Name: Coma
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 2006-07-21
Rating: 5
Cast: Lee Se-eun, Myung Ji Yun, Lee Jung Hun, Im Won-hee, Lee Yeong-jin

A hospital so corrupt even the ghosts want out. Five episodes, zero mercy.

Mini Series

medical gaslightingclaustrophobic dreadslow-burn revenge

Latest Episode

57 min

Season 1 • Episode 5

Latest

Doctor, Jang Seo Won

Aug 18, 2006

The hospital's shut down is just a few days away, but chief doctor Jang Seo Won believes he can save his last patient, So Hee. Five people meet each other at the scene of his last operation and a mysterious series of murders starts.

Overview

Drama Mystery

A horror-mystery set in a hospital that is being shut down due to its dubious practices.

KR Korean

Content warning

hospital doctor nurse vengeance sibling

institutional corruptionfamilial sacrificethe cost of silence

Standout Aspects

Acting

Lee Se-eun's unraveling fury is genuinely unsettling.

Best for:Solo·Binge

Heads up:Disturbing·Violence

First AiredJul 21, 2006

StatusEnded

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Seasons1·Episodes5

Top Cast

Lee Se-eun

Yoon Young

Im Won-hee

Detective Choi

Lee Yeong-jin

Hong Ah

Cha Soo-yeon

Lee So Hee

Jung Jae-jin

Director

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Gong Soo Chang shot most scenes in an actual decommissioned Seoul hospital scheduled for demolition, lending every frame authentic decay.

Cultural

The series critiques Korea's real-life 'ghost hospitals'—facilities that bill insurance for procedures never performed, a scandal that broke nationally just two years after this aired.