Written by John Ridley and Carlton Cuse for Apple TV+, Five Days at Memorial is an upcoming American medical drama television miniseries. It is based on the 2013 book Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink.
Ridley and Cuse are also the executive producers and the series is produced by ABC Signature and distributor Apple Inc. The series is scheduled to release soon on Apple TV+.
So, when is the brand new season releasing? What is the plot? Who will come to play lead roles? Keep reading to know more.
Five Days at Memorial Plot and Cast
Fink’s non-fiction book chronicles the first five days at the Memorial Medical Center after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, devastating the city and injuring, killing, and displacing thousands of its residents.
“When the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers were forced to make life-and-death decisions that haunted them for years to come,” Apple teased of the series, likely referring to the criminal allegations that arose after several health professionals injected several patients with drugs to hasten their deaths.
The synopsis for the book Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital states that after Katrina struck and the floodwaters rose, the power failed, and the heat climbed, exhausted caregivers chose to designate certain patients to last for rescue. Months later, several health professionals faced criminal allegations that they deliberately injected numerous patients with drugs to hasten their deaths.
Five Days at Memorial, the culmination of six years of reporting, unspools the mystery of what happened in those days, bringing the reader into a hospital fighting for its life and into a conversation about the most terrifying form of health care rationing.
Five Days at Memorial Release Date
In September 2020, Apple ordered Five Days at Memorial as a limited series to be produced for Apple TV+. Production took place from May 25 to November 10, 2021, in Toronto and New Orleans.
The release date of the series has not been confirmed yet. However, we can still expect it in late 2022 or early 2023. Further details shall be revealed soon.
Five Days at Memorial Trailer
The trailer for Five Days at Memorial has not been released yet. We can expect it to release once the premiere date is officially announced.
