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High-stakes UK medical drama has drug use, swears, injuries.
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Malpractice
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What's the Story?
MALPRACTICE is a British anthology drama that follows different stories navigating malpractice in the health care industry. Each season is centered on a different health care worker, from emergency room doctors to psychiatrists, who have been accused of malpractice in cases with patients that were fatal. These cases are investigated by Dr. George Adjei (Jordan Kouamé) and Dr. Norma Callahan (Helen Behan), as they try to get to the bottom of the misconduct while tackling their past, morals, values, and relationships.
Is It Any Good?
This series takes the medical drama out of the emergency room and doesn't follow the typical episode-of-the-week format. Malpractice is complex, topical, and thrilling. Misconduct storylines have been explored throughout popular medical dramas, but this series thoroughly unravels one case throughout each season. It portrays the different conditions and systems that both patients and doctors must navigate in a refreshing way, where there are multiple truths. Viewers might find themselves not rooting for or against any main character fully. The performances of the cast (especially Kouamé and Behan) portray the incredibly flawed and complex character dynamics well. The drug use, language, and violence make this suitable for older teens.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how Malpractice portrays the health care system in the United Kingdom. What industry issues do they discuss? Do you think malpractice cases are realistically handled in the series? What kind of protection do doctors have, and how does that relate to or affect patients and their protection? Do you think it's balanced or fair?
How does this show depict the mental or emotional health of the staff? The patients? How do mental and physical health relate to one another?
TV Details
- Premiere date : March 13, 2026
- Cast : Jordan Kouamé , Helen Behan , Adei Bundy
- Network : Hulu
- Genre : Drama
- TV rating :
- Last updated : March 26, 2026
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