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- 2022
- TV-14
- Sundance Now
- 2022
- TV-14
- Sundance Now
Summary The adaptation of Adam Kay's memoir of the same name follows Adam (Ben Whishaw) as he deals with the challenges of working the OB-GYN ward of a British NHS hospital. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 8 Feb 2022 and in the US on AMC+/Sundance Now on 2 Jun 2022]
- 2022
- TV-14
- Sundance Now
- 2022
- TV-14
- Sundance Now
This Is Going To Hurt
Season 1 Premiere: Feb 8, 2022
7.2
Summary The adaptation of Adam Kay's memoir of the same name follows Adam (Ben Whishaw) as he deals with the challenges of working the OB-GYN ward of a British NHS hospital. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 8 Feb 2022 and in the US on AMC+/Sundance Now on 2 Jun 2022]
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
91
100% Positive
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0% Mixed
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This is a mixture of both [Grey's Anatomy & Scrubs], and is filmed with a lot of style and creativity. But it also accomplishes something that those series do not: it actually feels real. ... The show is also not only bleak. In fact, it’s incredibly funny. Whishaw's natural dry wit punctuates every encounter. ... It’s a really special show.
Adam’s wit makes the migration from book to screen perfectly. Even his sarcastic asides make the cut, in the form of addressing the audience, Fleabag-style.
This is Going to Hurt sometimes feels like a howl of despair beneath its quippy veneer. Luckily, the howler is played by Whishaw, who has practically has a PhD in playing fragile characters. ... This remarkable gyne-comedy takes us inside a broken system and offers a chilling glimpse of the real stakes in the reproductive rights conversation.
The talent of Ben Whishaw shines on its highest beams in this mesmerizing medical series about Adam Kay, who left his career as a junior doctor in obstetrics and gynecology at a London hospital to fictionalize his life into a comedy of shocking gravity. You’ll laugh till it hurts.
With sharp editing and writing, the series balances both the intensity of the workplace with character development. ... [Ben Whishaw’s vivid, electric performance is] such an insightful performance that it doesn't need the fourth-wall breaking edge the series also gives him, which feels like a "Fleabag"-inspired approach not fully realized by this production.
Its comedic undertones allow for some of the more far-fetched moments, and the sometimes clunky writing can be forgiven by the stellar cast — not one of whom puts a foot wrong. Unflinchingly honest, disparagingly relatable, and undeniably funny, “This is Going to Hurt” is a much-needed examination of the NHS and the trials of working in medicine.
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7.2
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Generally Favorable
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7.2
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Production Company:
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Sister Pictures
- Terrible Productions
- AMC+
- BBC One
Initial Release Date: Feb 8, 2022
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Pena de Prata
• 2 Wins & 8 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 4 Wins & 6 Nominations
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 5 Nominations
