Netflix’s Near-Perfect 2-Part Medical Drama Climbing Charts Is More Explosive Than ‘The Pitt’

Medical dramas will stay having a moment, but not because every new series is trying to replicate The Pitt. HBO Max’s breakout hit earned widespread acclaim by grounding every emergency, conversation, and difficult decision in a level of realism rarely seen in the genre. Netflix’s The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, however, succeeds by moving in the opposite direction. Instead of asking what an emergency room actually looks like, it asks what happens when hospital drama collides with an action blockbuster.