42 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestIn the season finale, Hooten and Buck find themselves facing off in court against attorney Mitch Tompkins after a grieving son refuses to comply with his mother's final wishes. Sydney's outrage over the health of a morbidly obese 16-year-old boy further strains her relationship with Lieberman. And a seemingly harmless patient puts one of Chelsea General's own in grave danger.
Set at the Chelsea General Hospital in Portland, Oregon, the show follows the lives of doctors as they push the limits of their abilities and confront their personal and professional failings. Based on a novel by Sanjay Gupta.
Acting
Ving Rhames brings gravitas to every monologue about mortality.
Writing
Kelley's signature rapid-fire dialogue meets surgical theater tension.
Direction
Those opening 'morbidity and mortality' conferences? Brutal theater.
Creator
David E. Kelley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sanjay Gupta wrote the source novel while still practicing neurosurgery; he consulted on the show before CNN duties pulled him away.
The 'morbidity and mortality' conference format was revolutionary for medical TV — real doctors praised its accuracy while TNT audiences apparently preferred fantasy.
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