Shows like Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
12 titles that share something real with Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon, each on a streaming service you may already pay for, with one honest line on why.
Daimon Michiko is a 37-year-old freelance surgeon who is part of a questionable “doctor placement service” that has her wander from hospital to hospital. The harsh environment at the hospitals led many doctors to retire from their positions, forcing hospitals to make use of said program to fill the empty spots at least temporary. However, Michiko doesn’t look like a doctor at all with her flashy clothes and eccentric attitude. In the first episode she raises objections to a certain operation which is planned to be done by the head of a hospital who hasn’t performed an operation for a very long time. This causes Michiko to incur odium at the hospital, however, everyone becomes frozen when Michiko points out the outdated skills of the director. She also holds a scrupulous compliance when it comes to her working hours, never does any unnecessary chores that don’t require a medical license, and couldn’t care less about the power struggles within the hospitals. Nobody knows how she acquired such a top-level skill that allows her to claim exorbitant sums as reward, but her private life is an even greater mystery to everyone around her. Tanaka plays a rookie surgeon, Uchida an anesthetist, Kishibe the head of the placement service, and Ito the head of the surgical department of this institution.
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon streams on · 2012
- Netflix
12 titles, where they stream, and why
House2004
A brilliant, rule-breaking doctor defies hospital hierarchy with sharp wit and unorthodox methods.
- Prime Video
- Hulu
Monster2004
A skilled Japanese doctor navigating moral crises in a hostile environment far from home.
- Netflix
Chicago Med2015
Fast-paced hospital drama where capable doctors clash with institutional pressures daily.
- Peacock Premium
- FuboTV
Grey's Anatomy2005
Hospital setting with strong central doctor navigating professional hierarchies and personal identity.
- Netflix
- Hulu
- FuboTV
Galileo2007
A Japanese series featuring a singular genius who solves cases others cannot, with cool detachment.
- Netflix
Hibana: Spark2016
Japanese series about a skilled outsider persisting in a demanding, tradition-bound professional world.
- Netflix
Descending Stories2016
Japanese series following a devoted practitioner climbing a rigid, traditional professional hierarchy alone.
- Netflix
The Knick2014
Centers on a brilliant, flawed chief surgeon who bends rules inside a cutthroat hospital institution.
- Max
ER1994
Hospital drama capturing the pressure and politics doctors face inside a large medical institution.
- Max
- Hulu
Kakegurui2018
A Japanese series where an outsider enters a rigid hierarchy and upends it with quiet confidence.
- Netflix
Private Practice2007
A skilled surgeon leaves a large hospital to work in a less conventional medical setting independently.
- Hulu
Dr. Death2021
Medical setting where the institution itself becomes the antagonist against a doctor's professional conduct.
- Peacock Premium
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