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Season 2 – Dr. Death

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Based on the podcast of the same name, "Dr. Death" follows the real-life stories of medical "professionals" who took advantage of their situations and allowed their egos to harm - or even kill - patients. While each season covers the personal lives and attrocities commited by the doctors, they also tell the stories of the courageous people who brought them to justice. More importantly, they also expose the educational and medical institutional failures that allowed these people to practice medicine in the first place.
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Dr. Death — Season 2

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Critics Consensus

Entangling Édgar Ramírez and Mandy Moore in a bad romance with skin-crawling results, Dr. Death's second season cuts with a mean scalpel.

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Brandon Yu TheWrap 5d
But “Dr. Death” mostly avoids cheapening the actual terror and injustice of its source material — perhaps, in that sense, the show seems to say, Macchiarini, the real one underneath all the lies, doesn’t deserve the extra dimension. Go to Full Review Saloni Gajjar AV Club 5d
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Dr. Death helps lift the fog on his vile scam but fails to get to the heart of why he might’ve done it. Go to Full Review Angie Han The Hollywood Reporter 12/20/2023
There’s enough scandal and momentum to hold our attention to the climax. Dr. Death is most compelling when it gets at the dark side of the fundamentally unequal relationship between doctor and patient. Go to Full Review Sarah Ward Concrete Playground 4d
Across both his professional and personal spheres, Dr Death demonstrates how Macchiarini trades so ruthlessly and manipulatively in hope as well, with patients and Alexander alike seeing the doc as their solution for a better future. Go to Full Review David Michael Brown Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) 5d
What the gripping sophomore season does continue is Dr. Death’s unflinching depiction of the surgical process. Go to Full Review Heidy Morales Hye's Musings 5d
The eight-episode season is a engrossing take on the lies people tell and the lies people are willing to accept when they are desperate for a ‘miracle’. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jazz G @JazzyBear333 Dec 16 I love the series as much as the podcast,albeit the god complex of these Doctors is terrifying. As an ICU nurse I have seen this condition many times in the medical field just never on the scale of Dr.Death. These reenactments remind us as patients how we can often blindly put all our faith in a Doctor without truly knowing who they are or how their past patients faired. Dr.Death 2 is a good look into a psycopath Doctor with a god complex who has convinced himself the patients he harms/ kills are necessary collateral damage for the medical breakthrough he is on a quest to perfect. I think it is a worthy successor for Dr.Death season 1. I also must give credit to tge actors and actressses, their skill is what makes the series so watchable. Edgar Ramirez &Mandy Moore are a chefs kiss. See more Sharang L @Scribe187 Dec 4 This is a weak follow-up to the smashing S1. It takes too long to come to life. Luke Kirby is very good. See more Julie R @JulieDR Jul 28 The first season of this show was kind of a mess. But season 2 was outstanding. Not flawless, but overall an excellent portrayal of this true story. Chilling, heart wrenching, and suspenseful. Great characters and most of the acting was excellent. See more Dave C @RT09838700 Jun 22 Again with the insane, gobsmacking, and plain scary tales of someone with a God Complex. The level of compassion and the calm control displayed, make this character a chilling example of sociopathy See more DL W @RT66091538 04/06/2024 I loved this series. Very I intriguing to me. I think it was accurate to the true story. Worth watching. See more joey p @RT09888854 02/23/2024 To counter the reviewer "john h" who states in their review they haven't seen the show, but thought the rating "might be too high" and therefore left a 0.5 rating... wtf is that about? Maybe jonathan thinks he's special and doing everyone a favor by leaving bad reviews for things she hasn't even seen. Who knows what motivates them? I am leaving a 4.5 rating for the show. Unlike community hero juanita, I did see it and I thought it was real good. See more Read all reviews
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Edgar Ramírez

Paolo Macchiarini

Mandy Moore

Benita Alexander

Luke Kirby

Dr. Nathan Gamelli

Ashley Madekwe

Dr. Ana Lasbrey

Gustaf Hammarsten

Dr. Svensson

Annika Boras

Marja

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Dec 21, 2023 Like Magic In 2012, Dr. Macchiarini performs a breakthrough thoracic surgery, but some colleagues in Sweden question his science; in the present, Macchiarini operates on Hannah and becomes romantically involved with Benita, a news producer covering the surgery. Details Episode 2 Aired Dec 21, 2023 Worth the Risk In 2012, Macchiarini's research gets published after his patient in Sweden is asymptomatic two months post-surgery; in the present, Hannah suffers complications; Paolo and Benita grow closer; Paolo seeks new patients to expand his practice. Details Episode 3 Aired Dec 21, 2023 The Horizon In 2012 Stockholm, another Dr. Macchiarini surgery ends tragically; in the present, Benita meets Paolo's parents and decides to investigate his background before moving with him to Barcelona. Details Episode 4 Aired Dec 21, 2023 Tarantela Telaraña In the past, doctors in Sweden and Belgium suspected that Dr. Macchiarini was not running animal trials and was instead experimenting on people; Benita realizes Paolo's promises are lies and uncovers dark secrets from his past. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 21, 2023 191 Yesim, a young Turkish woman, travels to Sweden for a consultation and ends up on Dr. Macchiarini's operating table; Dr. Gamelli fights to keep Yesim alive and forcefully raises concerns about Macchiarini's procedure. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 21, 2023 The Fog In Russia, Macchiarini is set to perform elective surgery on the wife of an oligarch, but Dr. Lasbrey convinces her to postpone it; Benita realizes Paolo's lies go deeper than she thought; Ana returns to Sweden and confirms her suspicions. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 21, 2023 Compassionate Uses Doctors Gamelli, Svensson and Lasbrey blow the whistle on Macchiarini but face the consequences; in Russia, Paolo convinces Yulia to go through with the surgery; Benita struggles to tell her story. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 21, 2023 Surgeons, Bachelors and Butchers The doctors in Sweden defend their findings to the Karolinska board, and their report leaks to the press; Benita's colleague publishes the story of Paolo's deception and misconduct; Swedish authorities make a decision about Macchiarini's case. Details

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Season Info

Director
Laura Belsey
Executive Producer
Patrick Macmanus, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, Hernán López, Marshall Lewy
Screenwriter
Bashir Gavriel
Network
Peacock
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Dec 21, 2023