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The Good Doctor and the 6 best medical dramas to watch

The Good Doctor is coming to an end after seven years. It is a must-watch if you haven't seen it before, and here are six others to check out.

By Alexandria Ingham

THE GOOD DOCTOR - “The Family” – Dr. Shaun Murphy makes a personal connection with a precoious young patient which threatens his objectivity. Meanwhile, while volunteering at a long-term care facility, Dr. Morgan Reznick realizes she could help Dr. Aaron Glassman’s clinic by offering telemedicine services for nursing homes and care facilities on an all-new “The Good Doctor,” MONDAY, MARCH 21 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (ABC/Jeff Weddell) FREDDIE HIGHMORE
THE GOOD DOCTOR - “The Family” – Dr. Shaun Murphy makes a personal connection with a precoious young patient which threatens his objectivity. Meanwhile, while volunteering at a long-term care facility, Dr. Morgan Reznick realizes she could help Dr. Aaron Glassman’s clinic by offering telemedicine services for nursing homes and care facilities on an all-new “The Good Doctor,” MONDAY, MARCH 21 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC. (ABC/Jeff Weddell) FREDDIE HIGHMORE /
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Don’t overlook ER

The medical drama genre wouldn’t be what it is without ER. This is the series that made a lot of actors famous, including George Clooney. So, yes, it has to be on this list.

The Chicago-set series is arguably where Grey’s Anatomy got a lot of its framework from when crafting storylines. After all, we have the personal storylines and the relationship developments between the doctors and nurses, while we also have the patient storylines.

There are some heartbreaking moments in the 15 seasons of this series. Some patients we grow far too fond of and then have them ripped away from us. ER isn’t afraid to show us the difficult side of medicine and care.

The series itself doesn’t treat us as if we’re dumb, though. While there are some terms that need explaining, we’re not left wondering how that save was even managed except for it being fiction.

ER is available to stream on Max.

Move onto House next

There’s another great medical drama that came to an end a while ago that you simply cannot overlook. It’s all about House. This one stars Hugh Laurie, and it’s very rare that you hear his natural accent come through so you’re not taken out of the show.

Dr. House is not a man you will immediately light. He’s brash and has no bedside manner, but he is brilliant. And he does actually care about his patients, even if it doesn’t seem like it at first. He’s also surrounded by a brilliant team who make up for the lack of bedside manner.

This is one of those medical dramas that touches on some difficult storylines. There are storylines that involve trauma and trafficking. A lot of the storylines are years ahead of their time, bringing to light some important topics.

The best thing is the medical mysteries that come in. Not everything is easy to solve, but House won’t let things rest. He is a Sherlock Holmes of medicine.

Watch House on Prime Video and Peacock.

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