TV series

The Hospital

2006 · 1 season

A slow-burning, talky medical drama where quiet rivalries and ethical compromises simmer beneath polished hospital corridors.

Overview: When the President's only daughter, Liu Xinping, checks into a hospital for her chemotherapy treatment, the head of internal medicine and the head of surgery become core members of the President's medical team. Both men plan to use this opportunity to prove themselves as the best candidate for the position of hospital director. As a result, the two men appoint rival surgeons to attend to Xiuping's surgery.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, melancholic and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, ambition, corruption, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
ambition
corruption
betrayal
work
Places: hospital
workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild