Medical Police
A comedy spin-off parodying international spy thrillers.
Medical Police is an American comedy series that debuted on Netflix on January 10, 2020, created by Rob Corddry, Krister Johnson, Jonathan Stern, and David Wain. A spin-off of the short-form alt-comedy series Childrens Hospital, which spoofed medical dramas, this show instead parodies international spy thrillers. It stars Erinn Hayes and Rob Huebel as Childrens Hospital doctors Lola Spratt and Owen Maestro, who are recruited as government agents after discovering a world-threatening virus. They race across the globe to find a cure while uncovering a deep conspiracy. Premiering during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the series’ portrayal of a global disease outbreak was called “inadvertently timely.”
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Comedy, Crime drama
- Creator
- Rob Corddry
- Krister Johnson
- Jonathan Stern
- David Wain
- Director
- David Wain; Bill Benz
- Starring
- Erinn Hayes; Rob Huebel
- Music
- Matt Novack
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 1
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Production
After Childrens Hospital ended in 2016, series creator Rob Corddry revealed in 2017 that a spin-off series was in development, describing the new show as a "global thriller" with a season-long serial narrative that shifts across countries, unlike Childrens Hospital which eschewed strict continuity, and was set primarily in Brazil. On February 19, 2019, Netflix announced that it had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten half-hour episodes. The series was co-created by Rob Corddry, Jonathan Stern, David Wain, and Krister Johnson, who also serve as executive producers and writers. The show is produced by Warner Horizon Scripted TV, which has an overall deal with producer Jonathan Stern.
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has a 92% approval rating with an average rating of 7.12/10, based on 13 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Cop-doctors finally get their due in Medical Police, a show that works almost as well as a good old fashioned action-adventure as it does a delightfully absurd satire about doctor-cops." On Metacritic, the first season has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."
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