Covid, Post-Covid and Covid-free Fantasy Worlds in Medical Drama TV Series
Eszter Nádasi
Abstract:Five American medical television series (Chicago Med, Grey's Anatomy, New Amsterdam, The Good Doctor, and The Resident) integrated Covid-19 into their storylines. This qualitative analysis examines the content of the coronavirus-related episodes and the central medical cases beyond coronavirus in the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 television seasons. The number of Covidspecific episodes varies per series. In the portrayal of the pandemic, three stages appear: (1) pre-crisis: first cases; (2) crises; (3) post-crisis a… Show more
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