New NBC Medical Comedy Series Is Grey’s Anatomy Meets The Office In First St. Denis Medical Trailer

The trailer for St. Denis Medical showcases the upcoming medical mockumentary show. The NBC comedy was co-created by Eric Ledgin and Justin Spitzer, the latter of whom cut his teeth on similar shows including both Scrubs and The Office, though he is perhaps best known as the creator of Superstore. Starring Wendi McLendon-Covey, David Alan Grier, Allison Tolman, Josh Lawson, Mekki Leeper, Kaliko Kauahi, and Kahyun Kim, the show is set to be the lead-in to Night Court season 3 throughout its freshman run during the 2024-2025 season on NBC.

NBC has now unveiled the first official trailer for St. Denis Medical. Check it out below:

The trailer kicks off by showcasing the various characters that work in the titular hospital as well as some of the wacky hijinks that they get into. This includes a patient asking for a menu of drugs, a giant cross being delivered, a new nurse accidentally injecting himself, and the computer system suddenly going down.

Can St. Denis Medical Carve Out Its Own Space?

The Medical Mockumentary Has A Lot To Prove

A Woman Hangs Up a Medical Diagram in St. Denis Medical

Given the wealth of medical shows, both comedic and dramatic, that exist on American television, it remains to be seen if St. Denis Medical will find a place for itself. It seems like the most obvious successor to NBC’s previous hospital-set sitcom Scrubs, which ran on the network for its first seven seasons between 2001 and 2008. However, on NBC alone, other contemporary medical shows have included New Amsterdam, Transplant, ER, and Chicago Med, not to menton popular shows on other networks such as The Good Doctor, House, Nurse Jackie, and the long-running Grey's Anatomy.

The element that may help St. Denis Medical stand out from the crowd is that it is presented in the mockumentary style. Typically, medical dramas and comedies are presented traditionally, so the vérité approach may allow audiences the opportunity to connect with the characters on a deeper level from the very beginning, even if the goings-on at the hospital are larger-than-life and generally played for laughs.

Of course, the fact that St. Denis Medical is a mockumentary means that it exists within the expectations of that subgenre as well. The end of the trailer reveals that it has the same amount of heart as other similar shows such as The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Abbott Elementary, but that also means it may be more difficult for the show to avoid negative comparisons to those titles. However, by virtue of exploring new genre territory in the other direction – by taking place in a hospital – the show may also be able to stand out on that front.

St. Denis Medical will debut on NBC on November 12 with a two-episode premiere followed by regular episodes on Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Source: NBC

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