Jang Seung-jo is set to make a special appearance in SBS’s Friday-Saturday drama “Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia,” where he will play a new rival to Kim Ji-won’s genius surgeon Gye Soo-jung.
The drama’s production side announced the casting ahead of the third episode’s broadcast, according to MBC Entertainment. Episode two closed with Gye Soo-jung taking the fictional Guseo University Hospital by storm with surgical speed and skill described as unprecedented.
Jang will play Na Dae-il, a newly appointed surgery professor at Guseo University Hospital. A former long-serving military surgeon with extensive clinical experience, Na Dae-il is positioned as Gye Soo-jung’s new on-screen adversary.
Released stills show Na Dae-il with a trustworthy appearance and a relaxed smile — but a cold glint in his eyes hints at hidden motives. A tense handshake with Lee Jung-eun’s Jang Hee-sook adds to the intrigue.
No direct quote from the production or the actor’s agency was provided in the report.
“Doctor X: Age of the White Mafia” is produced by Studio S, Studio Dragon, and High Ground Studio. How Na Dae-il shakes up the power balance at the hospital will unfold in the upcoming third episode.
