Hospital Show Explained

Country:Canada
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:10
Producer:Adam Greydon Reid
Editor:Adam Greydon Reid
Network:Telus TV

Hospital Show is a Canadian comedy web series about the cast of the fictional hit primetime medical drama Critical Condition. The series was created, written, directed, produced and edited by Adam Greydon Reid.[1] The short form series premiered in late 2019 on YouTube in ten 5–7 minute chapters,[2] and Telus's Optik streaming platform in its feature length form.[3]

Hospital Show received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, for Best Lead Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media (Canning) and Best Supporting Performance in a Program or Series Produced for Digital Media (Reid).[4] Hospital Show was the winner of the Best Web/TV series at the 2020 Florence Film Awards Competition.

In March 2022, it was announced that Saloon Media and Bullrush Pictures would co-develop and co-produce a full half-hour television series adaptation of Hospital Show.[5]

Plot

Charlie Nielson is a medical school dropout come actress, who was on track to become a respected doctor, but plays one on television instead. Now she has had enough of working for the network and wants to become a real doctor.

Cast and characters

Notes and References

  1. Sabrina Furminger, "Vancouver-shot digital series Hospital Show mines medical drama tropes for laughs". Vancouver Courier, October 23, 2019.
  2. Greg David, "Dramatic actors take a comic turn in Hospital Show". TV, eh?, October 24, 2019.
  3. Web site: Vancouver-Shot Digital Series 'Hospital Show' Spoofs The Medical Drama. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002002424/https://etcanada.com/news/515865/vancouver-shot-digital-series-hospital-show-spoofs-the-medical-drama/. dead. October 2, 2019. Atad. Corey. 2019-10-01. ET Canada. 2020-04-11.
  4. https://vocm.com/2020/02/20/local-creators-receive-multiple-nominations-for-canadian-screen-awards/ "Local Creators Receive Multiple Nominations for Canadian Screen Awards"
  5. Web site: Ramachandran . Naman . 2022-03-30 . Saloon Media, Bullrush Pictures Team on Workplace Comedy 'Hospital Show' (EXCLUSIVE) . 2022-03-31 . Variety . en-US.