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The coronavirus, an exceptional and cumbersome guest in medical series

2021-02-27T08:25:30.207Z


DECRYPTION - By establishing itself over time, the pandemic complicates the relationship with the real cult sagas of Grey's Anatomy or Good Doctor, each confronting its own limits.


“Our fans tell us, 'I never thought it was possible then I saw it on

Grey's Anatomy

.' With the pandemic, we had the responsibility to bring the virus into this season.

The state of Washington, where the series takes place, was the first affected, ”

confided to

Figaro

Chandra Wilson, plundering the cult saga when it was posted on Disney +.

Ditto at David Shore, at the helm of

Good Doctor

.

“Showing a world without Covid would have been dishonest.

With this crisis, the nursing staff are risking their lives in addition to saving ours, this debt had to be recognized. ”

When filming resumed this summer in Hollywood, medical series, unlike sitcoms, had no choice.

We had to get up to date with the Covid, adjust the intrigues.

“Otherwise, it was risking disconnection with the public

, points out Laurence Herszberg, director of the Séries Mania festival.

Based on narratives wrapped in one episode, medical series have a technical advantage: screenwriters can

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Source: lefigaro

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