10 Most Realistic Medical TV Shows Ever (3 of 4)

The Knick

Steven Soderbergh’s The Knick proves medical realism isn’t just about the modern-day hospitals. Set in the early 1900s, it shows just how brutal and experimental medicine used to be. Clive Owen’s Dr. Thackery leads the charge in a world without antibiotics, modern anesthesia, or even clean water and reliable sanitation. Surgeries are historically accurate, which means they’re graphic, brutal, and often deadly. Medical historians love the detail, and viewers can’t help but wince and praise the science of modern medicine.