Resident Playbook (Korean: 언젠가는 슬기로울 전공의생활) is an upcoming South Korean television series created by Shin Won-ho and Lee Woo-jung, written by Kim Song-hee, directed by Lee Min-soo, and starring Go Youn-jung, Shin Si-ah, Han Ye-ji, Kang You-seok, and Jung Joon-won.
Set at the Jongno branch of Yulje Medical Center, the series follows the hospital lives and turbulent friendships of young obstetrics and gynaecology residents who proudly enter the unpopular department in an era of low birth rates.
In 2023, it was reported that director Shin Won-ho has started working on a new project, a spin-off version of Hospital Playlist (2020–2021) and contacted several actors and held auditions in secret.
[24] In February 2024, many doctors, residents, and interns had resigned and suspended their studies as a protest to South Korean government proposal to increase medical school enrollment by 2,000 every year from 2025, setting the quota to 5,058.
[33] Due to the ongoing medical strike in South Korea, the series which was originally scheduled to air in May after Queen of Tears has been postponed indefinitely.