TV series

Royal Pains

2009–2016 · 8 seasons

A breezy, sunlit procedural where a likable doctor solves rich people's medical puzzles; easy, warm comfort viewing with light banter.

Tagline: Some doctors still make house calls.
Overview: A young E.R. doctor who, after being wrongly blamed for a patient's death, moves to the Hamptons and becomes the reluctant "doctor for hire" to the rich and famous. When the attractive administrator of the local hospital asks him to treat the town's less fortunate, he finds himself walking the line between doing well for himself and doing good for others.
How it feels: Light, warm, satirical and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Work, class, family, healing
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
class
family
healing
loyalty
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild