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  • 2021
  • TV-MA
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  • 2021
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Summary Based on the podcast of the same name, the limited series tells the true story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch (Joshua Jackson), a Dallas surgeon who left more than 30 patients dead or permanently injured until two doctors (Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater) and an Assistant District Attorney (AnnaSophia Robb) work to stop him.

Created By: Ashley Michel Hoban, Patrick Macmanus

  • 2021
  • TV-MA
  • Peacock
  • 2021
  • TV-MA
  • Peacock

Dr. Death

Season 1 Premiere: Jul 15, 2021
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
71
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 23 User Ratings
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Summary Based on the podcast of the same name, the limited series tells the true story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch (Joshua Jackson), a Dallas surgeon who left more than 30 patients dead or permanently injured until two doctors (Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater) and an Assistant District Attorney (AnnaSophia Robb) work to stop him.

Created By: Ashley Michel Hoban, Patrick Macmanus

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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61% Positive
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39% Mixed
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91
Jul 13, 2021
Jackson's vacant-eyed stare will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up, as it reveals the hollowness within Duntsch's core. .... Dr. Death hails from creator Patrick Macmanus (Marco Polo), and I can offer high praise to both him and the show's directors Maggie Kiley, Jennifer Morrison, and especially So Yong Kim, all of whom milk the suspense here for all it's worth.
By Jeff Sneider FULL REVIEW
82
Jul 15, 2021
The writing, directing, and performances combine to make a taunt eight hours of TV, one that you will most likely quickly binge your way through. You’ll also be left with the unsettling knowledge that this is a true story, that this could and probably will happen again. That it could happen to you.
By Amy Amatangelo FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 8, 2021
The most striking aspect of this story, perhaps, is the current of plausibility that runs through it all, that says this is what can happen, this is what did happen to the victims of someone revered as an authority, like Duntsch. Plausibility that says, too, that despite the severed arteries and deadly surgeries, voices of sanity do sometimes prevail, justice does often triumph. And it’s shown doing so in this impressive series.
By Dorothy Rabinowitz FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 14, 2021
The actors are also working at a level above the mechanical script. It hardly matters if the series around him understands Duntsch, because Jackson plays him with chilling consistency, so committed to his character’s commitment to his own brilliance and infallibility that you occasionally find yourself believing.
By Daniel Fienberg FULL REVIEW
60
Dec 20, 2023
Stitched together, the two halves make for a lumpy, if occasionally gripping, whole.
By Angie Han FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 15, 2021
Duntsch’s story would be tough to stitch up in even the steadiest of auteur’s hands. Hats off to Macmanus and directors Maggie Kiley, Jennifer Morrison and So Yong Kim for their ambitious vision, not to mention the ace cast. At the same time, it’s a shame that Dr. Death is too often so dull.
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Jul 8, 2021
Jackson glowers evilly out from behind prosthetic makeup intended to give him the appearance of a heavier man; it’s a special effect that doesn’t work, but the actor almost manages to push past it. What’s around him works less well.
By Daniel D'Addario FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • Wondery
  • Escape Artists
  • BCD Travel
  • Littleton Road Productions
  • Universal Cable Productions
Initial Release Date: Jul 15, 2021
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards

Critics Choice Awards
• 3 Nominations
Critics Choice Super Awards
• 2 Nominations
ReFrame
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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