Chicago Med
NBC’s Chicago Med is one of three beloved ensemble series that is based in the windy city. Like its relatives, Chicago Fire and Chicago PD, Chicago Med follows the professional and interpersonal dramas of the city’s finest emergency workers. If you’re a fan of Chicago Med, be sure to check out the other Chicago series – there’s a lot of character crossover that keeps things interesting!
Life
Netflix has been rocked by Kdrama ever since the emergence of the masterful Squid Game series. In Life, one of the top university medical centers in South Korea sets the stage for clashes between an emergency medicine doctor who cares deeply about his patients, and the hospital’s newly-appointed CEO.
New Amsterdam
Follow the thrilling life of Dr. Max Goodwin as he fills the role of medical director of one of the oldest public hospitals in America. But does Dr. Goodwin’s unfailing dedication to securing his patients the very best medical care that they can receive belie his own challenges? New Amsterdam is based on the book, Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital by Eric Manheimer. You might recognize Bellevue as the historic hospital in New York, and the oldest public hospital in the United States! There is some fact to the fiction.
The Good Doctor
The creator of the beloved medical series, House, is back with The Good Doctor. Shaun Murphy, an exceptional young doctor portrayed by Freddie Highmore (from Bates Motel), navigates practicing medicine while living with autism. His hiring divides the board of San Jose St Bonaventure Hospital, but his savant abilities mark him as a true asset to the medical team. The Good Doctor is based on a South Korean drama of the same name, one which actor and producer Daniel Dae Kim noticed and insisted on developing into a series for American audiences. He brought on David Shore, of House fame, and the rest is history!
