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Netflix Confirms Seasons 2 and 3 of Korean Medical Drama «The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call»
Netflix has confirmed that the Korean medical drama «The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call» will return for Seasons 2 and 3, with stars Ju Ji-hoon and Choo Young-woo back in production. The first season reached the Top 10 in 63 countries and hit No. 1 in 18 of them.
Netflix is extending its run of the Korean medical drama «The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call», confirming that Seasons 2 and 3 are now in production. The streamer is moving ahead with two additional seasons at once, a sign of confidence in a title that became one of its most widely watched Korean releases.
Ju Ji-hoon, known for his role in «Kingdom», returns to lead the cast, and Choo Young-woo, who appeared in «The Tale of Lady Ok», is also back. Additional cast members from the first season are returning as well, keeping the ensemble intact as the series continues its emergency-room storylines.
The renewal follows a strong first season. In 2025, the show’s debut run made the Top 10 charts in 63 countries and reached No. 1 in 18 of them, according to Netflix. That performance placed the medical drama among the streamer’s more broadly successful Korean series, extending a run of global hits from the country’s television industry.
Korean dramas have become a central part of Netflix’s international slate, and medical and procedural series have traveled particularly well. «The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call» fits that pattern, pairing a high-stakes hospital setting with a cast familiar to viewers of Korean film and television. The decision to order two seasons at once suggests the platform sees the show as a long-term franchise rather than a single breakout.
Production on Seasons 2 and 3 is underway, though Netflix has not announced release dates. The confirmation comes as the streamer continues to invest in Korean-language originals, which have repeatedly delivered global chart placements and expanded the audience for subtitled and dubbed series in the United States and elsewhere.
For fans of the first season, the return of Ju Ji-hoon and Choo Young-woo is the central draw. Both actors have built followings through previous Korean productions, and their involvement was widely seen as a key reason the medical drama found an audience beyond Korea. The show’s producers have not yet detailed the storylines for the new seasons.
The two-season order also reflects how Netflix has handled several of its successful Korean titles, greenlighting multiple installments to keep production pipelines moving. For «The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call», that means the emergency room will remain open for at least two more rounds, with the first season’s global reach as the foundation for the next chapter.
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