10 Medical Dramas To Watch If You Love 'The Pitt'

Drawing from real-world medical corruption scandals, The Resident offers a darker take on the genre as Dr. Conrad Hawkins (Matt Czuchry) and the staff of Chastain Park Memorial Hospital confront the harsh realities of profit-driven healthcare. The series stands apart by exposing the business side of medicine, tackling issues like medical fraud, corporate overreach, and systemic failures while maintaining the personal stakes that drive character development.

Hugh Laurie's towering performance as the brilliant but troubled Dr. Gregory House made House a cultural phenomenon that reinvented the medical procedural as a detective story. Set at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, the series borrowed Sherlock Holmes' deductive methodology to solve complex medical mysteries while exploring addiction, genius, and the cost of brilliance through its misanthropic protagonist's journey across eight acclaimed seasons.

Before NBC struck gold with countless medical dramas, there was ER, the groundbreaking series that revolutionized the genre and launched the careers of George Clooney, Julianna Margulies, and Eriq La Salle. Created by Michael Crichton and executive produced by John Wells (who later helmed The Pitt), the series transformed County General's emergency room into a stage where life-and-death stakes collided with personal drama across 15 seasons. The show's pioneering use of steady-cam shots, technical medical terminology, and rapid-fire pacing earned it 23 Emmy Awards and set the standard that modern medical dramas still strive to match.

Dick Wolf's Chicago-verse expansion brought forth Chicago Med, turning the emergency department of Gaffney Chicago Medical Center into a crossover-rich environment where Drs. Will Halstead (Nick Gehlfuss) and Daniel Charles (Oliver Platt) tackle cases that often intersect with the city's first responders. The series distinguishes itself through its exploration of Chicago's unique healthcare challenges, from inner-city violence to political corruption, while maintaining strong connections to its sister shows Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.

The idealistic vision of New Amsterdam follows Dr. Max Goodwin (Ryan Eggold), a medical director determined to reform America's oldest public hospital. Based on Dr. Eric Manheimer's memoir "Twelve Patients," the series tackles healthcare accessibility, systemic racism, and public health challenges while maintaining optimism about the possibility of positive change in a broken system.

The Good Doctor's unique perspective comes through Freddie Highmore's portrayal of Dr. Shaun Murphy, a surgeon with autism and savant syndrome at San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital. David Shore, who previously created "House," brings a fresh angle to medical storytelling by examining how neurodiversity impacts patient care and professional relationships, while challenging audience perceptions about capability and prejudice in the medical field.