premiere on October 9 at 9:50 p.m.

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