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The Resident

The Resident

They don't care for rules. They care for patients.

20188.46 Seasons107 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.

Created by Amy Holden Jones
NetworksFOX

Top Cast

Matt Czuchry

Matt Czuchry

Conrad Hawkins

Manish Dayal

Manish Dayal

Devon Pravesh

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

AJ Austin

Jessica Lucas

Jessica Lucas

Billie Sutton

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

Randolph Bell

Anuja Joshi

Anuja Joshi

Leela Devi

Jane Leeves

Jane Leeves

Kit Voss

Andrew McCarthy

Andrew McCarthy

Ian Sullivan

Kaley Ronayne

Kaley Ronayne

Kincaid Sullivan

Themes & Keywords

hospitaldoctormedical dramamedical resident

About The Resident

The Resident is a drama series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of hospital, doctor, medical drama, medical resident. Created by Amy Holden Jones, it stars Matt Czuchry, Manish Dayal, Malcolm-Jamal Warner. A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.

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