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Shows that feel likeThe Resident (2018–2023)

A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.

If you loved The Resident, the closest series we have are Chicago Med (2015), Mucize Doktor (2019) and ER (1994). All three share The Resident's contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Grand Army (2020).

★ 7.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗6 seasons · FOXcreated by Roshan Sethicontemplative
10 of 12 streaming nowNetflix · HBO Max · Hulu

If The Resident hit the spot, these will too

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Chicago Med
2015– · 12 seasons · NBC
★ 7.6dramaPeacock

Doctors holding a strained hospital together one crisis at a time

The difference: Franchise procedural rhythms — the system critique is much softer

An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city's most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room.

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Mucize Doktor
2019–2021 · 2 seasons · FOX
★ 7drama

A gifted young resident proving himself against a skeptical hospital

The difference: Turkish melodrama pacing, with feature-length episodes

Mucize Doktor / A Miracle (2019) is a Turkish FOX medical drama (64 episodes) starring Taner Ölmez, adapted from the Korean series Good Doctor. Ali Vefa, a young surgical resident with autism savant syndrome, joins a prestigious Istanbul hospital — facing resistance from colleagues who doubt his abilities. As he proves his genius case by case, he navigates friendships, rivalry and first love while learning what it means to belong.

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ER
1994–2009 · 15 seasons · NBC
★ 7.9dramaMaxHulu

Teaching-hospital pressure where idealism collides with an overloaded system

The difference: Fifteen seasons of ensemble sprawl rather than one doctor's crusade

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.

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The Knick
2014–2015 · 2 seasons · Cinemax
★ 8.4dramaMax

Common ground in both: hospital and doctor

Set in downtown New York in 1900, 'The Knick' is centered on the Knickerbocker Hospital and its staff, notably Dr. John Thackery, the hospital's brilliant chief surgeon who pushes medicine's boundaries, pioneering new procedures despite a severe drug addiction.

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New Amsterdam
2018–2023 · 5 seasons · NBC
★ 7.9drama

A crusading doctor taking on broken healthcare from the inside

The difference: Earnest and uplifting where The Resident goes cynical

The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital. Max Goodwin sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care, but the doctors and staff are not so sure he can succeed. They've heard this before. Not taking "no" for an answer, Dr. Goodwin's instinctive response to problems large and small is four simple words: "How can I help?" He has to disrupt the status quo and prove he'll stop at nothing to breathe new life into this underfunded and underappreciated hospital, returning it to the glory that put it on the map.

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The Pitt
2025– · 3 seasons · Max
★ 8.9dramaMax

Frontline medicine inside a hospital failing its own staff and patients

The difference: Real-time single-shift format — no soapy long game, no scheming villains

The staff of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Center work around the clock to save lives in an overcrowded and underfunded emergency department.

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Grey's Anatomy
2005– · 23 seasons · ABC
★ 7.6dramaNetflixHulu

Hospital ambition and rivalry where the personal keeps invading the OR

The difference: Romance drives it far more than any fight against the system

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

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Descendants of the Sun
2016 · 1 season · KBS2
★ 8.2drama · action & adventure

Both are built on the same subject: hospital

The difference: Sits closer to action & adventure than The Resident does

After a chance meeting in a hospital, an ardent soldier falls for a gifted surgeon. Opposing philosophies tear them apart, but fate has other plans.

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The Morning Show
2019– · 5 seasons · Apple TV
★ 8.1dramaApple TV+

Pulling back the curtain on a gleaming institution rotting inside

The difference: Trades the ER for a TV studio — careers on the line, not lives

A behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.

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Unorthodox
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 8dramaNetflix

An intimate drama about defying the world you were raised to serve

The difference: A four-part escape story — nothing medical, nothing ongoing

A Hasidic Jewish woman in Brooklyn flees to Berlin from an arranged marriage and is taken in by a group of musicians — until her past comes calling.

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Grand Army
2020 · 1 season · Netflix
★ 7.4dramaNetflix

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Five students at the largest public high school in Brooklyn take on a chaotic world as they fight to succeed, survive, break free and seize the future.

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Billions
2016–2023 · 7 seasons · Showtime
★ 8.3dramaParamount+

High-stakes professionals bending every rule and calling it principle

The difference: Wall Street power games — nobody here is trying to save anyone

Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.

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