Remembering the doctors: Top 30 medical-drama movies and TV Shows you should not miss
As doctors, nurses, paramedics, and the hospital staff continue to give their heart, body, and soul to fight the pandemic, here are a few series and movies that depict their sacrifices and lifestyle.
All Souls (2001– ) A doctor joins the staff of All Souls Hospital only to realize that the place is haunted and that some of his colleagues there may be as dangerous as the ghosts.
Boston Med (2010– ) Documentary series chronicling the life and drama of staff, nurses, patients and their families at three major hospitals in Boston.
Chicago Hope (1994–2000) The lives and trials of the staff of a major hospital in Chicago.
City of Angels (2000) - Intense hospital drama that takes place in Los Angeles.
Code Black (2015–2018) The staff of the LA County Hospital emergency room treat patients under difficult circumstances.
Doctors (2016) - Hong Ji Hong (Kim Rae Wong) transforms her life from a helpless gangster to a compassionate doctor.
Do No Harm (2013) - Jason Cole, a brilliant neurosurgeon has to battle with his own alter-ego, Ian Price, in order to live a ethical life in this modern take on Jekyll and Hyde.
Grey's Anatomy (2005– ) A drama centered on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns and their supervisors.
Hospital Central (2000–2012) - The work and lives of doctors and nurses in a Spanish hospital.
MDA (2002–2005) Medical Defence Australia, a team of lawyers and doctors who defend doctors charged with malpractice, ranging from Botox injections gone wrong to spinal cord injuries.
All Saints (1998–2009) With Ward 17 closed down, the team from All Saints face big changes as they are split up and some are moved to the fast paced world of the Emergency Department.
Extreme Measures (1996) - A young doctor confronts a famous colleague; when he learns about the true methods of his work.
Medical Emergency (2006– ) A docu-series filmed under strict protocol at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital's trauma unit.
Medicine Ball (1995– ) Medical drama set at a hospital in Seattle where a group of young doctors are about to begin their residencies under the supervision of Dr. Douglas McGill.
Medical Investigation (2004–2005) The cases of an elite government medical investigation unit specializing in public health emergencies, such as serious disease outbreaks.
New Amsterdam (2018– ) A new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital.
Pure Genius (2016–2017) A young Silicon Valley tech-titan enlists a veteran surgeon with a controversial past in starting a hospital with a cutting-edge, new school approach to medicine.
Saving Hope (2012–2017) A supernatural medical drama that centers around the lives of the doctors and nurses of Hope Zion Hospital.
Syndrome (2012) - A Korean medical drama about a passionate neurosurgeon.
The Good Karma Hospital (2017– ) Set in a coastal town in tropical South India, THE GOOD KARMA HOSPITAL tells the story of junior doctor, Ruby Walker, who arrives in India looking for a job.
The Red Band Society (2011– ) A group of young kids live in a hospital dealing with choices, love, life and the people that make them stronger.
The Surgeon (2005) - This documentary series profiles the personal and professional lives of Canada's best surgeons.
Untold Stories of the ER (2004– ) Dramatisations of patients in life threatening moments while doctors do their best to help them in the E.R.
Vital Signs (2006– ) A British drama series that follows a supermarket check-out operator who decides to become a doctor.
Scrubs (2001–2010) - In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, intern John 'J.D.' Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship, and life.
The Resident (2018– ) A group of doctors at Chastain Memorial Hospital face personal and professional challenges on a daily basis.
The Knick (2014–2015) A look at the professional and personal lives of the staff at New York's Knickerbocker Hospital during the early part of the twentieth century.
ER (1994–2009) - The lives, loves and losses of the doctors and nurses of Chicago's County General Hospital.
Third Watch (1999–2005) - The exploits of a group of men and women who serve New York City as police officers, firemen, and paramedics in the fictional 55th Precinct.
And finally, House M.D - An antisocial maverick doctor does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his crack team of doctors and his wits.
