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Hospital Playlist Watch Order in the correct order
How to watch Hospital Playlist in order
Last updated: November 13 2026
Written by: ChronoBob
Hospital Playlist is a heartwarming Korean medical drama about five doctor friends who also share a band. Here is how to watch it and its spin-off in order.
From the creators of the Reply series, Hospital Playlist follows five friends who met at medical school and now work together at Yulje Medical Center. Between surgeries and patient stories, they gather to play music in their amateur band. The show became a global hit on Netflix, and in 2025 the franchise expanded with Resident Playbook, a spin-off about first-year residents in the same hospital world.
π Release Order
Release order follows the friends across both seasons before the spin-off arrives.
- Hospital Playlist (2020)
- Hospital Playlist 2 (2021)
- Resident Playbook (2025)
Resident Playbook shifts focus to a new group of OB-GYN trainees, but it is set in the same universe and includes familiar faces.
π Story Chronology
Chronologically, the two Hospital Playlist seasons come first, followed by the spin-off.
- Hospital Playlist (2020)
- Hospital Playlist 2 (2021)
- Resident Playbook (2025)
Which Order Should You Choose?
Release order and chronology are the same, so start with Hospital Playlist and watch through to Resident Playbook. The second season resolves several romance threads from the first, so do not skip it. Resident Playbook can technically stand alone, but cameos and references land far better once you know the original five friends and their hospital.
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