Lee Nak-jun hinted on Monday that filming for season 2 of The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call could begin in October after preproduction and location scouting were completed. His remarks renewed questions over whether Ha Young would remain in the project amid controversy over her great-grandfather’s pro-Japanese collaboration during Japan’s colonial rule over Korea. Ha had posted a handwritten apology three days after the issue surfaced, and director Lee Do-yoon liked the post. Lee also praised Ju Ji-hoon, saying he fit the Baek Kang-hyuk character he had imagined.

Ha Young / Captured from her Instagram

The original author of the Netflix drama “The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call” hinted at the filming schedule for its second season, raising questions about whether Ha Young, who has been embroiled in controversy over her great-grandfather’s activities as a pro-Japanese collaborator during Japan’s colonial rule over Korea, could remain with the project.

Lee Nak-jun, a former ENT physician and the original author of the Netflix drama, is also one of the three doctors behind the YouTube channel Doctor Friends, which has 1.42 million subscribers. Appearing on Monday’s episode of KBS2’s “Malja Show,” Lee discussed the current production status of the drama’s second season.