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Beat the Reaper

1 season

A frantic, wry race against the clock through a grimy hospital, mixing medical chaos with mob menace and grim comedy.

Created by
Tim Van Patten
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Overview
Dr. Peter Brown, an intern at Boston's worst hospital who has a talent for medicine, works a shift from hell and has a past he'd prefer to keep hidden. When a patient recognizes him from his dangerous past, Brown has eight hours to elude the government, mob hitmen, quack surgeons and a trail of dead gangers to beat the reaper somehow.
How it feels
Dark, tense, cynical and absurd. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Identity, survival, crime, deception
Content
Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
Note
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Created by
Tim Van Patten
Genres
Drama, Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour5
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Created by
Tim Van Patten
Starring
Will Poulter, J.K. Simmons, Damon Herriman, Stephanie Nur, Artoun Nazareth, Molly Price
Length
1 seasons, 1 episodes
Network
Apple TV
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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