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Over the years, medical drama shows have established a solid foothold in television, endearing themselves to the hearts of a wide range of audiences. No matter how many shows are released, they are still relevant and continue to engage fans all over the world. To be honest, this comes as no surprise: watching these shows allows the audience to experience firsthand the extraordinary work that doctors and other specialists do on a daily basis, which makes a lot of people very curious.

Throughout each season, we get to follow different groups of doctors as they struggle with tricky diagnoses, race against time to save lives, and perform the most complex investigations to come up with solutions that can be world-changing. And as if that wasn't enough in itself, these shows are generally rounded out with both dramatic and heartwarming stories of different patients, dozens of affairs and even life achievements for each of the characters that make us eager to watch one episode after the next. Anything can happen in a hospital, which is why this particular TV genre tends to pull us in pretty easily.

While medical TV dramas have everything it takes to hook the audience, they are not always perfectly accurate, and as is often the case with many fictional productions, they paint a picture that is not entirely true. Life in hospitals is not as you see it on your favorite medical show, and the work of doctors and health professionals is not quite like that either. However, even so, these TV series are compelling for many viewers. Here are the best ones you can binge-watch on Netflix.

Ratched is a 2020 show created by Evan Romansky and developed by Ryan Murphy that serves as a prequel to the classic film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. In it, Sarah Paulson stars as Nurse Mildred Ratched, and the audience gets to discover the origin story of this infamous character and the evil plans she conceals behind a seemingly innocent and flawless image.

Finn Wittrock, Cynthia Nixon, Jon Jon Briones, Charlie Carver, Judy Davis, and Sharon Stone join Paulson in this production that earned, among other accolades, three Golden Globe Award nominations. Originally, Ratched was intended to run for two seasons, renewing the show for another season from the time of its premiere. However, a few years have passed since then and there is still no news regarding its continuation.

After working together on the popular drama series I'm Sorry, I Love You in 2004, director Lee Hyung-min and screenwriter Lee Kyung-hee teamed up again in 2019 to treat audiences to Chocolate, a South Korean drama starring Yoon Kye-sang and Ha Ji-won.

Throughout the show's 16 episodes, we are introduced to the relationship between Lee Kang, a man who always dreamed of becoming a chef but grew up to be a neurosurgeon, and Moon Cha-Young, a gourmet expert. However, these two people have actually met long ago in the past, and as a matter of fact, she became a cook because of their chance meeting all those years ago.

New Amsterdam is a medical drama show created by David Schulner based on Eric Manheimer's book Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital. It aired on NBC for five seasons, from 2018 to 2023, featuring performances by Ryan Eggold, Freema Agyeman, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, and Anupam Kher, among other cast members. This production features Dr. Max Goodwin, a man who emerges as the new Medical Director of the New Amsterdam Hospital, the oldest facility in the United States.

Although it has been a pioneering hospital in many ways, it is currently going through a rough patch with little funding and a terrible reputation. That's why Max is setting out to change things completely by taking radical measures towards better patient care, even if the staff is hesitant about it.

Kim Nam-gil and Kim Ah-joong star in Live Up to Your Name, a 2017 South Korean TV series created by Studio Dragon. For 16 episodes, the audience follows the story of Hei Im, a Joseon Dynasty doctor who specializes in acupuncture, helping the unfortunate during the day and lining his pockets at night through secret visits he pays to nobles and other authorities.

After one of these appointments goes wrong, Hei Im is chased by soldiers, shot with arrows and left to die in a river. But far from dying, he travels through time to present-day Seoul, where he meets Choi Yeon-kyung, a prestigious surgeon with methods he does not fully understand, who quickly catches his attention.

Life is yet another popular South Korean TV show that can be streamed on Netflix. It aired in 2018 with Hong Jong-chan directing and starring Lee Dong-wook, Cho Seung-woo and Won Jin-ah, among other actors. This production is set in one of the best medical centers in South Korea, in which Ye Jin-woo works. He is a very charismatic doctor committed to taking care of his patients and to improve his work day by day.

After the hospital's director dies under suspicious circumstances, Koo Seung-hyo takes over as the hospital's CEO, but his methods quickly arouse bewilderment among the doctors and hospital workers. He believes he can run the institution as if it were any other company, focusing on profit, something that is in stark contrast to Ye Jin-woo's principles, creating a rivalry between them that will inevitably lead to trouble.

Call the Midwife is a BBC drama that garnered widespread acclaim over the years it was on the air. Created by Heidi Thomas based on Jennifer Worth's memoirs, the show follows the life and deeds of a group of 1950s midwives working in the English district of Poplar, centering on Jenny, a newly-educated nurse who enters a nursing convent. Jenny, who originally thought she would work in a private hospital, struggles to adjust to this new environment, but eventually forges marvelous bonds with her fellow nurses that help her in her day-to-day task of caring for mothers and families.

One of the most compelling things about medical TV dramas are the friendships forged between doctors in the hospital hallways, and how they grow so strong that they not only provide company during the workday, but also in the doctors' personal lives. Hospital Playlist is a South Korean show that focuses precisely on that, featuring five doctors in their forties who have been friends since medical school. The five are very different from one another, and for the first time in their careers, they find themselves working in the same hospital, which brings them even closer together.

Hospital Playlist aired for two seasons with Shin Won-ho directing and Jo Jung-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok, Jung Kyung-ho, Kim Dae-myung, and Jeon Mi-do starring. Not only was the show highly praised by the audience, it also received many awards and nominations.

2008 marked the premiere of Childrens Hospital, a comedy show that mocked the most famous medical dramas in the history of television. Twelve years after the premiere of this production, the spin-off Medical Police hit Netflix, adding a parody of spy thrillers to the mix.

Created by Rob Corddry, Krister Johnson, Jonathan Stern and David Wain and starring Erinn Hayes and Rob Huebel, the show follows Childrens Hospital doctors Lola Spratt and Owen Maestro, who are recruited by the government to find a cure for a deadly virus, unaware that their mission is going to expose deep dark secrets and a massive conspiracy.

Doctor Cha is the newest show on this list, premiering last April. This South Korean production directed by Kim Dae-jin and Kim Jung-wook introduces Cha Jeong-suk, a woman approaching her 50s, who, back in her youth, gave up her medical career to start a family. But after her husband cheats on her and having undergone a few challenges in her life, she decides to give medicine another try, and starts working as a first-year resident at 46 years old.

Of course, things are very different from when she was first a resident, and even though the woman has quite a hard time adapting to this new environment, she still attempts to prove that she has everything it takes to build a great career despite being much older than her colleagues.

Topping this list is one of the best medical drama shows of all time, and the go-to production to watch for days on end: Grey's Anatomy. For 19 seasons, this Shonda Rhimes show has remained one of television's hottest shows, following the day-to-day lives of the doctors, residents and staff at Seattle Grace Hospital and focusing on the life of one of them, Dr. Meredith Grey.

While the cast has changed considerably since the first season premiered back in 2005, the original cast featured Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, Justin Chambers, T. R. Knight, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Isaiah Washington, and Patrick Dempsey. Currently, the show has been renewed for a 20th season, although only Pickens and Wilson are still attached to it.

Throughout its run on the air, Grey's Anatomy has been the recipient of an impressive amount of awards and nominations, and was also involved in some scandals regarding cast members, the relationship between them and certain feuds with Rhimes. However, it always preserved its popularity, and even prompted the development of two spin-off shows, Private Practice and Station 19, which is still airing to this day.

I used to watch Scrubs because it always aired before the shows I actually wanted to watch. As I started my internship, I began watching it for some validation. Why? Because I find this show super relatable. Scrubs is about medical students surviving their rotations in Sacred Heart Hospital. That premise alone is enough fuel for tons of comedy with some drama mixed in.

Another thing I like about this show is that it emphasizes the role of nurses and other hospital staff. These people are the lifeblood of the hospital, and I rarely see TV shows really show it. Even one of the main characters is a hospital administrator. Seeing all these roles work on patients is interesting and refreshing. So, if you want some classic medical drama done well, Chicago Med is one you should check out.

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