TV series

PICU: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

2022 · 1 season

A tender, high-stakes medical drama that wrings quiet tears from small victories and losses, asking you to sit with fragile lives.

Overview: Takeshiro Shikota is a 27-year-old pediatrician in Hokkaido, Japan. He was born and raised in Hokkaido. One day, Takeshiro is transferred to the newly established PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit). The unit is for children under the age of 15 who require advance and intensive treatment. There, he meets Dr. Hajime Ueno. Hajime is a pioneer in his field and hopes to establish PICU all over Japan. His goal is to bring sick children to PICU as quickly as possible and accept them under any circumstances. Meeting with Hajim, changes Takeshiro life as a pediatrician.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, grief, healing, work
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
grief
healing
work
found family
Places: hospital
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none