After New Amsterdam captured hearts with its mix of medical challenges and personal dramas, finding shows with a similar vibe can feel like you're on a quest for the next binge-worthy series.
These series range from the emotionally charged corridors of Grey's Anatomy, where personal and professional worlds collide, to the intense, fast-paced ER of Chicago Med, where every second counts.
In this high-stakes medical drama, the staff at Chicago Hope Hospital, including visionary surgeons Dr. Geiger and Dr. Watters, tackle complex cases and ethical dilemmas with cutting-edge technology and passion, while also navigating personal and professional challenges within the hospital's competitive atmosphere.
Brilliant but eccentric surgeon Boo Yong-joo, aka Doctor Romantic, abandons a top Seoul hospital to work at a small hospital in the countryside, where he mentors two young doctors, Kang Dong-joo and Yoon Seo-jung, in both their professional development and personal growth through challenging medical cases.
18. "Emergency!" (1972) Rotten Tomatoes score: 0%
Focusing on the critical work of paramedics John Gage and Roy DeSoto in the Los Angeles County Fire Department, alongside the staff of Rampart General Hospital, this series pioneers the concept of paramedic services, highlighting the team's efforts to save lives through rescue operations and medical emergencies.
Set in the fictional St. Eligius Hospital in Boston, this series delves into the personal and professional lives of the staff in a rundown hospital, dealing with a lack of funding and resources, ethical dilemmas, and the complexities of patient care, while often crossing into controversial and groundbreaking territory for its time.
16. "Good Sam" (2022) Rotten Tomatoes score: 63%
Talented but stifled heart surgeon Sam Griffith steps into a leadership role as chief of surgery after her renowned boss and father, Dr. Rob Griffith, falls into a coma; when he awakens and wants to resume surgery, Sam must assert her newfound authority and navigate their complicated relationship.
Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join the prestigious surgical unit at the San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital. His unique medical insights and intuition save lives, as he strives for acceptance and understanding from his skeptical colleagues and patients.
14. "The Resident" (2018) Rotten Tomatoes score: 75%
Conrad Hawkins, a tough, brilliant senior resident at Chastain Park Memorial Hospital, guides an idealistic young doctor through the first days of his residency, exposing the truth about the medical industry and the difficulties of hospital life, including the practices that are not in the best interest of the patients.
Set in the emergency department of Gaffney Chicago Medical Center, this series follows a dedicated team of doctors, nurses, and staff who confront the city's most critical medical cases, balancing the chaos of emergency medicine with personal issues and the hospital's intertwining relationships.
12. "The Night Shift" (2014) Rotten Tomatoes score: 77%
Following the overnight crew of San Antonio Memorial's emergency room, where ex-Army doctor TC Callahan leads a team of eccentric but dedicated doctors through the chaotic world of nighttime healthcare, balancing the demands of their personal lives with the unpredictable challenges of emergency medicine.
In the busiest, most notorious ER in the nation, a code black occurs when there are more patients than resources, and the staff, including residency director Dr. Leanne Rorish and senior nurse Jesse Sallander, must operate with speed and skill to save lives under the most dire conditions.
Jackie Peyton, a skilled nurse at All Saints' Hospital in New York, excels in her professional life but struggles with addiction, making morally ambiguous decisions that affect her personal life and relationships with her colleagues and family, all while trying to provide care under the pressures of the healthcare system.
A spin-off of "Grey's Anatomy," this series follows Dr. Addison Montgomery as she leaves Seattle Grace Hospital for Los Angeles to join a private practice, facing the challenges of her new life while dealing with complex medical cases and the dynamics within the co-owned clinic alongside her new colleagues.
8. "Scrubs" (2001) Rotten Tomatoes score: 83%
Focused on the lives of several employees working at Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital, this comedy-drama centers on Dr. John "J.D." Dorian as he embarks on his medical career, offering a humorous and often poignant look at hospital life through the relationships and challenges of its staff.
At Hope Zion Hospital, Chief of Surgery Dr. Charlie Harris falls into a coma, leaving his fiancée and fellow surgeon, Dr. Alex Reid, to navigate through the emotional turmoil while also treating patients. Uniquely, Charlie's spirit roams the hospital, observing and interacting with the living, as Alex and the team face life-and-death decisions.
6. "M*A*S*H" (1970) Rotten Tomatoes score: 84%
Amidst the Korean War, the surgeons and staff of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital use humor and camaraderie to cope with the horrors of war, performing surgery and saving lives under the most challenging conditions, while critiquing the absurdities of military life.
Meredith Grey and her fellow surgical interns, residents, and attending physicians at Seattle Grace Hospital (later Grey Sloan Memorial) face life-or-death decisions daily, all while building relationships and dealing with personal demons, in this long-running series that blends medical cases with drama.
4. "ER" (1994) Rotten Tomatoes score: 85%
Set in the emergency room of County General Hospital in Chicago, this groundbreaking medical drama follows the lives of the hospital's doctors and nurses, including Dr. Greene, Nurse Hathaway, and Dr. Ross, as they deal with the personal and professional crises that come with working in one of the city's busiest emergency rooms.
Dr. Gregory House, a brilliant but misanthropic diagnostician, leads a team of specialists at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey, solving puzzling and rare medical cases through unconventional thinking and controversial tactics, often clashing with colleagues and patients due to his abrasive personality.
2. "Transplant" (2020) Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%
Bashir "Bash" Hamed, a talented doctor and Syrian refugee, struggles to rebuild his career and life in Canada. He brings his war-tested skills to the emergency department of York Memorial Hospital in Toronto, proving his worth and navigating the challenges of a new medical system and culture.
1. "The Knick" (2014) Rotten Tomatoes score: 92%
Set in the early 1900s at the Knickerbocker Hospital in New York, the series focuses on Dr. John Thackery and his groundbreaking work in the medical field amidst the high mortality rates and racial discrimination of the time, exploring the personal and professional trials of those on the medical frontier.
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