Shows like ER

Medical dramas often strip away the calm of a private practice to focus on the frantic pace of an emergency department in a major city. These stories rely on the constant friction between life and death during tense surgical operations and the personal toll hospital work takes on the average doctor.

Expect the same high-stakes environment found in Chicago. Shows like The Resident and Grey's Anatomy mirror this intensity by balancing medical procedures with complicated professional relationships among the staff. Those looking for that distinct clinical atmosphere will find similar dynamics at play across this collection.