Doctor X: Mafia in White premieres on Netflix in the United States on Friday, October 9, 2026, and new episodes drop two at a time — every Friday and Saturday — through Saturday, November 14. All 12 episodes of the Korean medical thriller stream on Netflix in the U.S., so you do not need to hunt for a separate service or a broadcast simulcast.
This is Kim Ji-won’s first leading role since Queen of Tears, and it is a Korean reimagining of one of Japan’s biggest medical dramas of the 2010s — the original Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon, whose complete run is also on Netflix in the U.S. If you want to pace your binge or plan a weekly watch party, here is exactly when each episode lands.
Doctor X: Mafia in White release schedule
The series airs first on the South Korean network SBS as a Friday–Saturday drama and is added to Netflix worldwide, including the U.S., on the same day as each Korean broadcast. That means a steady two-episodes-per-week rhythm across six weeks, with the finale on November 14th. There are 12 episodes in total, each running about 70 minutes.
| Episode | Day | U.S. release date |
|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | Friday | October 9, 2026 |
| Episode 2 | Saturday | October 10, 2026 |
| Episode 3 | Friday | October 16, 2026 |
| Episode 4 | Saturday | October 17, 2026 |
| Episode 5 | Friday | October 23, 2026 |
| Episode 6 | Saturday | October 24, 2026 |
| Episode 7 | Friday | October 30, 2026 |
| Episode 8 | Saturday | October 31, 2026 |
| Episode 9 | Friday | November 6, 2026 |
| Episode 10 | Saturday | November 7, 2026 |
| Episode 11 | Friday | November 13, 2026 |
| Episode 12 | Saturday | November 14, 2026 |
What time do new episodes hit Netflix in the U.S.?
Netflix has not published a fixed U.S. clock time for this title, and same-day Korean releases behave differently from Netflix’s own originals. The SBS broadcast airs at 9:50 p.m. KST on Fridays and Saturdays, and the Netflix upload has historically followed within a few hours of that airing rather than at Netflix’s usual scheduled slot of 12:00 a.m. PT / 3:00 a.m. ET.
In practical terms: expect each episode to appear in the U.S. on the Friday or Saturday listed above, most likely during the morning or early afternoon on the East Coast, with the overnight hours on the West Coast. One scheduling note worth flagging — daylight saving time ends on November 2nd, so the last four episodes arrive while the U.S. is on standard time, shifting the local moment slightly earlier than the October episodes. If an episode is not live the instant you check, refresh later that same day.
Where to watch Doctor X: Mafia in White
The show streams exclusively on Netflix in the United States. It is included on every plan tier, so what you pay depends only on the subscription you already have — the ad-supported plan is the cheapest way in, and there is no separate rental or purchase to unlock episodes. Korean audio with English subtitles is the default; an English dub, if offered, typically arrives after the first episodes go live.
What Doctor X: Mafia in White is about
Kim Ji-won plays Gye Su-jeong, a freakishly skilled freelance surgeon who is placed, one contract at a time, into a hospital that runs less like a place of healing and more like a criminal organization in white coats. She has no interest in the pecking order, the boardroom politics, or the people it protects — only in the patient on the table. The “mafia in white” of the title is that entrenched medical establishment, and the season is built as a noir: a lone operator versus a system that would rather bury its mistakes than fix them.
The supporting cast includes Lee Jung-eun as the head of the agency that keeps sending Su-jeong into these hospitals, Son Hyun-joo as the hospital’s director, and Kim Woo-seok as an intern who gets pulled into her orbit. It is directed by Lee Jung-rim and written by Pyeon Seung-geun, produced with Studio S, Studio Dragon, and HighZium Studio.
For newcomers wondering how it connects to the version already on Netflix: the Japanese Doctor-X franchise ran for years and made its scalpel-wielding maverick a household name in Japan. This Korean series takes that premise and rebuilds it as a tighter, darker limited run. You do not need to have seen the original to follow it.
Frequently asked
How many episodes does Doctor X: Mafia in White have?
Twelve, each about 70 minutes long, released two per week on Fridays and Saturdays from October 9 to November 14, 2026.
Is it on Netflix in the U.S. or only in Asia?
It is on Netflix in the United States, added the same day as the Korean broadcast. This is a global Netflix release, not an Asia-only license.
Is this the same show as the Doctor X already on Netflix?
No. The title already streaming is the Japanese original, Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon. Doctor X: Mafia in White (also referred to as Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia) is the new Korean reimagining with Kim Ji-won.
Will there be a Season 2?
Nothing has been announced. This run is structured as a self-contained 12-episode story, and any continuation would depend on its performance.
Do I need to watch weekly, or can I wait and binge?
Either works. Episodes stay on Netflix as they release, so you can let all 12 stack up and watch the full season after November 14 if you would rather not wait between drops.
