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Dr. Death
Season 1
TV-MA
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The terrifying true story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch, a flourishing Dallas neurosurgeon whose patients suddenly begin becoming permanently maimed or dead. As victims piled up, two fellow physicians set out to stop him.
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8 Episodes
Diplos
E1
Diplos
Two doctors investigate the maiming and death of patients at the hands of a Dallas neurosurgeon.
Ain't No Bum
E2
Ain't No Bum
Henderson and Kirby try to strip Duntsch of his medical license; Duntsch joins the football team.
Dock Ellis
E3
Dock Ellis
Duntsch meets his mentor; Henderson and Kirby explore the medical system.
An Occurrence at Randall Kirby's Sink
E4
An Occurrence at Randall Kirby's Sink
Henderson and Kirby crash a function in Duntsch's honor; Duntsch sets up his practice in Texas.
The $?!& in the Bed
E5
The $?!& in the Bed
Duntsch begins operating in Dallas; Henderson and Kirby gain an ally in stopping Duntsch.
Occam's Razor
E6
Occam's Razor
Duntsch attempts to fix a disastrous surgery; Shughart builds her case against Duntsch.
Feet of Clay
E7
Feet of Clay
Duntsch tries to mount a defense; Henderson, Kirby and Shughart seek answers to lingering questions.
Hardwood Floors
E8
Hardwood Floors
Duntsch's victims confront him as Henderson, Kirby and Shughart set out to put him behind bars.
Cast of Season 1
Joshua Jackson
Dr. Christopher Duntsch
Alec Baldwin
Dr. Robert Henderson
Christian Slater
Dr. Randall Kirby
Maxwell Michael Towson
Writer
Sara Pearson
Writer
Ashley Michel Hoban
Producer
Russ Hammonds
Producer
Season 1 Ratings & Reviews
CNET
Jennifer Bisset
Dr. Death grabs you and doesn't let go until the verdict is delivered.
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Rob Thomas
While this summer's horror movies are doing their best to scare us, none of them will come close to giving me the chills that the operating room scenes in the new Peacock series "Dr. Death" do.
Common Sense Media
Marty Brown
Digging into Christopher Duntsch's personal and professional life, Dr. Death paints a detailed portrait of a possible sociopath.
San Francisco Chronicle
Katie Dowd
There are times where it feels like the show is preying on you. There are repeated loud, visceral surgery scenes where bones crack and blood gushes.
Pajiba
Dustin Rowles
Dr. Death is as entertaining as it is enraging, although anyone with a history of dealing with inadequate medical professionals may find it triggering (also triggering is the sound that surgical hammers make when striking the spine).
Decider
Joel Keller
We have a lot of reservations about Dr. Death, but considering the show will examine just how a butcher like Duntsch can keep getting hired by major hospitals who should be vetting their hires better, we'll keep watching.
Under the Radar
Kyle Mullin
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.
CBR
Caitlin Chappell
Jackson captures Duntsch's god complex and fragile ego, and while this means it's going to be easy to hate the doctor with every fiber of your being, that's the point.
Tell-Tale TV
Allison Nichols
Dr. Death succeeds at presenting us with a dark, terrifying story complete with one hell of a villain. There's no doubt that Joshua Jackson is perfectly cast. It'll take some time before I'm ready to see him in anything else.
AV Club
Joshua Alston
This adaptation manages to improve on its source material, perhaps because the story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch is so monstrous, it must be seen to be believed.
Paste Magazine
Amy Amatangelo
The limited series is more unnerving than any horror movie.
The Hollywood Reporter
Daniel Fienberg
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.
The Spool
Jon Negroni
Dr. Death is an easy binge, but a hard watch. The traumatizing surgeries are just that, and Jackson finds just the right balance of dark ambiguity in his performance.
RogerEbert.com
Brian Tallerico
The generally underrated Joshua Jackson carries Dr. Death with a fascinating blend of idiotic confidence and nonchalant sociopathology.
Slant Magazine
Steven Nguyen Scaife
Despite the show's few thrills, its structure only reveals an unsteady grasp of the story at its center.
Wall Street Journal
Dorothy Rabinowitz
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.
Collider
Jeff Sneider
The show offers a stark warning that viewers will surely keep in mind the next time they require surgery, no matter how routine.
Entertainment Weekly
Kristen Baldwin
The what and the how are harrowing enough. Dr. Death succeeds by focusing on the people who fought for years to make sure Christopher Duntsch could do no more harm.
JoBlo's Movie Network
Alex Maidy
With an ending that anyone could easily Google, Dr. Death still manages to keep you engaged to find out if Duntsch gets what is coming to him.
Variety
Daniel D'Addario
Duntsch never adds up to a character we can understand, and standing back and wondering just how far beyond our understanding some people can be doesn't fly as the takeaway for eight hours' worth of entertainment.
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Dr. Death: Dr. Duntsch's Tense Encounter With A Nurse
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