Already Missing The Pitt? This 96%-Rated Medical Drama Is the Perfect Show to Binge After It Ends
Both projects share a no-holds-barred approach that focuses on burnout, bureaucracy, and dark humor, offering an unfiltered look at the healthcare system.
The first season of The Pitt is coming to an end on Max – this is a medical drama that sends viewers on a 15-hour shift in a Pittsburgh hospital.
The series is known for its density of events, fast pacing and realism, and if you were looking for something to replace The Pitt when it ends, we have already found the perfect option – the British series titled This Is Going to Hurt.
The series takes hyper-realism and attention to detail as its foundation. The creators take reality as it is, twist it to the max, and sometimes leave you no time to catch your breath.
What Is This Is Going to Hurt About?
Adam Kay works as an obstetrician at a public hospital in London. Doctors are poorly paid, so they take as many shifts as they can. The hospital is understaffed, and there is no time to teach residents.
The only way to learn is to shadow an experienced doctor. This is the situation in which Shruti, who is still learning, has to work. Soon she will have to take exams, but for now she sleeps over her textbooks right behind the reception desk.
This Is Going to Hurt Is Based on a Memoir of the Former Doctor
The plot is based on the book of the same name by author Adam Kay, who conceived the idea during his internship at a public hospital.
In the book, Kay recounts the painful everyday life of an on-call obstetrician-gynecologist, criticizing the health care system and his own idealized view of the profession.
The Show Focuses Both on Medical Workers and Patients
The series focuses on the mentally unstable state of the main character, who is experiencing a period of professional burnout caused by absolutely unbearable working conditions.
At the same time, the frightening realism of This Is Going to Hurt extends not only to the doctor characters, but also to their pregnant patients, whose condition often requires much more attention than it seems at first glance.
This Is Going to Hurt Is Reminiscent of Six Feet Under
But all this does not mean that we have a hopeless social drama before us. In Adam's life, despite the unflattering details, there are enough small joys and cynical humor.
As a result, This Is Going to Hurt strikes a surprisingly appropriate and successful balance between the facets of life and death: it reminds of Six Feet Under, where the life of morgue workers was also shown from an ironic side, instead of focusing on corpses and coffins.
